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- Though the series lost a bit of momentum as it headed toward its conclusion, Alias is still a uniquely well-written, well-acted action drama with more psychological depth than nearly every other show on television.
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- 1. Truth Be Told Sep 30, 2001
- A graduate student working for the CIA reveals her secret, endangering lives.
- 2. So It Begins Oct 7, 2001
- Sydney travels to Moscow to recover stolen files, then to Cairo to face a deadly foe.
- 3. Parity Oct 14, 2001
- Sydney encounters her nemesis while retrieving a 500-year-old sketch in Madrid.
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- Syndey Bristow’s Amazing Disguises. One of the most fun aspects of Alias was the variety of disguises that Sydney Bristow donned during her various missions for fictional spy organization SD6, and later for the CIA.
- Watching J.J. Abrams Become a True Force in Genre Storytelling. Before Alias, J.J. Abrams was most famous for character dramas like Felicity, and writing movies like Regarding Henry and Forever Young.
- A Young Bradley Cooper. Most of the main cast of Alias were relative unknowns when the show began in the fall of 2001. But one one of the ensemble cast went on to have a big career in Hollywood, and this is Bradley Cooper.
- The Mix of Family Drama with Epic Spy Stories. For all the spy action and big stunts, Alias never forgot that it was first and foremost a great family drama.
- Jennifer Garner
- The Suspenseful Plot
- The Full-Time Cast—And The Guest Stars
- The Clandestine Romances
- The Mythology—Ciao, Rambaldi!
- The Stand-Alone Episodes
- The Super Bowl Episode
- The Aliases themselves, Including The Costumes and Wigs
- The Globe-Trotting Action
- Michael Giacchino’s Music
Long before Garner’s roles in 13 Going on 30 and Juno, her high-profile romance with Ben Affleck, or her Instagram stardom, Alias made her a household name. At the time, she was an actress whose biggest credits were a recurring role on Felicity and a starring role on the little-watched teen drama Time of Your Life. But Garner’s performance as super...
Alias didn’t just make a star out of Garner, though; it also established creator J.J. Abrams as a master of suspense way before he cocreated Lost or took over the Star Trek and Star Warsfilm franchises. And Abram had a killer setup for the Aliaspilot, which he also directed. (Episode 1 spoilers ahead.) In the first episode, we meet Sydney Bristow, ...
The Season 1 cast boasted Victor Garber as “Spy Daddy” Jack Bristow; Ron Rifkin as SD-6 leader Arvin Sloane; Carl Lumbly as Sydney’s field partner, Marcus Dixon; Kevin Weisman as SD-6 tech weenie Marshall Flinkman; Merrin Dungey as Sydney’s roommate, Francie Calfo; Bradley Cooper (yes, that Bradley Cooper) as Syd’s friend Will Tippin; and Michael V...
Relationship spoilers ahead! As you might expect, given Vartan’s leading-man looks and rom-com pedigree, Sydney eventually catches feelings for Vaughn, but the two have to keep their romance on the down-low to protect her double-agent status. So expect a lot of sexual tension…amid all the life-or-death tension!
Mix Leonardo da Vinci and Nostradamus and you get Milo Rambaldi, an inventor and prophet whose work becomes an obsession for more than a few Alias characters. And wouldn’t you know it, Sydney figures into Rambaldi’s prophecy big- time. As with other TV show mythologies, the Rambaldi plot line didn’t always stick its landing on Alias, but it certain...
Alias was heavily serialized, but the writers did include the occasional closed-ended episode. “Tuesday” has the team racing against the clock to save Sydney, who’s buried alive in Cuba. The two-parter “The Box,” seen above, features Quentin Tarantino as a vengeful SD-6 alum in a Die Hard-like plot. And “Double Agent” stars Ethan Hawkeas both a spy...
A long postgame show meant that Alias’ Super Bowl XXXVII lead-out didn’t get the audience it should have, but “Phase One” still tops many fans’ lists of the series’ best episodes. Without giving anything away, the hour starts with a bang, concludes one Aliaschapter, starts another, and ends with a deadly reveal.
The Alias hairstylists earned Emmy nominations in the Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series category for all five seasons, while the wardrobe artists earned Outstanding Costumes for a Series nominations for three. The show’s makeup staff, meanwhile, won themselves an Emmy in 2003. All of those plaudits are well-deserved: Thanks to these behind-the-s...
And while we’re talking about below-the-line superstars, we have to commend the set decorators and the art directors who transformed Los Angeles-area filming locations into mission locales around the world—whether they be a government library in Moscow, an S&M dungeon in Berlin, or a hotel in Rabat.
Giacchino has scored Pixar films, including The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Up; superhero flicks, such as the newest Spider-Man movies; sci-fi epics including Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the latest Star Trek film trilogy. And yes, he has also scored spy fare, including Abrams’ Mission: Impossible III. Before all that, though, he provided the...
Watch Alias — Season 1 with a subscription on Disney+, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. With dazzling action sequences, fine writing, and believable characters, Alias sets 'em up and...
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J.J. Abrams' high-octane spy drama Alias, which aired from 2001-2006 on ABC, has returned to streaming as of Monday: All five seasons are now available on Amazon Prime.
Watch Alias with a subscription on Disney+, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. A young woman learns she has a familial history of undercover work and agrees to become an international...
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Smart action drama with a strong female lead. Read Common Sense Media's Alias review, age rating, and parents guide.
Alias is an American action thriller and science fiction television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons from September 30, 2001, to May 22, 2006.
