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Season 1 – Alias

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A young woman learns she has a familial history of undercover work and agrees to become an international spy for a supposed secret branch of the CIA. The secrecy complicates her social and love lives, but it's nothing compared to what happens when she finds out her employer has no ties to the CIA.
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Alias — Season 1

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With dazzling action sequences, fine writing, and believable characters, Alias sets 'em up and knocks 'em down as solid escapist television, even if the narrative grows confusing at times.

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Kelly Lawler USA Today The series is smart, fast-paced and has a stellar cast. Nov 10, 2021 Full Review John Doyle Globe and Mail Alias was created by the writer who created Felicity and, for all its action and adventure, it has some of Felicity's aching sensitivity. Feb 28, 2020 Full Review Ann Hodges Houston Chronicle It's a taut, action-filled opener, and Garner's charisma and agility in this demanding role give it a special glow. Feb 28, 2020 Full Review Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com Abrams never tires of pulling the rug out from under his characters' (and audience's!) feet whenever things are getting a little too settled. Rated: 3.5/4 Jan 12, 2022 Full Review Tony Black Cultural Conversation While there are episodes which in places feel arbitrary and some of the main characters are left behind, the first season of Alias is one of the best years the show has. Jan 28, 2021 Full Review Jason Zingale Bullz-Eye.com With such a powerful cast and stimulating storyline, it's hard to catch anything more captivating on television today. Rated: 4/5 Feb 28, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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james o the serie's concept mimics James Bond, The Prisoner and Felicity. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review J Awesome premise, awesome TV. Worth the watch. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/03/23 Full Review eden s Great action show with a good cast. In very happy that the show is finally available for streaming in my country. It did age pretty well considering it's over 20 years old. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review steve d A fantastic cast and some great twits Alias's first season should not be missed. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member This season was the best for giving Syd range she is a spy but also a grad student who has close friends she hangs out with parties with. I thought they could have introduced a couple more love interests and let us know how Fran, Syd and Will met. I feel like only Syd and Will had strong character development while everyone else was one dimensional in this season. I wish this milo rambaldi character that holds a strong influence over the show in its entirety would of been more credible by providing more evidence/ flashbacks to what he was working on and how it really relates to future events. I love the different disguises she works up and the wigs look very authentic for a show done in the 2000s. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member عميلي استخبارات أميركية تعارفا في العمل وأبقيا علاقتهما سرا وانجبا فتاة دخلت نفس عالمهم المظلم وتم تدريبها على أعلى مستوى وتجنيدها للعمل في أحد شركات الاستخبارات الخاصة لتكتشف في النهاية أن والديها عملا كل على حدة كعميل مزدوج لشركات استخبارات وأجهزة دول أخرى، فيما تطارد هذه العميلة الشابة أصول وأجزاء ومعلومات حول ملفات تقع بين الأسطورة وما بين غرابة الخيال العلمي. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Jennifer Garner

Sydney Bristow

Michael Vartan

Michael Vaughn

Bradley Cooper

Will Tippin

Merrin Dungey

Francie Calfo

Carl Lumbly

Marcus Dixon

Ron Rifkin

Arvin Sloane

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 30, 2001 Truth Be Told A graduate student (Jennifer Garner) reveals that she is working for the CIA, endangering both herself and her boyfriend. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 7, 2001 So It Begins Sydney accidently gives SD-6 access to a nuclear weapon, forcing her to head to Cairo and take on a dangerous foe. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 14, 2001 Parity Sydney finds trouble in the form of her arch nemesis while in Madrid to retrieve a 500-year-old sketch. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 21, 2001 A Broken Heart Francie confronts her boyfriend about a rendezvous with another woman; Sydney reaches out to her estranged father. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 28, 2001 Doppelganger The questionable identity of a biotech engineer stokes Sloane's suspicions about Sydney. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 18, 2001 Reckoning Sydney goes under cover in a mental hospital to get information from a man who doesn't know he is programmed to be an assassin. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 25, 2001 Color-Blind Sydney helps Shepard (John Hannah) escape from the asylum; Sloane learns that moles may have infiltrated SD-6. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 2, 2001 Time Will Tell Sloane's search for a mole forces Sydney to take a polygraph test; Sydney searches for a device's connection to a 500-year-old sketch. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 9, 2001 Mea Culpa Sloane is told that Sydney is the SD-6 mole, putting her life in danger; Dixon is shot; Will thinks Kate Jones' pin is the key to some unexpected information. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 16, 2001 Spirit Vaughn gives Sydney an unexpected Christmas gift; Jack acts to save Sydney when Sloane orders her tortured and killed for being a mole. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 6, 2002 The Confession Vaughn uncovers evidence suggesting Jack may be responsible for the deaths of CIA agents years earlier. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 20, 2002 The Box Sydney and Jack work together to rescue their colleagues after a vengeful ex-employee of Sloan's commandeers SD-6. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 10, 2002 The Box Vaughn disobeys orders to help Sydney and Jack save SD-6 headquarters from McKenas Cole (Quentin Tarantino). Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 24, 2002 The Coup Sydney and Dixon are dispatched to Las Vegas to question an agent with ties to the group that nearly destroyed SD-6. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 3, 2002 Page 47 Vaughn asks Sydney to use her friendship with Sloane's wife (Amy Irving) to gain access to a book in Sloane's home. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 10, 2002 The Prophecy Sydney is tested to discover her mysterious link to a chilling 500-year-old picture and prophecy told in a Rambaldi manuscript. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 17, 2002 Q & A While the FBI questions Sydney about her connection to a mysterious Rambaldi prophecy, Vaughn and Jack try to clear her name before her cover is blown. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 7, 2002 Masquerade While tracking Khasinau, Sydney encounters her ex-lover (Peter Berg); Jack sees a CIA psychiatrist (Patricia Wettig) for help in dealing with the revelation that his wife may be alive. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 14, 2002 Snowman Passion ignites between Sydney and Noah (Peter Berg), while Sloane questions Noah's allegiance; Sydney continues to uncover startling information about her mother; K-Directorate dispatches an assassin to eliminate Khasinau. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 21, 2002 The Solution Sydney and Vaughn arrange the sale of a Rambaldi artifact in order to catch Khasinau, but an SD-6 agent may thwart the mission. Details Episode 21 Aired May 5, 2002 Rendezvous Will searches for the person responsible for revealing information to him about SD-6; Dixon becomes suspicious of Sydney's activities; Sloane awaits the news of his wife's fate. Details Episode 22 Aired May 12, 2002 Almost Thirty Years Sydney and Vaughn must destroy a Rambaldi device in order to save Will's life; the Alliance comes to a decision regarding the fate of Emily Sloane (Amy Irving). Details

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Season Info

Director
Dan Attias, Ken Olin, Harry Winer, J.J. Abrams, Jack Bender, Thomas J. Wright, Craig Zisk
Executive Producer
J.J. Abrams, John Eisendrath, Ken Olin
Screenwriter
J.J. Abrams, Alex Kurtzman, Jeff Pinkner, Daniel Arkin, Debra J. Fisher, Vanessa Taylor, Jesse Alexander, John Eisendrath, Roberto Orci, Erica Messer
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 30, 2001