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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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Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) May 26, 2026
3/5
The show became steadily more labyrinthine and conspiratorial – get ready to obsess over medieval artefacts with prophetic powers – but there’s usually a sleek mission of the week, too. Go to Full Review Kelly Lawler USA Today Nov 10, 2021
The series is smart, fast-paced and has a stellar cast. Go to Full Review John Doyle Globe and Mail Feb 28, 2020
Alias was created by the writer who created Felicity and, for all its action and adventure, it has some of Felicity's aching sensitivity. Go to Full Review Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com Jan 12, 2022
3.5/4
Abrams never tires of pulling the rug out from under his characters' (and audience's!) feet whenever things are getting a little too settled. Go to Full Review Tony Black Cultural Conversation Jan 28, 2021
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Jeffrey T. @RT94382428 Jun 16, 2026 For being a show about spies, they did a terrible job with the Russian scenes. I can understand that American spies may not have good Russian, but even the so called Russian spies had terrible Russian, amd it wasn't just the accent, but the grammar was bad too, like someone who literally walked into their first foreign language class. The text was even worse. All the Russian signs were written in complete mumbo jumbo and some weren't even Russian at all, but English words with Russian letters made to look like English letters, like шаянед (warhead), which actually sounds like shayaned, which means absolutely nothing. It is like they swapped out language "experts" every episode, because the types of errors were radically different every time. Actual native speakers were far and few between. Considering that this is a show about spies and how they had a massive budget to work with, there is no reason they couldn't have hired at least one native speaker on staff as a consultant. Позор! See more Meddy S @RT51609981 Jun 12, 2026 It was a very good series to watch. The story is inspiring. The gifted actress finds herself working for an agency she thought was a branch of the CIA. It's when she discovers the truth that the series takes on a whole new dimension. I encourage you to find out what happens next. See more james o @RT63376403 Mar 16, 2025 the serie's concept mimics James Bond, The Prisoner and Felicity. See more J @Latinalove Jan 3, 2023 Awesome premise, awesome TV. Worth the watch. See more eden s @RT11245684 May 1, 2021 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. See more steve d @RT35616104 Jul 24, 2020 A fantastic cast and some great twits Alias's first season should not be missed. See more 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 accidentally 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 undercover 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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Alias — Season 1

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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
Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 30, 2001
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