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Scripted series · ABC

Alias

She can be anyone.

6.8IMDb709 votesWorth your time
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2001 – 20065 seasons · 105 episodes~43 min per episodeTV-14Ended
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TV DNA

How Alias actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Alias reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Spectacle.

Character DepthVery strong7.6

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

BingeabilityStrong6.5

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

SpectacleStrong6.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

Emotional WeightStrong6.4

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SerializedStrong5.5

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Cliffhanger IntensityPresent4.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

TensionPresent4.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Sydney Bristow, an agent who has been tricked to believe she is working for the U.S. government, is actually working for a criminal organization named the Alliance of Twelve. Upon learning this, Sydney becomes a double agent for the real CIA.

The run

Seasons

5 seasons · 105 episodes.

  • Official poster for Specials

    Season 0 · Unannounced

    Specials

    2 episodes

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    200122 episodes

    8.2IMDb

    The first season of Alias premiered September 30, 2001 on ABC and concluded May 12, 2002 and was released on DVD in region 1 on September 2, 2003. Guest stars in season one include Sir Roger Moore, Terry O'Quinn, Quentin Tarantino, and Gina Torres. Apart from Truth Be Told, the episodes of Alias are often unconventionally structured in that the title credits are usually shown well into the plot, almost as an afterthought. Also, usually a plot finishes at mid-episode and a new plot begins, so that every episode finishes with a cliffhanger. The impression thus created is that an episode will conclude the previous one and plant the seeds of the next one.

    Best episode · S01E22 Almost Thirty Years

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    200222 episodes

    8.1IMDb

    In the second season, plotting against rogue agency SD-6 keeps superspy Sydney Bristow almost as busy as negotiating a relationship with her long-lost mother and dealing with her growing feelings for CIA handler Vaughn. What Syd doesn't know is that there are lots more changes (costume and otherwise) ahead of her... it's going to be a long year!

    Best episode · S02E13 Phase One

  • Official poster for Season 3

    Season 3 · Complete

    Season 3

    200322 episodes

    8.0IMDb

    Thrown for a serious loop in the final episode of season 2, CIA agent Sydney Bristow starts season 3 dealing with a life -- and memory -- left in shambles. Luckily she has her resourceful father and her trusty partner to offer assistance as she searches for the truth. But a new double agent may be closer -- and more dangerous -- than Sydney suspects.

    Best episode · S03E11 Full Disclosure

  • Official poster for Season 4

    Season 4 · Complete

    Season 4

    200522 episodes

    7.8IMDb

    The action explodes in the phenomenal fourth season when Sydney leaves the CIA to join a powerful new Black Ops unit, having no idea of the reunion in store for her.

    Best episode · S04E05 Welcome to Liberty Village

  • Official poster for Season 5

    Season 5 · Complete

    Season 5

    200517 episodes

    7.9IMDb

    The final season kicks off with a shocking revelation and never lets you catch your breath as superspy Sydney Bristow faces one mother of a challenge. Old enemies and favorite guests return for the action-packed series finale.

    Best episode · S05E01 Prophet Five

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Phase One

S02E13

Phase One

8.8IMDb8 votes

Sydney and Jack are confronted by the new director of SD-6 who replaces Sloane, whose whereabouts and intentions are unknown. Meanwhile, romantic sparks begin to fly between Francie and Will.

26 Jan 200344 min
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S01E22

Almost Thirty Years

8.7IMDb9 votes

In order to save Will's life, Sydney and Vaughn must destroy a familiar looking Rambaldi device, while Jack makes a risky deal with Khasinau's representative, Mr. Sark. Meanwhile, the CIA believes that one of their own is a mole for "The Man"; the Alliance comes to a decision regarding the fate of Emily Sloane; Dixon's suspicions about Sydney intensify; and Sydney finds herself face-to-face with "The Man."

12 May 200246 min
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S02E01

The Enemy Walks In

8.7IMDb9 votes

Sydney finds herself face-to-face with her mother, whose intentions for her daughter are made chillingly clear. Meanwhile Sydney continues her search for Vaughn, not knowing if he is dead or alive after being swept away by a wall of water in Taipei. Will's life is forever changed when he learns the truth about SD-6 and Sydney's life as a double agent. Dixon must decide whether or not to inform Sloane of Sydney's suspicious activities.

29 Sept 200244 min
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S03E11

Full Disclosure

8.7IMDb7 votes

Sydney finally learns the shocking truth about her missing two years from an unlikely source.

11 Jan 200444 min
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S01E12

The Box (1)

8.6IMDb10 votes

When armed intruders take over SD-6, led by McKenas Cole, a man bent on exacting revenge on ex-boss Sloane, Sydney and Jack must work together to save their colleagues. Meanwhile, Will fears that his investigation of SD-6 and its link to the murder of Eloise Kurtz is placing his life in jeopardy.

20 Jan 200246 min
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S01E13

The Box (2)

8.6IMDb10 votes

Vaughn disobeys orders and attempts to help Sydney and Jack avert the destruction of SD-6 headquarters and all its occupants. Meanwhile, McKenas Cole continues his vendetta against Sloane and searches for a mysterious device. A desperate but determined woman convince Will to continue his investigation of SD-6 and the imprisonment of David McNeil.

10 Feb 200246 min

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