Alias
EspionageSpies, intelligence agencies and double lives.This show: 10/10Mystery boxCentral riddles sustained across whole seasons.This show: 9/10Strong female leadA complex woman drives the story.This show: 9/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 9/10Secrets & liesHidden truths straining every relationship.This show: 9/10Cliffhanger-drivenEngineered for the 'one more episode' effect.This show: 8/10Fast-pacedRelentless forward momentum that rarely stops to idle.This show: 8/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Jennifer GarnerRon RifkinCarl LumblyKevin WeismanVictor GarberMichael Vartan
Written by
J.J. Abrams
Starring
Jennifer GarnerRon RifkinCarl LumblyKevin WeismanVictor GarberMichael Vartan
Written by
J.J. Abrams
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Alias Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | ||
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| S1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.5 | |
| S2 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.7 | |
| S3 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.1 | |
| S4 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.4 | |
| S5 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.0 |
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About
"Glamorous spy thrills tangled in family betrayal"
Sydney Bristow is a grad student secretly working for what she believes is the CIA, only to learn her actual employer is a criminal organization posing as one. She becomes a double agent, feeding real intelligence to the government while staying undercover, all while unraveling a decades-old prophecy tied to her own family. The show mixes globe-trotting spy missions, disguises, and hand-to-hand fights with a serialized conspiracy that gets stranger every season. It's fast, glossy, emotionally soapy, and held together by a magnetic lead performance and inventive action set pieces.
Watch it for
the inventive mission set pieces and Jennifer Garner's commanding, athletic lead performance.
Maybe skip if
you need grounded realism, since the mythology grows increasingly baroque and convoluted.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12001
7.817K2217h 50m
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.
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Season 22002
7.913K2216h 20m
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!
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Season 32003
7.711K2215h 36m
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.
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Season 42005
7.810K2214h 57m
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.
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Season 52005
7.68K1712h
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.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Jennifer Garner Sydney Bristow
Ron Rifkin Arvin Sloane
Carl Lumbly Marcus Dixon
Kevin Weisman Marshall Flinkman
Victor Garber Jack Bristow
Michael Vartan Michael Vaughn
Greg Grunberg Eric Weiss
David Anders Julian Sark
Merrin Dungey Francie Calfo, Allison Doren
Bradley Cooper Will Tippin
Crew
J.J. Abrams
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