Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2001)

Overview

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 t…

Cast

Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow
Jennifer Garner

as Sydney Bristow

Michael Vartan as Michael Vaughn
Michael Vartan

as Michael Vaughn

Victor Garber as Jack Bristow
Victor Garber

as Jack Bristow

Ron Rifkin as Arvin Sloane
Ron Rifkin

as Arvin Sloane

Carl Lumbly as Marcus Dixon
Carl Lumbly

as Marcus Dixon

Kevin Weisman as Marshall Flinkman
Kevin Weisman

as Marshall Flinkman

Merrin Dungey as Francie Calfo
Merrin Dungey

as Francie Calfo

Bradley Cooper as Will Tippin
Bradley Cooper

as Will Tippin

Episodes

Truth Be Told poster

Truth Be Told 8.6

September 30, 2001

Sydney's loyalties are tested after a tragedy exposes the dark side of her superiors and the underhanded doings of her …

So It Begins poster

So It Begins 8.2

October 7, 2001

Sydney gets shocking info on her dad's role in Danny's murder and takes on a countermission against the SD-6 to bring d…

Parity poster

Parity 7.9

October 14, 2001

A mission to steal an ancient sketch pits Syd against her sworn nemesis, a Russian agent who's after the same target. B…

A Broken Heart poster

A Broken Heart 8.1

October 21, 2001

Sydney and Dixon go on a dangerous case involving the safety of the United Commerce Organization. Francie confronts Cha…

Doppelgänger poster

Doppelgänger 8.0

October 28, 2001

Sydney's secret double agent status is jeopardized after she smuggling a biotech engineer into SD-6 from her mission in…

Reckoning poster

Reckoning 8.0

November 18, 2001

Sydney goes undercover in a mental institution to get information from Shepard, a man who has been unconsciously progra…

Color Blind poster

Color Blind 8.1

November 25, 2001

While helping Shepard escape from the asylum in Bucharest, Sydney discovers the shocking connection he has with her pas…

Time Will Tell poster

Time Will Tell 8.1

December 2, 2001

Sydney must undergo an extensive lie detector test to satisfy Sloane's frantic search for the SD-6 mole. Meanwhile, wit…

Mea Culpa poster

Mea Culpa 8.3

December 9, 2001

Sydney's life is placed in mortal danger when Sloane is informed by his superior that she is the SD-6 mole. Meanwhile, …

Spirit poster

Spirit 8.2

December 16, 2001

Sydney briefs her CIA handler, Agent Vaughn, on her recent captivity at SD-6 and is surprised when he unexpectedly give…

The Confession poster

The Confession 8.0

January 6, 2002

Sydney is grateful and proud of her father after he saves her life while on a case in Havana. But her admiration is sho…

The Box (1) poster

The Box (1) 8.5

January 20, 2002

When armed intruders take over SD-6, led by McKenas Cole, a man bent on exacting revenge on ex-boss Sloane, Sydney and …

The Box (2) poster

The Box (2) 8.5

February 10, 2002

Vaughn disobeys orders and attempts to help Sydney and Jack avert the destruction of SD-6 headquarters and all its occu…

The Coup poster

The Coup 8.0

February 24, 2002

Sydney and Dixon are sent to Las Vegas to gather information from a K-Directorate agent who has ties to the group that …

Page 47 poster

Page 47 8.0

March 3, 2002

Vaughn asks Sydney to use her friendship with Sloane's wife, Emily, to gain access to a mysterious Rambaldi book which …

The Prophecy poster

The Prophecy 8.2

March 10, 2002

Sydney is tested by the DSR to discover her mysterious link to a chilling 500-year-old picture and prophecy foretold in…

Q & A poster

Q & A 7.5

March 17, 2002

While the FBI detains and questions Sydney about her past and possible ties to a mysterious Rambaldi doomsday prophecy,…

Masquerade poster

Masquerade 8.0

April 7, 2002

While on a case to track the activities of Khasinau, a.k.a. "The Man," Sydney runs into her ex-lover, Noah Hicks, who b…

Snowman poster

Snowman 8.2

April 14, 2002

Sloane begins to question where Noah's true allegiances lie, as passion ignites between Sydney and Noah. Meanwhile, Syd…

The Solution poster

The Solution 8.3

April 21, 2002

In order to catch Khasinau and get closer to finding her mother, Sydney and Vaughn set up an undercover transaction for…

Rendezvous poster

Rendezvous 8.3

May 5, 2002

Will's life is about to change as he is sent to find the person responsible for leaking information to him about SD-6. …

Almost Thirty Years poster

Almost Thirty Years 8.7

May 12, 2002

In order to save Will's life, Sydney and Vaughn must destroy a familiar looking Rambaldi device, while Jack makes a ris…