On this day in 2001, Alias, also known as a breathtaking adventure of action-packed espionage and heart-wrenching drama, made its debut on ABC television. Jennifer Garner portrayed Sydney Bristow. Syd is not exactly your average grad student. Her life might appear normal, but she’s hiding a secret life working as a spy for the CIA. Sydney’s world is turned upside down when she learns she may work for the very enemy she thought she was fighting. Now she’s entangled in a covert lifestyle where she is forced to question the allegiances of everyone, including those closest to her. In its five seasons on the air,
Alias never had to hide its identity.
It proudly managed to win four Emmy® Awards and earned 34 Emmy nominations.
