Alias season 1

Alias
Season 1
No. of episodes	22
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	September 30, 2001 – May 12, 2002
Season chronology

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.

Main characters

Cast

Main characters

• Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow (22 episodes)
• Ron Rifkin as Arvin Sloane (22 episodes)
• Michael Vartan as Michael Vaughn (22 episodes)
• Bradley Cooper as Will Tippin (22 episodes)
• Merrin Dungey as Francie Calfo (20 episodes)
• Carl Lumbly as Marcus Dixon (19 episodes)
• Kevin Weisman as Marshall Flinkman (21 episodes)
• Victor Garber as Jack Bristow (22 episodes)

Recurring characters

2

DVD release

The 6-DVD box set of Season 1 was released in region 1 format (US) on September 2, 2003, in region 2 format (UK) on September 29, 2003 and in region 4 format (AU) on November 4, 2003. The DVDs contain all episodes of Season 1, plus the following features:

• Audio commentaries on select episodes
• Deleted Scenes
• Pilot production diary
• Featurette: A Mission Around The World
• Marshall Flinkman's Gadget Gallery
• Auditions
• Season Two Preview
• Season Three Preview
• PS2 game sneak peek
• Gag reel

Episodes

See also: List of Alias episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Truth Be Told"	J.J. Abrams	J.J. Abrams	September 30, 2001 (2001-09-30)
2	2	"So It Begins"	Ken Olin	J.J. Abrams	October 7, 2001 (2001-10-07)
3	3	"Parity"	Mikael Salomon	Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci	October 14, 2001 (2001-10-14)
4	4	"A Broken Heart"	Harry Winer	Vanessa Taylor	October 21, 2001 (2001-10-21)
5	5	"Doppelgänger"	Ken Olin	Daniel Arkin	October 28, 2001 (2001-10-28)
6	6	"Reckoning"	Dan Attias	Jesse Alexander	November 18, 2001 (2001-11-18)
7	7	"Color Blind"	Jack Bender	Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman	November 25, 2001 (2001-11-25)
8	8	"Time Will Tell"	Perry Lang	Jeff Pinkner	December 2, 2001 (2001-12-02)
9	9	"Mea Culpa"	Ken Olin	Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer	December 9, 2001 (2001-12-09)
10	10	"Spirit"	Jack Bender	J.J. Abrams & Vanessa Taylor	December 16, 2001 (2001-12-16)
11	11	"The Confession"	Harry Winer	J.J. Abrams & Daniel Arkin	January 6, 2002 (2002-01-06)
12	12	"The Box (Part 1)"	Jack Bender	Jesse Alexander & John Eisendrath	January 20, 2002 (2002-01-20)
13	13	"The Box (Part 2)"	Jack Bender	Jesse Alexander & John Eisendrath	February 10, 2002 (2002-02-10)
14	14	"The Coup"	Thomas J. Wright	Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci	February 24, 2002 (2002-02-24)
15	15	"Page 47"	Ken Olin	J.J. Abrams & Jeff Pinkner	March 3, 2002 (2002-03-03)
16	16	"The Prophecy"	Davis Guggenheim	John Eisendrath	March 10, 2002 (2002-03-10)
17	17	"Q & A"	Ken Olin	J.J. Abrams	March 17, 2002 (2002-03-17)
18	18	"Masquerade"	Craig Zisk	Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci	April 7, 2002 (2002-04-07)
19	19	"Snowman"	Barnet Kellman	Jesse Alexander & Jeff Pinkner	April 14, 2002 (2002-04-14)
20	20	"The Solution"	Dan Attias	John Eisendrath	April 21, 2002 (2002-04-21)
21	21	"Rendezvous"	Ken Olin	Debra J. Fisher & Erica Messer	May 5, 2002 (2002-05-05)
22	22	"Almost Thirty Years"	J.J. Abrams	J.J. Abrams	May 12, 2002 (2002-05-12)