Aliasmade Jennifer Garner a star back in the 2000s, and with other shows from that decade getting reboots left and right, it may be worth revisiting. In the show,Garner stars as Sydney Bristow, a double agent for the CIA who’s posing as an operative for a secret criminal and espionage organization called SD-6. Garner played both sides of the fence inAlias, as both the villain and the hero, depending on how the viewer sees the show.
Morefamous names associated withAliasinclude J.J. Abrams, who famously directed two films in theStar Warssequel trilogy and co-createdLost. He also createdAlias, and his eye for science fiction lore is clear throughout the series.Aliaspacks in a lot of great plot-driven and character-driven episodes that feature Sydney in conflict with her missions and the people around her. The series was also critically acclaimed, withAliasranking among the American Film Institute’s best series of 2003. But aside from the high-tech gadgets, and Bristow’s multiple personas lies an interesting story that welcomes a reboot.
What Jennifer Garner Has Said About A Potential Alias Reboot
She’s Very Interested — On The Condition That J.J. Abrams Is Involved
The creative minds behindAliashavenot announced a reboot of the show.However, starJennifer Garner is interested in bringingAliasbackon one condition: J.J. Abrams has to be at the helm. She made this abundantly clear not only when she appeared onThe Viewin 2023, but also in a 2024 interview withThe Ringer’s Dear Felicitypodcast.
The interview revealed that Garner’s co-star Greg Gunberg, who played Eric Weiss, proposed a full-length feature script for theAliasreboot. However, he didn’t think that Garner would go for it. She was quick to counter him, saying (viaPeople),
“Are you kidding? Of course I would…I’d do anything J.J. would direct.”
AnAliasreboot would work because American sociopolitical issues have changed significantly since the show went off the air in 2006. Since then, the U.S. has dealt with AI, gun control issues, and COVID-19. It would be especially interesting if anAliasreboot focused on AI and its constantly growing capabilities. Maybe Bristow’s villain could be an experimental AI supercomputer. The potential for reboot storylines really is endless.
Jennifer Garner’s Alias Heroine Is One Of TV’s Most Underrated
She Deserves To Be As Iconic As Buffy & Veronica Mars
While Sydney Bristow’s contemporary TV heroines,Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Veronica Mars are widely remembered for being female stars who have agency over their lives, Jennifer Garner’s character never became quite so iconic.This is unfortunate, becauseAliaslikely proved to networks that female-driven action and thriller series likeVeronica Marscould be successful.
Jennifer Garner Reveals Who Needs To Approve Alias Reboot
Jennifer Garner, who starred as the double agent Sydney Bristow, reveals who needs to approve an Alias reboot before it can actually happen.
However,Buffy the Vampire Slayercame out in 1997, four years before Alias. A lot of the intrigue around Buffy came from the fact that she was a teenager and dealt with typical teenage issues like going out on dates and studying for school, while Sydney was already a grown adult.Buffyis also famous for its romantic storylines, especially thelove triangle between Buffy, Angel, and Spike.
While, Sydney had a love interest in Michael Vaughn, their romance never sparked the same kind of water cooler — or high school hallway — conversations asBuffy’s romantic storylines. Garner’s character may not have reached feminist icon status, but anAliasreboot would certainly help that.
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Created by J. J. Abrams, Alias is a Science Fiction, Thriller, and Action television series that ran for five seasons between 2001 and 2006. Starring Jennifer Garner in the lead role, the plot revolves around a young woman who must disguise her identity as a CIA agent.
