Alias: Season 5

2005 · 17 episodes · ★ 7.9

What Season 5 of Alias

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.

17episodes

Sep 29, 2005premiered

May 22, 2006latest episode

12.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Prophet Five
Sep 29, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 8.3
After learning that the man she has known as Michael Vaughn is under investigation and suspected of being a double agent, Sydney begins to question whether their business and personal relationship over the years had all been a lie.
Directed by Ken Olin · Written by Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker · Starring Michael Vartan, Greg Grunberg, Leon Russom, Élodie Bouchez
5x02 ...1...
Oct 6, 2005 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Sydney teams up with Renée — a fugitive on the CIA's most wanted list — to track down the murderer of a close friend before the killer can strike again. Meanwhile, Jack enlists a reluctant new agent, Thomas Grace (Balthazar Getty), and Weiss struggles to decide whether or not to accept a promotion that would force him to leave his colleagues.
Directed by Frederick E. O. Toye · Written by J.R. Orci · Starring Greg Grunberg, Kevin Cooney, Élodie Bouchez, Larry Cedar
5x03 The Shed
Oct 13, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
Sydney is forced to partner on a mission with new APO agent Thomas Grace. They discover that Rachel Gibson — a spy suspected of being involved in activities against the U.S. — has something shockingly in common with Sydney.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Breen Frazier · Starring: Élodie Bouchez, Tyrees Allen, David Pressman, Jack Laufer
5x04 Mockingbird
Oct 20, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 8.1
While Sloane awaits the outcome of his sentencing, Sydney's life is put in grave danger when Gordon Dean discovers that Rachel is still alive.
Directing: Frederick E. O. Toye · Writing: Drew Goddard · Starring: Élodie Bouchez, Tyrees Allen, Joel Bissonnette, Rowena King
5x05 Out of the Box
Oct 27, 2005 · 43 min · ★ 7.7
Sydney and Tom discover that Renie has stolen the cryo container, and soon find themselves under siege by a group of mercanaries who want the contents of the container. Meanwhile, Sloane takes matters into his own hands to get himself back into APO.
Directing: Jay Torres · Writing: Jesse Alexander · Starring: Patrick Bauchau, Élodie Bouchez, Tyrees Allen, Jennifer Hetrick
5x06 Solo
Nov 10, 2005 · 43 min · ★ 8.1
Rachel receives a little help from Syd for her first solo mission while Sloan is back at APO in frequent contact with Gordon Dean.
Directing: Jeffrey Bell · Writing: Jeffrey Bell · Starring: Mía Maestro, Jordan-Claire Green, Élodie Bouchez, Ron Bottitta
5x07 Fait Accompli
Nov 17, 2005 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Sydney and APO attempt to discover whom Gordon Dean is working for and what their end game is. Meanwhile, when the group claiming to have a cure for daughter Nadia continues to play mind games with him, Sloane struggles for control.
Directing: Richard Coad · Writing: Andi Bushell · Starring: Mía Maestro, Élodie Bouchez, Tyrees Allen, Angus Macfadyen
5x08 Bob
Dec 7, 2005 · 44 min · ★ 7.6
Rachel and Sydney have to join forces with Julian Sark to prevent a deadly micropulse bomb from falling in the hands of a dangerous mercenary.
Directed by Donald E. Thorin Jr. · Written by Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker · Starring David Anders, Caroline Goodall, Élodie Bouchez, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine
5x09 The Horizon
Dec 14, 2005 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
Sydney teams up with Vaughn after being kidnapped and being placed in a hypnotic. What Sydney doesn't know is that the kidnapper is a very familiar face with an obscure interest in her unborn child.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec · Starring: Michael Vartan, Lena Olin, Patrick Bauchau, Élodie Bouchez
5x10 S.O.S.
Apr 19, 2006 · 43 min · ★ 8.0
The entire APO gang is trapped inside the CIA offices and Weiss saves them. However, Weiss will not be returning to APO, he will just be helping the others on a mission to obtain information regarding Sydney.
Directing: Karen Gaviola · Writing: J.R. Orci · Starring: Greg Grunberg, Élodie Bouchez, John Aylward, Perry Wolberg
5x11 Maternal Instinct
Apr 19, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
Sydney gives birth to the baby, but Sloane may need something from the newborn. Nadia awakens.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Breen Frazier · Starring: Michael Vartan, Lena Olin, Élodie Bouchez, John Aylward
5x12 There's Only One Sydney Bristow
Apr 26, 2006 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
One month after the baby is born, Sydney is taking time off from work. Will is what pulls her back in the field while she's on maternity leave. The enemies realize that the best way to hurt Sydney is through her friends. Anna Espinosa also returns.
Directing: Robert M. Williams Jr. · Writing: Drew Goddard · Starring: Bradley Cooper, Gina Torres, Robert Symonds, Angus Macfadyen
5x13 30 Seconds
May 3, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
While the gang starts to learn more about the Prophet 5, Sloane is distressed to learn that Prophet Five's cure for Nadia is just as likely to kill her. Meanwhile, Devlin returns, the search for Anna Espinosa continues, Rambaldi's prophetic Page 47 resurfaces, and Sydney offers Renée a job at APO.
Directing: Frederick E. O. Toye · Writing: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker · Starring: Mía Maestro, Élodie Bouchez, Angus Macfadyen, Ismail Bashey
5x14 I See Dead People
May 10, 2006 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Marshall reports to Jack that a microchip, found in Renée Rienne's body, is etched with the name 'Andre Micheaux'. Peyton tells Sloane that Sydney is being sent to Nepal to meet with someone regarding the chip. Sloane sends Anna, now Sydney's doppelgänger, to intercept. When Marshall discovers that the APO office is bugged, Jack frantically tries to reach Sydney to warn her before it is too late.
Directing: Jamie Babbit · Writing: J.R. Orci, Andi Bushell · Starring: Michael Vartan, David Anders, Mía Maestro, Gwendolyn Bailey
5x15 No Hard Feelings
May 17, 2006 · 43 min · ★ 7.9
Sydney now posing as Anna, brings Peyton a microchip with a device hidden in it. Meanwhile Sloane finishes translating page 47 and reports that only the chosen one can complete the circle, which leads Sark and Sydney on a dangerous mission to a prison. Rachel finally discovers Tom's secret about what happened to his wife.
Directing: Tucker Gates · Writing: Sam Humphrey · Starring: Michael Vartan, David Anders, Daniel Zacapa, Jack Donner
5x16 Reprisal
May 22, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
In the first part of [the] Alias two-hour finale event, 'Reprisal,' Sloane takes Marshall and Rachel hostage in order to discover a crucial clue to Rambaldi's ultimate endgame, as Sydney, Vaughn and APO race to stop him.
Directing: Frederick E. O. Toye · Writing: Monica Owusu-Breen, Alison Schapker · Starring: Michael Vartan, David Anders, Mía Maestro, Amanda Foreman
5x17 All the Time in the World Season Finale
May 22, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 7.9
Peyton tells Sloane that she has made a deal for the Rambaldi Sphere with an ally in China. Sloane arranges for stolen missiles to be sent to Hong Kong. Sloane's plan is revealed to the APO members, who race to stop him before he can use the Rambaldi Sphere to put the plan in motion. But this all leads to a long awaited confrontation between Sydney and Irina.
Directing: Harmony Gosbee, Tucker Gates · Writing: Jeff Pinkner, Drew Goddard, J.J. Abrams · Starring: Michael Vartan, Lena Olin, Merrin Dungey, David Anders