
If you were paying attention to television in the early 2000s, then you absolutely knew about Alias. The action-packed espionage drama made a star out of lead Jennifer Garner, who played the smart, heroic, and tough (but still somehow very relatable) double agent, Sydney Bristow, to much acclaim. While working on series like what we’ll see on the 2026 TV schedule is already notoriously difficult, Garner just got real about the “insane time” she had filming the hit show.