Alias
originally aired on ABC
Jennifer Garner plays Sydney Bristow, a double agent for the Central Intelligence Agency posing as an operative for SD-6, a worldwide criminal and espionage organization. Main co-stars throughout all five seasons included Michael Vartan as Michael Vaughn, Ron Rifkin as Arvin Sloane, and Victor Garber as Jack Bristow. Alias is considered to be part of a wave of television series from the late 1990s and early 2000s that feature strong female characters.