Is Alias Really Over?
The show will go out with a bang--but it might not mean goodbye
...But not, perhaps, the closing of a book. Producers are mulling ways to continues the franchise. "I would say we haven't seen the end of all things Alias," [Jeff] Pinkner teases. "There are versions of this show which could exist after this season. There are plenty of stories to tell."
Among the formats Pinkner and Abrams have discussed is a spin-off series revolving around villians Sark (David Anders), Peyton (Amy Acker) and Sloane (Ron Rifkin). "It's the triumvirate of evil!" Pinkner says. (No official discussions with ABC have taken place yet.) Producers have also toyed with the idea of a big-screen adaptation starring Garner.
Regardless, expect an explosive countdown to the series finale. The December 14 episode...features the return of Sydney's true love, Michael Vaughn (Michael Vartan), who was apparently killed in the season premiere. TV Guide has read the script and suffice to say, it's not a dream sequence and it does leave open the possibility that Syd and Vaughn could still ride off into the sunset together come May.
When the series returns this spring, expect to see familiar faces. Greg Grunberg (Eric Weiss) has already filmed an episode, and producers have worked up a wish list that includes Syd's buddy Will (Bradley Cooper), spy mommy Irina (Lena Olin) and the evil Francinator (Merrin Dungey), who, says Pinkner, "cannot die."
Others may not be so lucky. "The good thing about getting the news now," Pinkner says, "is that we have 10 episodes left to really wrap things up. We can kill characters and not worry about what to do without them next year. We can tell the epic story that this deserves to be." --Shawna Malcolm
