The fifth season of the hit ABC spy drama "Alias" premieres Thursday September 29th, and in a recent talk with TV Guide, ABC president Steve McPherson revealed that "it's 80 percent likely that this will be the show's last season" and despite her pregnancy Jennifer Garner will appear in every episode - even if that means producing fewer episodes. The maternity leave will result in a longer-than-usual winter hiatus (end of November through til March). Greg Grunberg, who plays Agent Eric Weiss, is leaving the show too.
So what's in store for the fifth season? ABC has released an official synopsis: "After they [Sydney and Vaughn] both survive the car crash, she learns that the man she has known as Michael Vaughn is under investigation and suspected of being a double agent. She questions whether their business and personal relationship over the years had all been a lie. When Sydney discovers that she is pregnant with Vaughn's baby, she is determined to uncover the truth about him.
Meanwhile, because of Jack's past betrayal by Irina, he begins to worry that his daughter may suffer the same fate as he did. He will also have to deal with the fact that he will soon become a grandfather - while still learning how to be a dad. Sloane will have to do some soul-searching of his own, as he makes an unholy alliance in his desperate fight to find a cure for Nadia - who is still in a coma. New agents will be introduced and a nefarious organization will come to light in Sydney's life as she fights to protect her unborn child -- all the while traveling incognito, outsmarting the bad guys and keeping the world safe."
Thanks to 'Wallow'.
