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Bones

Bones

Every body has secrets.

20058.212 Seasons246 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

Created by Stephen Nathan
Produced by David H. Jeffery, Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz
NetworksFOX

Top Cast

Emily Deschanel

Emily Deschanel

Temperance 'Bones' Brennan

David Boreanaz

David Boreanaz

Seeley Booth

John Boyd

John Boyd

James Aubrey

Michaela Conlin

Michaela Conlin

Angela Montenegro

Tamara Taylor

Tamara Taylor

Camille Saroyan

T.J. Thyne

T.J. Thyne

Jack Hodgins

Themes & Keywords

washington dc, usafbiforensic sciencemurder investigationcrime investigationforensic archaeology

About Bones

Bones is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2005 exploring themes of washington dc, usa, fbi, forensic science, murder investigation, crime investigation, forensic archaeology. Created by Stephen Nathan, it stars Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, John Boyd. Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.

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