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Bag of Bones

Bag of Bones

Beware the lake.

20115.91 Season2 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, unable to cope after his wife's sudden death, returns to the couple's lakeside retreat in Maine, where he becomes involved in a custody battle between a young widow and her child's enormously wealthy grandfather. Mike inexplicably receives mysterious ghostly visitations, escalating nightmares and the realization that his late wife still has something to tell him.

Created by Mark Sennet
Written by Matt Venne, Stephen King
Produced by Michael Mahoney
NetworksA&E

Top Cast

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Mike Noonan

Melissa George

Melissa George

Mattie Devore

Annabeth Gish

Annabeth Gish

Jo Noonan

Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose

Sara Tidwell

Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer

Sid Noonan

Jason Priestley

Jason Priestley

Marty

Caitlin Carmichael

Caitlin Carmichael

Kyra Devore

Peter MacNeill

Peter MacNeill

Bill Dean

William Schallert

William Schallert

Max Devore

Deborah Allen

Deborah Allen

Brenda Meserve

Themes & Keywords

rapedrowningbased on novel or booklakegravesupernaturalmurderparanormalsingercurseminiseriesparanormal phenomenawriterlyenovelistghostsupernatural horrorpsychologicalpsychological horrorhorror

About Bag of Bones

Bag of Bones is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of rape, drowning, based on novel or book, lake, grave, supernatural. Created by Mark Sennet, it stars Pierce Brosnan, Melissa George, Annabeth Gish. Bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, unable to cope after his wife's sudden death, returns to the couple's lakeside retreat in Maine, where he becomes involved in a custody battle between a young widow and her child's enormously wealthy grandfather. Mike inexplicably receives mysterious ghostly visitations, escalating nightmares and the realization that his late wife still has something to tell him.

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