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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Bones (2005)

Every body has secrets.

★ 8.2/10 September 13, 2005 12 seasons

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Creator: Hart Hanson

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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Creators

Hart Hanson Hart Hanson

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

User Reviews (1)

Dean
Dean March 18, 2026
★ 6/10

I have mixed feelings about this show. It has its pros and cons. **Pros:** It has highly developed characters you care about them. All of them are unique in their own way. Main character - Temperance ("Bones") used to annoy me at first, but in late seasons she changed, matured, she grew on me and became one of my favorite characters; she is a very classy and pretty woman. Overall, the show highlights great character development. **Cons:** Show suffers from a highly repetitive "body of the week" formula. Literally each episode follows a rigid path: A disgusting decomposed or mangled corpse is discovered (don't recommend watching this show while eating), a specific bone fragment provides a "miracle" clue, and a predictable interrogation leads to a confession in the final minutes. This focus on skeletal remains often feels like a shallow substitute for a compelling plot. The technical…