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Every body has secrets.
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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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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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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Episode 1
Pilot episode. After returning to Washington, D.C., renowned forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is called in by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth to aid an FBI investigation involving a set of bones found hidden in a lake.
Directed by Greg YaitanesWritten by Hart HansonGuest stars Larry Poindexter, Tyrees Allen, Sam Trammell, John M. Jackson, Dominic Fumusa, Katherine Ann McGregor, Chris Conner, Bonita Friedericy
Episode 2
When a man is killed driving an SUV registered to a Middle Eastern man, Dr. Brennan and her team find themselves tracking a terrorist.
Directed by Allan KroekerWritten by Stephen NathanGuest stars Anne Dudek, José Zúñiga, Bahar Soomekh, Federico Dordei, David Roberson, Nicholas Massouh, Tracy Howe, Said Faraj
Episode 3
When the decaying corpse of the Venezuelan Ambassador's son is found hanging from a tree on the campus of an exclusive private school, a simple suicide case quickly turns into a web of lies, sex and scandal involving the school's staff and students.
Directed by Patrick R. NorrisWritten by Hart HansonGuest stars José Zúñiga, Toby Hemingway, Mark Totty, Chris Conner, Tom Dugan, Marlene Forte, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Mandy June Turpin
Episode 4
Brennan and Booth travel to Washington to investigate a human arm that was found in the stomach of a black bear.
Directed by Allan KroekerWritten by Laura WolnerGuest stars Alex Carter, K.D. Aubert, Marguerite MacIntyre, Rusty Joiner, Tom Kiesche
Episode 5
Booth asks Brennan to help locate and identify the remains of a six-year-old boy, Charlie, who went missing from a local park.
Directed by Jesús Salvador TreviñoWritten by Steve Blackman, Greg BallGuest stars Evan Ellingson, Paul Butcher, Natacha Roi, Michelle Anne Johnson, Paul Parducci, Kathleen M. Darcy, John Sanchez, Maximillian Roeg
Episode 6
When Brennan and Angela get caught in a fight in a dance club, Brennan kicks someone into a wall, which causes the wall to break open and reveal a mummified corpse and a meth stash.
Directed by Tawnia McKiernanWritten by Elizabeth BenjaminGuest stars Anne Dudek, Laz Alonso, Robert Gossett, Morris Chestnut, Bokeem Woodbine, P.J. Marino, Charles Duckworth, Lonnie Lardner
Episode 7
A death row inmate asks for Booth's help to prove his innocence before he is scheduled to be executed. Booth agrees and asks Brennan and her team to help him out.
Directed by David Hugh JonesWritten by Noah HawleyGuest stars Jeffrey Nordling, John M. Jackson, Sarayu Blue, Rachelle Lefevre, Heath Freeman, Marcus Ashley, Michael Mantell, David Starzyk
Episode 8
Brennan is about to go out for dinner with her old professor and ex-lover when Booth asks her and her team to help identify the remains of a young woman found in a refrigerator.
Directed by Sanford BookstaverWritten by Dana CoenGuest stars Josh Hopkins, Alicia Coppola, Leonard Roberts, Rachel Miner, Ross McCall, Kate McNeil, Matt Ross, Lou Richards
Episode 9
Brennan and her team are brought in to identify the body of a man found in a fallout shelter. While cutting into the bones of the man, Zach accidentally releases a deadly fungus, causing the team to be quarantined over Christmas.
Directed by Greg YaitanesWritten by Hart HansonGuest stars Margaret Avery, Jim Ortlieb, Christina R. Copeland, Heavy D, Bob Bouchard, Billy Gibbons, Ty Panitz
Episode 10
Brennan and Booth investigate the body parts of a woman found near L.A. International Airport. Their investigation is slowed due to extensive cosmetic surgery the victim had done.
Directed by Greg YaitanesWritten by Teresa LinGuest stars Harry Groener, Marika Domińczyk, Penny Marshall, Michael B. Silver, Jann Carl, Claire Coffee, Natalija Nogulich, McNally Sagal
Episode 11
When a woman’s burned body is found in a car with signs that her child was kidnapped, Brennan and Booth suspect the father, Carl Decker. But things get complicated when Decker turns out to be in the Witness Protection program.
Directed by Dwight H. LittleWritten by Noah HawleyGuest stars Lawrence Pressman, Željko Ivanek, Jake Cherry, John M. Jackson, Suzanne Cryer, Jaime Ray Newman, Sarah Ann Schultz, Alexa Fischer
Episode 12
Brennan and Booth investigate the origins of a decomposed body that's been found in a local alley and determine it's the remains of a shy teen with an alter ego.
Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Written by Elizabeth BenjaminGuest stars Aaron Paul, Ivar Brogger, John M. Jackson, Adriana DeMeo, Josh Keaton, Judith Hoag, Sarah Aldrich, Suzette Craft
Episode 13
Booth and Brennan investigate when a dug up corpse is found in the back of a gang member's car. While being questioned, a drive-by shooting allows him to escape. Booth and Brennan follow the clues, which lead them to an empty grave and another body in a grave at a wealthy senator's house, where the gang member used to work.
Directed by Sanford BookstaverWritten by Laura WolnerGuest stars Jose Pablo Cantillo, Emilio Rivera, Matt Barr, Robert LaSardo, Dey Young, Mike Gomez, Michael Cavanaugh, Dennis Cockrum
Episode 14
Brennan and Zach investigate a small jet crash that was carrying some Chinese diplomats and a woman. At the crash site, Brennan finds some bone fragments that do not belong to any of the passengers, but might belong to a man who has been missing for five years. Although ordered to work only on the diplomats, Brennan and her team go rogue to try to discover the identity of the extra bones.
Directed by Tony WharmbyWritten by Steve BlackmanGuest stars Christina Chambers, Dana Cuomo, Shashawnee Hall, Michael E. Rodgers, Michael Bowen, Marc Raducci, Roderick McCarthy
Episode 15
When Brennan decides to give online dating a try, she ends up the target of a shooting at the local restaurant where she's meeting her date. The resulting investigation reveals that the shooter could be connected to either of the two cases she's currently working on.
Directed by Allan KroekerWritten by Stephen NathanGuest stars Greg Ellis, Adam Baldwin, Ron Marasco, Coby Ryan McLaughlin, Adam Lieberman
Episode 16
Brennan and Booth stumble upon a subterranean world of homeless people when they find the remains of a filmmaker in the ventilation shaft of an underground tunnel.
Directed by Joe NapolitanoWritten by Steve Blackman, Greg BallGuest stars David Denman, Glenn Plummer, Mary Mara, Ryan Alosio, Brian Gross, Keith Pillow, Fay Wolf, Matt Huhn
Episode 17
While on vacation, Angela's boyfriend goes missing . When a skull shows up, she asks Brennan for help in identification, concerned it might be her boyfriend or the female guide who went missing with him. The investigation leads the team to a violent boyfriend, the local sheriff and ultimately to a counterfeiting ring setup in the desert.
Directed by Donna DeitchWritten by Jeff RakeGuest stars Clayton Rohner, Brent Briscoe, James Parks, Mercedes Colon, Kalani Queypo, Destiny Monique
Episode 18
A human finger bone found in the clutches of a drowning victim leads to a search for buried treasure.
Directed by Jesús Salvador TreviñoWritten by Craig SilversteinGuest stars Robert Foxworth, Rodney Rowland, John M. Jackson, Cullen Douglas, Lindsey Stoddart, Chris Payne Gilbert, David Wells, Fredric Lehne
Episode 19
A trip to New Orleans leaves Bones beaten, bloodied, and suspected of murder while plunged into the world of voodoo.
Directed by James Whitmore Jr.Written by Noah Hawley, Elizabeth BenjaminGuest stars Patricia Belcher, Michelle Hurd, Giancarlo Esposito, Colby Donaldson, Kevin Rankin, Tom McCleister, Scott Lawrence, Victor Togunde
Episode 20
The team helps Deputy Director Sam Cullen's daughter, Amy, when she contracts a rare form of lung cancer after receiving a bone graft. Booth and Brennan learn she is not the only victim with this rare form of cancer.
Directed by Sanford BookstaverWritten by Laura Wolner, Greg BallGuest stars Alexandra Krosney, Mark Harelik, John M. Jackson, Matt Winston, Paul Keeley, Sumalee Montano, Kendra C. Johnson, Kathleen Mary Carthy
Episode 21
Brennan and Booth investigate an apparent suicide in Arlington National Cemetery, but soon discover it is a murder linked to a military cover-up.
Directed by Jonathan PontellWritten by Stephen NathanGuest stars Mitch Longley, Kirk B.R. Woller, Matt Battaglia, Aldis Hodge, Stacy Hogue, Monnae Michaell, Cyd Strittmatter, Eddie Allen
Episode 22
Brennan receives some bones to identify, but is stunned when she discovers that the remains are those of her mother who disappeared when she was 15 years old. The determined date of her mother's death leaves Bones confused and angry.
Directed by Jesús Salvador TreviñoWritten by Hart HansonGuest stars Dee Wallace, Ewan Chung, Pat Skipper, Coby Ryan McLaughlin, Bob Rusch, Loren Dean
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Emily DeschanelTemperance 'Bones' Brennan
David BoreanazSeeley Booth
John BoydJames Aubrey
Michaela ConlinAngela Montenegro
Tamara TaylorCamille Saroyan
T.J. ThyneJack Hodgins
Jonathan AdamsDaniel Goodman
John Francis DaleyLance Sweets
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