The eleventh season of the American television series '' Bones'' premiered on October 1, 2015, on

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and concluded on July 21, 2016. The show maintained its timeslot, airing on Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET.

Cast and characters

Main cast

Emily Deschanel Emily Erin Deschanel (; born October 11, 1976) is an American actress. She portrayed Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in the Fox crime procedural series ''Bones'' (2005–2017). Early life Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, to cin ...

as Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, a

forensic anthropologist Forensic anthropology is the application of the anatomical science of anthropology and its various subfields, including forensic archaeology and forensic taphonomy, in a legal setting. A forensic anthropologist can assist in the identification o ...

at the Jeffersonian, and wife of Seeley Booth * David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth and husband of Temperance Brennan * Michaela Conlin as

Angela Montenegro Angela Pearly-Gates Montenegro-Hodgins (born Pookie Noodlin Pearly-Gates Gibbons) is a fictional character in the television series ''Bones'' (2005–2017), portrayed by Michaela Conlin. She is a classically trained artist who creates forensic reco ...

, a

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and wife of Jack Hodgins *

Tamara Taylor Tamara Taylor (born September 27, 1970) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in the role of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, in the forensic crime drama ''Bones (TV series), Bones''. She also appeared in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ...

as Dr. Camille Saroyan, a

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and the head of the forensic division *

T. J. Thyne Thomas Joseph Thyne (born March 7, 1975) is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Jack Hodgins in the television series ''Bones''. Life Thyne was born on March 7, 1975 in Stoughton, Massachusetts. He lived in Brockton, Hanover, ...

as Dr. Jack Hodgins, an

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, mineralogist,

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, and

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, and husband of Angela Montenegro. * John Boyd as James Aubrey, an FBI agent who works under Booth

Recurring cast

Patricia Belcher Patricia Belcher (born 1954) is an American film, stage and television actress, known for her roles as Ms. Dabney in the Disney Channel sitcom ''Good Luck Charlie'', and as United States Attorney Caroline Julian in the FOX crime procedural c ...

Caroline Julian This is a list of fictional characters in the television series ''Bones''. The article deals with the series' main, recurring, and minor characters. The series' main characters consists of the fictional Jeffersonian Institute's forensic anthropo ...

, a prosecutor who often works with the team *

Ryan O'Neal Ryan O'Neal (born April 20, 1941) is an American actor and former boxer. He trained as an amateur boxer before beginning his career in acting in 1960. In 1964, he landed the role of Rodney Harrington on the ABC nighttime soap opera '' Peyton Place ...

as Max Brennan, Temperance's father * Gil Darnell as Sebastian Kohl, a famous photographer who mentors Angela, and Cam's boyfriend * Sunnie Pelant as Christine Booth, Seeley and Temperance's daughter *

Sara Rue Sara Rue (born January 26, 1979) is an American actress. She is known for her performances as Carmen Ferrara on ''Popular'', as Claude Casey on ''Less than Perfect'', and as the Attorney General in ''Idiocracy''. In 2011, she hosted The CW realit ...

as Karen Delfs, a behavioral analyst * Kim Raver as Grace Miller, an FBI special agent * Dilshad Vadsaria as Padme Dalaj, Jared Booth's wife *

Gavin MacIntosh Gavin MacIntosh (born March 22, 1999) is an American actor. Beginning his professional career as a child actor and model at the age of ten, MacIntosh is best known for his recurring role as Connor Stevens on the Freeform drama series '' The Fost ...

as Parker Booth, Seeley's son * Eric Millegan as Dr. Zack Addy, former Jeffersonian employee ;Interns * Carla Gallo as

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* Eugene Byrd as Dr. Clark Edison *

Michael Grant Terry Michael Grant Terry (born August 30, 1983) is an American actor, known for his recurring role as Wendell Bray on the Fox series ''Bones''. Biography Terry was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of three children. His father is Will ...

as Wendell Bray *

Pej Vahdat Pejman "Pej" Vahdat ( ) is an American actor known for his role of Arastoo Vaziri in ''Bones'' from 2009 to 2017. In 2022, Vahdat was cast as Dex Dexter for the fifth season of the CW reboot series ''Dynasty''. Career Before his acting caree ...

as Dr. Arastoo Vaziri * Brian Klugman as Dr. Oliver Wells *

Ignacio Serricchio Ignacio Ariel Serricchio (born April 19, 1982) is an Argentine actor. He is known for his role as Diego Alcazar on ''General Hospital'' and as Alejandro "Alex" Chavez on ''The Young and the Restless''. Other roles include Lifetime's ''Witches ...

as Rodolfo Fuentes * Laura Spencer as Jessica Warren * Joel David Moore as Dr. Colin Fisher

Production

The series was renewed for an eleventh season by Fox on May 8, 2015. Writers Michael Peterson and Jonathan Collier took over the role of

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for the eleventh season after executive producer and writer Stephen Nathan stepped down from the position after season 10, to work on other projects. However, Nathan plans to return to the series later in the season.

Randy Zisk Randall "Randy" Zisk is an American television director and producer. He graduated from the University of Southern California and is a native of Dallas, Texas, where he graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas. His brother, Craig Zisk, also wo ...

joined as an executive producer and assumed the role of the series' directing producer, previous held by

Ian Toynton Ian Toynton (born 1946) is a British television director, producer and editor. Early life and education Toynton was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School Haberdashers' Boys' School (also known as Haberdashers', Habs, or Habs Boys) ...

since the beginning of the series. In July 2015, it was announced that ''Bones'' would

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with fellow Fox series '' Sleepy Hollow'' in a two-part episode, which aired on October 29, 2015, and featured guest appearances by Tom Mison and

Nicole Beharie Nicole Beharie is an American actress. She is best known for her starring roles in films such as the drama ''American Violet'' (2008), the psychological drama ''Shame (2011 film), Shame'' (2011), the biographical sports drama ''42 (film), 42'' ...

. Filming began on August 3, 2015. Kim Raver was cast as FBI Special Agent Grace Miller and appears in the first two episodes of the season. Betty White guest stars in an episode, playing Dr. Beth Mayer, a forensic anthropologist. In November 2015, it was announced that

had been cast in a multi-episode arc as a behavioral analyst who works with Booth.

Episodes

DVD release

The eleventh season of ''Bones'' was released on DVD (subtitled "Death and Disappearance Edition") in region 1 on January 3, 2017. The set includes all 22 episodes of season eleven and special features include deleted scenes and a gag reel.

References

External links

* * {{Bones

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