The fourth season of the American television series ''
Bones'' premiered on September 3, 2008, with a two-hour episode and concluded on May 14, 2009, on
Fox
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. The show changed time slots again, airing on Wednesdays at 8:00 pm ET before moving to Thursdays at 8:00 pm ET in 2009. The season consisted of 26 episodes and averaged 10.8 million viewers.
Cast and characters
Main cast
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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
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David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent
Seeley Booth, the official FBI liaison with the Jeffersonian
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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
forensic artist
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It is a highly specialized field that ...
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Tamara Taylor as
Dr. Camille Saroyan, a
forensic pathologist and the head of the forensic division
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T. J. Thyne as
Dr. Jack Hodgins, an
entomologist
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John Francis Daley
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as
Dr. Lance Sweets, an FBI
psychologist
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who studies the relationship between Dr. Brennan and Agent Booth
Recurring cast
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David Greenman
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Biography
David Greenman was born a ...
as
Marcus Geier, a forensic technician
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Patricia Belcher
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Caroline Julian, a prosecutor
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Brendan Fehr as
Jared Booth, Booth's brother
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Marisa Coughlan as FBI Agent
Payton Perotta
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Nichole Hiltz as Roxie Lyon, Angela’s girlfriend
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Tuppence Middleton as Vera Waterhouse
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Eric Millegan as Dr.
Zack Addy
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Ryan O'Neal as
Max Keenan, Brennan's father
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Ty Panitz as
Parker Booth, Booth's son
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Stephen Fry as Dr.
Gordon Wyatt
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 ...
, Booth's former psychiatrist
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Billy Gibbons as Angela's father
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Deirdre Lovejoy as
Heather Taffet
;Interns
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Eugene Byrd as Dr.
Clark Edison
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Ryan Cartwright as
Vincent Nigel-Murray
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 ...
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Michael Grant Terry as
Wendell Bray
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Carla Gallo as
Daisy Wick
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 anthrop ...
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Joel David Moore as
Colin Fisher
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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
Arastoo Vaziri
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 anthrop ...
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Michael Badalucco as Scott Starret
Episodes
The season premieres with its first two-part episode, "Yanks in the U.K." which was filmed on-location in the
United Kingdom. Due to the season's extended episode count of 26 and multiple pre-emptions, Fox aired seven episodes throughout the month of April 2009, with new episodes airing on Monday and Wednesday, along with its regular timeslot of Thursday. This season sees the return of
The Grave Digger, who was last seen in the second season. This time, The Grave Digger captures Booth. After Booth is rescued, the team discovers the true identity of The Grave Digger.
DVD and Blu-ray release
The fourth season of ''Bones'' was released on DVD (subtitled "Body Bag Edition") in region 1 on October 6, 2009, in region 2 on October 26, 2009 and in region 4 on October 27, 2009. This was the first season to be released on Blu-ray, and was only released in region A alongside the region 1 DVD release. The region 1 DVD set only includes 22 episodes of season four, as the first four episodes of the season were made available as bonus episodes on the season three DVD set. While the Blu-ray release, and the region 2 and 4 versions include all 26 episodes of the season. Special features include two featurettes—"Androgyny: Playing Haru Tanaka" and "Squints in Training"; three extended episodes—"The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond", "The Doctor in the Den" and "The Girl in the Mask". Also included are deleted scenes and a gag reel.
References
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2008 American television seasons
2009 American television seasons
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