Bones is an American drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The series is very loosely based on the works of real-life forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs, who is herself a producer on the show. Its title character, Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan is named after the protagonist of Reichs' crime novel series. The show is a forensics and police procedural drama in which each episode focuses on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind the human remains brought to Dr. Brennan's forensic anthropology team at the Jeffersonian Institution by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth.
Created by Hart Hanson, Bones is a joint production by Josephson Entertainment, Far Field Productions and 20th Century Fox Television. The current regular cast members are Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Eric Millegan, T. J. Thyne and Tamara Taylor. Two seasons of Bones have been aired so far and the show is due to return for a third season after being renewed by Fox Broadcasting Company.