The eighth season of the American television series Bones premiered on September 17, 2012, and concluded on April 29, 2013, on Fox. The show maintained its previous time slot, airing on Mondays at 8:00 pm ET, and consists of 24 episodes. Fox ordered an additional two episodes, that were produced during the eighth season, but aired during the first part of season nine.
Contents
Cast and characters
Main cast
Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, a forensic anthropologist
David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, who is the official FBI liaison with the Jeffersonian
Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro, a forensic artist and wife of Jack Hodgins
Tamara Taylor as Dr. Camille Saroyan, a forensic pathologist and the head of the forensic division
T. J. Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins, an entomologist, mineralogist, palynologist, and forensic chemist, and husband of Angela Montenegro
John Francis Daley as Dr. Lance Sweets, an FBI psychologist who provides psychological reports on criminals and staff including Brennan and Booth
Recurring cast
Patricia Belcher as Caroline Julian, a prosecutor that often works with the team
Andrew Leeds as Christopher Pelant, a hacker who was previously under house arrest and framed Brennan for murder; he is currently a fugitive wanted by the FBI
Reed Diamond as Hayes Flynn, an FBI special agent
Ryan O'Neal as Max Keenan, Brennan's father
Danielle Panabaker as Olivia Sparling, a rookie FBI special agent
Joanna Cassidy as Marianne Booth, Seeley's mother
Tiffany Hines as Michelle Welton, Cam's adopted daughter
Cyndi Lauper as Avalon Harmonia, a psychic
Scott Lowell as Dr. Douglas Filmore, a Canadian podiatrist
Danny Woodburn as Alex Radziwill, a Diplomatic immunity and State Department official
Interns
Eugene Byrd as Dr. Clark Edison
Luke Kleintank as Finn Abernathy
Michael Grant Terry as Wendell Bray
Pej Vahdat as Arastoo Vaziri
Carla Gallo as Daisy Wick
Joel David Moore as Colin Fisher
Brian Klugman as Dr. Oliver Wells
Production
The series was renewed for an eighth season on March 29, 2012. Executive producer Stephen Nathan commented that season eight would include storylines that were originally intended for the previous season but could not be used then due to its reduced episode count. Twenty-two episodes were produced during season eight, with the extra four episodes ordered by Fox for the previous season incorporated into season eight, making a total of 26 episodes. In March 2013, it was reported that only 24 of the 26 episodes would air in season eight, as the two other episodes would be filmed after the season eight finale, and would be aired during the beginning of the ninth season. Series creator Hart Hanson believed the show could last another two seasons (seasons 9 and 10), saying "we're very, very confident in having at least a season 9, and I can see as far as season 10 before my eyes get misty."
DVD and Blu-ray release
The eighth season of Bones was released on DVD and Blu-ray (subtitled "Once Upon a Crime Edition") in region 1 on October 8, 2013, in region 2 on September 30, 2013, and in region 4 on November 20, 2013. The set includes all 24 episodes of season eight on a 6-disc DVD set and 5-disc Blu-ray set presented in anamorphic widescreen. Special features include an audio commentary on "The Future in the Past" by Hart Hanson, Stephen Nathan and Ian Toynton, deleted scenes from "The Patriot in Purgatory", "The Survivor in the Soap" and "The Party in the Pants", a gag reel, and two featurettes—Dying to Know: Bones Answers Your Questions! and Bare Bones: Total Fandom-onium.