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Bones: Season 11

22 episodes Premiered Oct 1, 2015 Updated Oct 2, 2026

In the eleventh season of Bones, new agents join the team while Special Agent Seeley Booth and Dr. Temperance Brennan grapple with past decisions. The narrative arc features mysterious disappearances and shocking twists that reshape the future for Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab, where they assist with murder investigations involving remains that are badly decomposed, burned, or dest

Previously on Bones

Season 11 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Dr. Temperance Brennan works with her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab.
  • ⚡ Special Agent Seeley Booth assists with murder investigations where standard identification methods are useless due to the state of the remains.
  • ⚡ The series is an American police procedural drama created by Hart Hanson for Fox.
  • ⚡ The show follows the collaboration between the Jeffersonian team and Booth.
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Season overview

In the eleventh season of Bones, new agents join the team while Special Agent Seeley Booth and Dr. Temperance Brennan grapple with past decisions. The narrative arc features mysterious disappearances and shocking twists that reshape the future for Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab, where they assist with murder investigations involving remains that are badly decomposed, burned, or destroyed.

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Season 11 Episodes

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S11·E1 Mytharc

The Loyalty in the Lie

Oct 1, 2015 · 44 min

Booth goes missing six months after he and Brennan left their careers behind, but a case with ties to the couple pulls Brennan back into the world of forensic analysis, which bring

S11·E2 Core

The Brother in the Basement

Oct 8, 2015 · 44 min

Booth is still missing, but the team learns that Agent Miller has hidden information about his whereabouts and physical state. Meanwhile, a digital forensic scientist helps Angela

S11·E3 Core

The Donor in the Drink

Oct 15, 2015 · 43 min

On Brennan and Booth’s first official day back at their respective positions at the Jeffersonian and the FBI, things get exciting when remains are found at a fish farm under suspic

S11·E4 Core

The Carpals in the Coy-Wolves

Oct 22, 2015 · 44 min

When remains of real estate agent Justin Ross are discovered in a forest and appear to have been destroyed by coyote-wolf hybrids, Brennan enlists the help of fellow brilliant fore

S11·E5 Mytharc

The Resurrection in the Remains (I)

Oct 29, 2015 · 44 min

It’s Halloween time at The Jeffersonian as the team gets a surprise visit from Lt. Abbie Mills and Ichabod Crane, who have traveled from the spooky town of Sleepy Hollow to help on

S11·E6 Core

The Senator in the Street Sweeper

Nov 5, 2015 · 44 min

A pair of funny sanitation workers discover the shredded body of a U.S. Senator in a street sweeper, which leads Brennan, Booth and the team to Capitol Hill, where they meet with U

S11·E7 Core

The Promise in the Palace

Nov 12, 2015 · 43 min

The team investigates the murder of an escape artist whose body is found in the woods. They discover that the victim worked at the Magic Palace, and had some secret activities in t

S11·E8 Core

High Treason in the Holiday Season

Nov 19, 2015 · 44 min

The team investigates the high-stakes murder of a political journalist who was found dead after recently publishing an article exposing corruption in the NSA. Due to the nature of

S11·E9 Core

The Cowboy in the Contest

Dec 10, 2015 · 44 min

Booth and Brennan go under cover at an Old West-style shooting competition; Angela and Hodgins talk about the future; Cam and Sebastian grow closer.

S11·E10 Core

The Doom in the Boom

Dec 10, 2015 · 44 min

The team investigates a police officer's murder and decides what is important to their futures.

S11·E11 Core

The Death in the Defense

Apr 14, 2016 · 44 min

Hodgins is eight weeks into his rehabilitation for his paralysis and forced to navigate life in a wheelchair. Meanwhile, Brennan and Booth investigate the death of a public defende

S11·E12 Core

The Murder of the Meninist

Apr 21, 2016 · 44 min

The team investigates a body found in a car crash, the remains of which belong to a founder of a men's rights organization who may have been the victim of domestic abuse. As Brenna

S11·E13 Core

The Monster in the Closet

Apr 28, 2016 · 44 min

The Jeffersonian investigates the decomposing body of a social worker in the park, but evidence suggests the killer lived with the body for months before dumping it. Things get eve

S11·E14 Core

The Last Shot at a Second Chance

May 5, 2016 · 43 min

The Jeffersonian investigates the murder of a convicted felon who had been released to a halfway house, but disappeared, and a suspect in the case has ties to Booth. Meanwhile, Bre

S11·E15 Core

The Fight in the Fixer

May 12, 2016 · 44 min

The team investigates the body of a private investigator who was found frozen in ice, after being dumped in the Potomac. The victim, a man with many enemies, was a "fixer" who made

S11·E16 Core

The Strike in the Chord

May 19, 2016 · 43 min

The team investigates the death of the leader of the Lynwood University male acapella singing group, "The Whippersnaps," whose body was found in the school rat lab. The victim rece

S11·E17 Core

The Secret in the Service

May 26, 2016 · 43 min

A drunk college student discovers the dead body of a Secret Service agent just before a presidential visit to the area. Booth is ready to hit the ground running and turns to Secret

S11·E18 Core

The Movie in the Making

Jun 2, 2016 · 44 min

To produce a television segment on the Jeffersonian’s Medico-Legal lab, a documentary crew follows Brennan, Booth and the Jeffersonian/FBI team on a “typical” case as they investig

S11·E19 Core

The Head in the Abutment

Jun 16, 2016 · 44 min

The team investigates the death of a popular professional hockey player whose headless corpse was dumped in the river. As Booth and Aubrey question the player's coach, Booth's dept

S11·E20 Core

The Stiff in the Cliff

Jun 23, 2016 · 44 min

When the remains of famous billionaire explorer Henry Charles are found in Antarctica, the high profile case is brought to Brennan and Booth to determine if his death was a murder.

S11·E21 Mytharc

The Jewel in the Crown

Jul 14, 2016 · 44 min

The team investigates a body found at a glass recycling plant with a diamond lodged in its jaw. French Inspector Rousseau approaches the team with an accusation against the Marquis

S11·E22 Mytharc

The Nightmare Within the Nightmare

Jul 21, 2016 · 43 min

The team dives back into investigating a serial killer from the past, attempting to find “The Puppeteer,” who lives with his victims’ bodies before disposing of them. Meanwhile, Br

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