David Boreanaz says he would definitely revisit Bones. The obstacle is not interest in the 12-season Fox series, but the logistics of getting everyone back at the same time.
He made that clear in a 2026 interview for 2026's Italian Global Series, where he said, "I would definitely revisit" and added, "I love that show, and I love that character." Bones ran for 12 seasons and 246 episodes before ending on March 28, 2017.
Emily Deschanel and Art Hansen
Boreanaz said the show still holds "a special place in my heart" and pointed to his working relationship with Emily Deschanel as part of why the idea still has appeal. He said, "David, you never like reunions," describing the running joke from Deschanel, but the practical issue is different: "What am I working on now? What's the process?"
He also said he talks to Art Hansen a lot, which keeps the series present in his orbit even as the years move on. That matters because Bones ended nine years ago, and any revival would have to start from a cast-wide scheduling puzzle rather than a creative cold start.
Fox and the 2017 finale
Bones launched on September 13, 2005, and built its run around Temperance "Bones" Brennan and Seeley Booth solving homicide cases at the Jeffersonian Institute Medico-Legal Lab with FBI involvement. The show eventually turned that casework into a long-running partnership, then into a marriage and family, which gave the ending enough closure to make any return a reset rather than a continuation.
The series finale also closed out the Mark Kovac and Jeannine Kovac story, so a new version would need to decide whether it starts after that wrap-up or treats the old ending as background. With Boreanaz keeping his mind on the present and saying everyone is very busy with other projects right now, the most useful reading is simple: he is open to a return, but the cast calendar is the gatekeeper.
January 2027
Boreanaz said he has no habit of looking too far ahead and then pointed to The Rockford Files, which debuts in January 2027, as the kind of near-term work that competes for attention. For Bones fans, that leaves the real question on the table: whether a reunion or sequel can move from a conversational possibility to an actual production plan.
