The Dresden Files is an American television series based on the books by Jim Butcher. It premiered January 21, 2007 at 9:00 PM EST on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States and on Space in Canada. It was picked up by Sky One in the UK and began airing on February 14, 2007.
The series ran for only twelve episodes over one season, and has since been released on DVD.[1] The Sci Fi Channel announced on August 3, 2007 that The Dresden Files would not be renewed for a second season.[2]
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| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | ||||
| 1 | 12 | January 21, 2007 | April 15, 2007 | August 7, 2007[1] | |
| # | Title | Directed by | Written by | US viewers (million) |
Original air date | Production code |
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| 1 | "Birds of a Feather" | Michael Robison | Peter Egan | 1.732[3] | January 21, 2007 | 103[4] |
| Believing monsters are after him, a young boy searches out the help of the only wizard listed in the Chicago yellow pages - Harry Dresden. | ||||||
| 2 | "The Boone Identity" | James A. Contner | George Mastras | 1.891[5] | January 28, 2007 | 104[4] |
| The ghost of a murdered girl can't rest until justice is brought to her killer — unfortunately, he's already dead. | ||||||
| 3 | "Hair of the Dog" | Michael Nankin | Laurence Walsh | 1.17[6] | February 11, 2007 | 105[4] |
| Lt. Murphy requests Dresden's help in solving a series of bizarre murder cases. He discovers werewolves are involved - they're the victims. | ||||||
| 4 | "Rules of Engagement" | Michael Grossman | Curtis Kheel | 1.41[7] | February 18, 2007 | 102[4] |
| As Harry attempts to save the latest damsel in distress from a vicious Hellion, he finds they share a surprising connection. | ||||||
| 5 | "Bad Blood" | Rick Rosenthal | Jack Bernstein | 1.12[8] | February 25, 2007 | 107[4] |
| Bianca, the most beautiful—and most dangerous—vampire in Chicago hires Dresden. Someone is trying to kill her, and she needs Dresden to find out who and why. | ||||||
| 6 | "Soul Beneficiary" | Ken Girotti | Peter Egan | 0.94[9] | March 4, 2007 | 108[4] |
| When a man who has been having premonitions that he's about to die drops dead in Dresden's office, Harry is plunged into a bizarre murder plot that ends up revealing a dark secret from Bob's past. | ||||||
| 7 | "Walls" | John Fawcett | Hans Beimler & Robert Hewitt Wolfe | 1.17[10] | March 11, 2007 | 106[4] |
| Harry investigates a group of thieving college students who have discovered a supernatural method to bypass the most sophisticated of security systems. But there's madness in their method, because it is slowly killing them off, one by one. | ||||||
| 8 | "Storm Front" | David Carson | Hans Beimler & Robert Hewitt Wolfe | 1.35[11] | March 18, 2007 | 101[4] |
| A grisly crime scene leads Harry to the middle of a gang war, and a nasty reminder of the perils of black magic. (This was edited down from the pilot episode.) | ||||||
| 9 | "The Other Dick" | James Head | George Mastras | 1.00[12] | March 25, 2007 | 110[4] |
| While taking classes to get his P.I. license, Harry finds his teacher - another local private investigator - murdered using supernatural means. Harry reluctantly joins forces with the deceased teacher's assistant to find the killer. | ||||||
| 10 | "What About Bob?" | David Straiton | David Simkins |
N/A
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April 1, 2007 | 109[4] |
| Harry's latest lover sneaks out of his place with Bob's skull and delivers it to Dresden's uncle Justin Morningway – who died by Dresden's own hand five years ago. Dresden learns that death isn't all it's cracked up to be – especially where his uncle is concerned. | ||||||
| 11 | "Things That Go Bump" | Michael Grossman | Robert Hewitt Wolfe |
N/A
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April 8, 2007 | 111[4] |
| Ancient Mai and Morgan seek refuge at Dresden's place after they are ambushed by one of Mai's enemies. But once inside, they discover that they're now all trapped by a powerful spell, and the walls are closing in. | ||||||
| 12 | "Second City" | Nick Copus | Barry M. Schkolnick |
N/A
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April 15, 2007 | 112[4] |
| Minutes after leaving a store, a former gang member is found dead under mysterious circumstances. Meanwhile, Murphy's father comes to Chicago, and he has a bone to pick with her – named Harry Dresden. | ||||||
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