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A Chicago-based wizard works as a private investigator.

1 Seasons
12 Episodes
Canceled
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Mystery Drama Action & Adventure
episode image What About Bob?
8.0/10 (306 votes)

#1 What About Bob?

S1:E10

Things seem to be going well between Harry and his new flame until she walks out on him... and takes Bob's skull. Now Dresden must find Bob and rescue him from the clutches of an old enemy. But will Bob want to be rescued?

episode image Things That Go Bump
7.9/10 (296 votes)

#2 Things That Go Bump

S1:E11

Morgan and Ancient Mai must come to Harry for protection and shelter from powerful enemies of Mai's. They make it to the relative safety of Dresden's place, but suddenly find that they are all trapped by a powerful spell. Now Harry must work with them to find a way out before the spell turns deadly.

episode image The Other Dick
7.7/10 (321 votes)

#3 The Other Dick

S1:E9

When Chicago PI Jim Brennan is murdered by supernatural means, Harry must team up with Brennan's assistant to find the murderer.

episode image Second City
7.7/10 (284 votes)

#4 Second City

S1:E12

Dresden and Murphy must work together to solve the mystery of a former gang member who drowns on dry land, miles from the nearest lake. Meanwhile, Murphy's father is in town, and he doesn't have a very high opinion of his daughter's freelance consultant.

episode image Bad Blood
7.6/10 (364 votes)

#5 Bad Blood

S1:E5

After a failed hit on her life, Bianca, Chicago's most powerful vampire, calls upon Harry Dresden. In debt to her for saving his life years before, he agrees to help her find the mastermind behind the plan to take her down.

episode image Hair of the Dog
7.5/10 (391 votes)

#6 Hair of the Dog

S1:E3

A series of ritualistic murders starts to look a lot like werewolves so Harry, of course, gets dragged in. Thing is, it looks like the lycanthropes aren't the killers... they're the victims.

episode image The Boone Identity
7.4/10 (387 votes)

#7 The Boone Identity

S1:E2

A grieving father asks Harry to help put his daughter's spirit to rest. This should be easy. All Dresden has to do is track down the killer and make sure that justice has been done. There's only one catch: the killer died only hours after the murder.

episode image Storm Front
7.4/10 (327 votes)

#8 Storm Front

S1:E8

We are introduced to Harry Dresden, private detective and practicing wizard. When he tries to help the Chicago Police Department solve a grisly murder, he finds himself the target of a homicidal magician. And as if that isn't bad enough, the High Council of wizards begins to think that he is falling to the dark side, so he must elude them as well. Now he must stop the murderer and clear his name before his time runs out.

episode image Soul Beneficiary
7.3/10 (322 votes)

#9 Soul Beneficiary

S1:E6

An otherwise healthy man experiencing premonitions of his own demise seeks Harry's help but ends up croaking right in his office. As the dark circumstances surrounding his death are revealed, Harry finds himself in the crosshairs of a dangerous magic-user; meanwhile, the crime that got Bob condemned to living in his own skull for all eternity finally comes to light.

episode image Birds of a Feather
7.2/10 (471 votes)

#10 Birds of a Feather

S1:E1

A young boy wants to hire Harry because he believes that monsters are after him and his mom. Harry doesn't want to take the kid's money, but he also knows from his own experience that a child's monsters are often all too real.

episode image Rules of Engagement
7.2/10 (400 votes)

#11 Rules of Engagement

S1:E4

A beautiful young woman asks Harry to help her recover some stolen money. Before long, Dresden discovers a connection between this case and a dark, supernatural evil, and that his lovely client has been hiding something.

episode image Walls
7.2/10 (323 votes)

#12 Walls

S1:E7

Harry investigates the death of a college student which leads him to a most unusual ring of thieves. A group of students is using magick to commit a series of impossible thefts, and Harry must stop them quickly. Not only because what they are doing is wrong, but also because the magick will eventually kill them all.

Cast & Chracters

character image Harry Dresden

Harry Dresden

Actor: Paul Blackthorne
character image Lt. Connie Murphy

Lt. Connie Murphy

Actor: Valerie Cruz
character image Bob

Bob

Actor: Terrence Mann
character image Kirmani

Kirmani

Actor: Raoul Bhaneja
character image Morgan

Morgan

Actor: Conrad Coates

The highest rated episode of The Dresden Files is "What About Bob?" (S1E10) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 306 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Birds of a Feather" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 471 votes.

The highest rated episode is "What About Bob?" (S1E10) with a rating of 8.00.

This episode received 306 votes.


The lowest rated episode is "Birds of a Feather" (S1E1) with a rating of 7.20.

This episode received 471 votes.

Name Department Job
Morgan Gendel Production Producer
Nicolas Cage Production Producer
Norman Golightly Production Executive Producer
Robert Hewitt Wolfe Production Producer

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