The Dresden Files (TV series)

The Dresden Files is a dark fantasy television series adapted from Jim Butcher's book series of the same name. The show centers on Harry Dresden, a private investigator and wizard played by Paul Blackthorne, who handles supernatural cases in present-day Chicago. It first aired on January 21, 2007, on the Sci Fi Channel in the United States and on Space in Canada, with Sky One in the UK picking it up for broadcast starting February 14, 2007.

The series lasted one season of 12 episodes and later came out on DVD. After the final episode on April 15, Sci Fi Channel announced on August 3 that the show was canceled and would not get a second season.

**Cast and characters**

Casting was confirmed in November 2005 by Robert Hewitt Wolfe.

**Main cast**

Paul Blackthorne plays Harry Dresden, a reluctant hero and professional wizard who frequently assists the police with cases involving odd circumstances and helps others who seek him out. Harry’s mother, Margaret LeFay, was a powerful witch who died when he was young. His father, a stage magician, raised him. Around age 11, Harry’s powers emerged, and his uncle Justin DuMorne wanted to take him to teach him about his abilities. When Harry’s father refused to hand him over, Justin murdered him with black magic. Bob later mentions that Harry "self-defensed" his uncle to death. Justin left behind a programmed Doppelgänger to resurrect him if he died. It later emerges that Harry inherited a large sum of money, which he gave to charity, and owns the DuMorne estate, where he refuses to live.

Valerie Cruz portrays Lt. Karrin Murphy, a Chicago police officer who often seeks Harry’s help with difficult cases that may have supernatural roots, though she refuses to fully believe in magic because it doesn’t fit her "rules." She is dedicated and serious about her job, even going so far as to contact the only wizard in the phonebook for assistance. Lt. Murphy is a tough, no-nonsense woman who is divorced and has a daughter named Anna, who spends much of her time with her father due to Murphy’s long work hours. Karrin appears to have romantic feelings for Harry, noting at the end of season one that if he kissed her again, she would not slap him.

Terrence Mann plays Hrothbert "Bob" of Bainbridge, an old spirit owned by Dresden. Bob previously belonged to Justin DuMorne before Harry "self-defensed" him to death.