"The Dresden Files" (2007) TV series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Fantasy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

If you need help, call the cops. If you need a miracle, call Harry Dresden.

Plot:

A Chicago-based wizard works as a private investigator.

Plot Keywords:

Wizard | Private Investigator | Tough Cop | Ghost | Stage Magician

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Paul Blackthorne	...	Harry Dresden (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Valerie Cruz	...	Lt. Connie Murphy (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Terrence Mann	...	Bob / ... (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Raoul Bhaneja	...	Detective Sid Kirmani / ... (11 episodes, 2007-2008)
Conrad Coates	...	Morgan (7 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Directed by
David Carson		(3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Michael Grossman		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Writing credits
Hans Beimler		(13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Robert Hewitt Wolfe		(13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jim Butcher		(12 episodes, 2007)
George Mastras		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Nicolas Cage	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Norman Golightly	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Robert Hewitt Wolfe	....	executive producer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Morgan Gendel	....	executive producer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jonathan Hackett	....	producer (12 episodes, 2007)
David Simkins	....	executive producer / consulting producer (12 episodes, 2007)
Jack Bernstein	....	consulting producer (11 episodes, 2007)
Curtis Kheel	....	supervising producer (11 episodes, 2007)
Barry M. Schkolnick	....	consulting producer (11 episodes, 2007)
Laurence Walsh	....	co-producer (11 episodes, 2007)
Hans Beimler	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Original Music by
Robert J. Kral		(12 episodes, 2007)

Series Cinematography by
Alwyn Kumst		(11 episodes, 2007)

Series Film Editing by
Jean Coulombe		(5 episodes, 2007)
Mike Lee		(5 episodes, 2007)
David B. Thompson		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Casting by
Susan Bluestein		(unknown episodes)
Lisa Parasyn		(unknown episodes)
Camille St. Cyr		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Franco De Cotiis		(11 episodes, 2007)

Series Set Decoration by
Carol Lavoie		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Costume Design by
Joanne Hansen		(12 episodes, 2007)

Series Makeup Department
Amber Chase	....	assistant makeup artist (11 episodes, 2007)
Kelly Shanks	....	assistant hair stylist (8 episodes, 2007)
Lydia Pensa	....	head of hair department / key hair stylist (5 episodes, 2007)
Maribeth Knezev	....	makeup department head (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Steve D'Onofrio	....	post-production supervisor (12 episodes, 2007)
Wanda Chaffey	....	production manager (7 episodes, 2007)
Lena Cordina	....	production manager (4 episodes, 2007)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John Stead	....	second unit director (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jill Compton	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2007)
Greg Edmunds	....	third assistant director (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Haufler	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Robert Shipman	....	props (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Hamish Buchanan	....	assistant art director (12 episodes, 2007)
J. Ryan Halpenny	....	assistant art director (11 episodes, 2007)
David A. Baran	....	trainee assistant art director (10 episodes, 2007)
Arlene Lott	....	first assistant art director (7 episodes, 2007)
Rossana DeCampo	....	key scenic artist (2 episodes, 2007)
Greg Chown	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Stephen Levitt	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Fred Mendelson	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)
Jeremy Simser	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Eric Apps	....	sound re-recording mixer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Gregory Martin Clayton	....	boom operator (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Thomas Hidderley	....	sound mixer (12 episodes, 2007-2008)
Rudy Michael	....	foley mixer / adr mixer (11 episodes, 2007)
Tim O'Connell	....	foley artist (11 episodes, 2007)
Daryl Purdy	....	boom operator (11 episodes, 2007)
Tom Bjelic	....	sound effects editor (7 episodes, 2007)
Christian T. Cooke	....	sound re-recording mixer (7 episodes, 2007)
Mark Gingras	....	sound effects editor (7 episodes, 2007)
John Douglas Smith	....	supervising sound editor (7 episodes, 2007)

Series Special Effects by
Laird McMurray	....	special effects coordinator (1 episode, 2007)
Stephen Wallace	....	special effects (1 episode, 2007)
Drew Longland	....	special effects assistant (unknown episodes, 2007)
Tim Barraball	....	special effects coordinator: physical effects (unknown episodes)
Tomas Hartl	....	key special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Darren Cranford	....	visual effects supervisor: Production and Keyframe Digital Prod. (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Jaideep Mohan	....	digital compositor: Keyframe Digital Productions (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Richard Chiu	....	visual effects (11 episodes, 2007)
Zac Campbell	....	digital compositor: Keyframe Digital Prod (10 episodes, 2007)
Darren Locke	....	visual effects: Keyframe Digital Productions (9 episodes, 2007)
Clint Green	....	on-set supervisor (6 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Butchard	....	visual effects coordinator (2 episodes, 2007)
Carole Cowley	....	bidding producer (2 episodes, 2007)
Anne Kim	....	lead compositor: Frantic Films (2 episodes, 2007)
Jiwoon Kim	....	digital compositor (2 episodes, 2007)
Cynthia Maurer	....	visual effects (2 episodes, 2007)
Nick Damico	....	visual effects supervisor: Frantic Films Hollywood (unknown episodes)
Stevie Ramone	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Dave Salter	....	digital compositor (unknown episodes)
Robin Trickett	....	visual effects coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
John Stead	....	stunt coordinator (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Christopher Cordell	....	stunt double: Alex Karzis / stunt double: C. David Johnson / ... (5 episodes, 2007)
Dana Jones	....	stunt double / stunt double: Valerie Cruz (5 episodes, 2007)
Geoff Scovell	....	stunt rigger (4 episodes, 2007-2008)
Kara Wooten	....	stunt performer / stunt safety / ... (3 episodes, 2007-2008)
Alicia Turner	....	stunt double (3 episodes, 2007)
Steve Wilsher	....	stunt rigger / stunts (2 episodes, 2007-2008)
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt driver / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2007)
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt double: Kim Coates / stunt performer (unknown episodes)
Edward A. Queffelec	....	air ram coordinator (unknown episodes)
Cheryl Quiacos	....	stunt double (unknown episodes)
Geoff Williams	....	stunt driver (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
David Fisher	....	gaffer (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Marek Krawczyk	....	electrician (12 episodes, 2007)
Colin Hoult	....	director of photography: second unit / camera operator: "a" camera (11 episodes, 2007)
Steve Wilkie	....	still photographer (11 episodes, 2007)
David Wilkins	....	camera trainee (3 episodes, 2007)
Brian Cassar	....	camera trainee: pilot (unknown episodes)
Sean Dawes	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Benjamin Smith	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Debbie Kwan	....	casting assistant: Canada (12 episodes, 2007)
Lisa Parasyn	....	casting: Canada (12 episodes, 2007)
Jon Comerford	....	casting: Canada (11 episodes, 2007)
Ross Meyerson	....	casting: US (11 episodes, 2007)
Julie Tucker	....	casting: US / casting (11 episodes, 2007)
Susan Bluestein	....	original casting / casting: US (10 episodes, 2007)
Camille St. Cyr	....	original casting / casting: US (10 episodes, 2007)
Kendra Shay Clark	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Jason Kennedy	....	casting associate (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nadia 'Sunny' Sorge	....	background costume supervisor (12 episodes, 2007)

Series Editorial Department
Bill Oliver	....	first assistant editor (13 episodes, 2007-2008)
Ian Harbilas	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Christine H. Luethje	....	music editor (12 episodes, 2007)
Russell Scott Ziecker	....	music supervisor (11 episodes, 2007)
Dennis McCarthy	....	conductor (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Steven Sacrob	....	driver (13 episodes, 2007-2008)

Series Other crew
Steve Sheridan	....	second assistant accountant (12 episodes, 2007)
Peter Egan	....	executive story editor / story editor (11 episodes, 2007)
Lisa Ghione	....	unit publicist (11 episodes, 2007)
Angela Mastronardi	....	script supervisor (11 episodes, 2007)
Tina Vacalopoulos	....	assistant production coordinator (11 episodes, 2007)
Natalie Antoci	....	assistant to writers (10 episodes, 2007-2008)
Stefani N. Deoul	....	production executive (10 episodes, 2007)
Jason Krauskopf	....	production secretary (10 episodes, 2007)
Gina Boulougouris	....	assistant accountant (7 episodes, 2007)
Daniela Zomparelli	....	production accountant (7 episodes, 2007)
Aine Furey	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2007)
Karen Perez	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2007)
Dahla MacKenna	....	educational supervisor (unknown episodes, 2007)
Rae Ellen Bodie	....	dialogue coach (unknown episodes)
Catherine Crawford	....	assistant location manager (unknown episodes)
Kelly Gilbert	....	second assistant accountant (unknown episodes)
R. Emerson John	....	script supervisor: second unit (unknown episodes)
Alyssa Kling	....	set tutor (unknown episodes)
Lisa Perone	....	assistant coordinator (unknown episodes)
Mark Stevenson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Derek Ursacki	....	daily second assistant accoutant (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Dresden Files Productions
• Lions Gate Entertainment
• NBC Universal Television
• Saturn Films

Distributors

• Sci-Fi Channel, The (2007-) (USA) (TV)
• AXN (2007) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• Sorozat (2008) (Hungary) (TV) (re-release)
• AXN (2007) (Bulgaria) (TV)
• AXN (2007) (Czech Republic) (TV)
• AXN (2007) (Poland) (TV)
• AXN (2007) (Romania) (TV)
• AXN (2007) (Slovakia) (TV)
• Fox Movies SF Horror (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• Neljas (2008) (Estonia) (TV)
• Sky One (2007-) (UK) (TV)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio
• Urban Post Production  sound post-production

Also Known As:

A dresden-akták (Hungary) [hu]
Akta Dresdena (Poland) [pl]
Dosarele lui Dresden (Romania) [ro]
Dresden (Czech Republic) [cs]
Dresden Files (Greece) [el]
Dresdeni toimikud (Estonia) [et]

Runtime:

USA:60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Dresden Files Productions

Trivia:

The episodes were aired out of their original filmed order, and the two-hour pilot was never aired in its entirety during the shows run. An edited version of the pilot, titled "Storm Front," aired in the middle of the first season.

Quotes:

Bob: Life is pain. So's dinner. You've burnt your garlic bread.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Eye (2008)

A highly watchable program killed before its time

It makes you wonder if sci-fi know what they are doing, this show was cancelled way too soon. Interesting plots and a VERY watchable lead what more do you want? Apart from the pleasure of knowing that such a good show is coming back next year. 12 episodes for a first season is not an automatic death sentence - remember Buffy? It seams to be a trend with sci-fi, if a program shows too much intelligence they cut it and replace it with something cheap and cheerful (everybody remember when they swapped American Gothic with Sliders)!!! It seams that taste is an acquired taste after all I wonder if the bosses at sci-fi are able too learn it??