Naming the Dead: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

There are 50,000 bodies lying unnamed and unmourned across America with no way of identifying them, until now. This powerful new series follows the DNA Doe Project - a leading organization in genetic investigation and identification - as they partner with law enforcement agencies to solve the coldest of cases, name these unidentified bodies, and bring resolution to families across the country.

Series details

• Title: Naming the Dead
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2025-08-03
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Disney+
• Typical episode runtime: 38 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 86035
• IMDb ID: tt37738739
• TVDB ID: 466031

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-08-03; final listed air date 2025-08-03; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Naming the Dead on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.