Dexter

Series Details:

Based on	Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Country	United States
Language	English, Spanish
Genre	Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Season	8
Episodes	96
Release date	October 1, 2006
Running time	47–58min
Age rating	TV-MA
Starring	Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, James Remar, C. S. Lee, Desmond Harrington, Aimee Garcia, Geoff Pierson
Developed by	James Manos Jr.
Directed by	John Dahl, Steve Shill, Keith Gordon, Marcos Siega, Ernest R. Dickerson, Romeo Tirone, Michael Cuesta, Tony Goldwyn, S.J. Clarkson, Stefan Schwartz, Robert Lieberman, Nick Gomez, Tim Hunter, Michael Lehmann, Holly Dale, Alik Sakharov, Adam Davidson, Jeremy Podeswa, Brian Kirk, Milan Cheylov, Seith Mann, Michael C. Hall
Written by	James Manos Jr., Lauren Gussis, Scott Buck, Scott Reynolds, Tim Schlattmann, Karen Campbell, Jennifer Yale, Melissa Rosenberg, Kevin Maynard, Wendy West, Manny Coto, Daniel Cerone, Jace Richdale, Clyde Phillips, Charles H. Eglee, Arika Lisanne Mittman, Drew Z. Greenberg, Chip Johannessen, Adam Fierro, Jim Leonard
Produced by	Timothy Schlattmann, Lauren Gussis, Scott Reynolds, Arika Lisanne Mittman, Drew Z. Greenberg, Dennis Bishop
Executive producers	James Manos, Jr., Sara Colleton, John Goldwyn, Daniel Cerone, Charles H. Eglee, Michael C. Hall, Chip Johannessen, Clyde Phillips, Manny Coto, Wendy West, Tim Schlattmann, Melissa Rosenberg, Jace Richdale, Scott Buck
Cinematography by	Romeo Tirone, Jeffrey Jur, Martin J. Layton, Alan Caso, Terry Stacey
Edited by	Louis Cioffi, Stewart Schill, Keith Henderson, Matthew Colonna, Amy E. Duddleston, Michael Ruscio, Elena Maganini, Scott K. Wallace, David Latham, Padraic McKinley, Chris Figler, Rob Seidenglanz
Music by	Daniel Licht
Casting by	Shawn Dawson, Deborah Aquila, Jennifer L. Smith, Tricia Wood
Production Design by	Jessica Kender, Anthony Cowley, Eric Weiler, Brandy Alexander, Michael Corenblith, Adam Rowe
Art Direction by	Elizabeth H. Gray, Adam Rowe, Ken Watkins, Caroline Quinn, Richard Fojo, Alana Billingsley
Set Decoration by	Linda Spheeris, Jeffrey Kushon, David A. Koneff, Diane O’Connell, Debra Combs, Bryan Thetford, Marthe Pineau, Christopher Carlson
Costume Design by	Abram Waterhouse, Kathleen Felix-Hager, James Lapidus, Jill M. Ohanneson, Marina Draghici
Production Company	The Colleton Company John Goldwyn Productions Clyde Phillips Productions 801 Productions Devilina Productions Showtime Networks
Original Network	Showtime

Cast & Character:

Main cast

• Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
• Julie Benz as Rita Bennett
• Jennifer Carpenter as Debra Morgan
• Erik King as James Doakes
• Lauren Vélez as María LaGuerta
• David Zayas as Angel Batista
• James Remar as Harry Morgan
• C. S. Lee as Vince Masuka
• Desmond Harrington as Joey Quinn
• Aimee Garcia as Jamie Batista
• Geoff Pierson as Tom Matthews
• Jack Alcott as Harrison Morgan
• Julia Jones as Angela Bishop
• Johnny Sequoyah as Audrey Bishop
• Alano Miller as Logan
• Clancy Brown as Kurt Caldwell

Recurring cast

• Christina Robinson as Astor Bennett
• Daniel Goldman as Cody Bennett
• Preston Bailey as himself
• Christian Camargo as Brian Moser
• Mark Pellegrino as Paul Bennett
• Judith Scott as Esmee Pascal
• Keith Carradine as Frank Lundy
• Dave Baez as Gabriel Bosque
• Jaime Murray as Lila West
• JoBeth Williams as Gail Brandon
• Jimmy Smits as Miguel Prado
• David Ramsey as Anton Briggs
• Liza Lapira as Yuki Amado
• Jason Manuel Olazabal as Ramón Prado
• Valerie Cruz as Syl Prado
• Anne Ramsay as Ellen Wolf
• Jesse Borrego as George King
• Kristin Dattilo as Barbara Gianna
• John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell
• Courtney Ford as Christine Hill
• Rick Peters as Elliot Larson
• Julia Campbell as Sally Mitchell
• Brando Eaton as Jonah Mitchell
• Vanessa Marano as Rebecca Mitchell
• Kathleen Noone as Maura Bennett
• Steve Eastin as Bill Bennett
• April Hernandez as Cira Manzon
• Jonny Lee Miller as Jordan Chase
• Julia Stiles as Lumen Pierce
• Maria Doyle Kennedy as Sonya
• Peter Weller as Stan Liddy
• Colin Hanks as Travis Marshall
• Edward James Olmos as James Gellar
• Brea Grant as Ryan Chambers
• Mos Def as Brother Sam
• Billy Brown as Mike Anderson
• Josh Cooke as Louis Greene
• Ray Stevenson as Isaak Sirko
• Jason Gedrick as George Novikov
• Katia Winter as Nadia
• Yvonne Strahovski as Hannah McKay
• Charlotte Rampling as Evelyn Vogel
• Sean Patrick Flanery as Jacob Elway
• Sam Underwood as Zach Hamilton
• Darri Ingolfsson as Daniel Vogel / Oliver Saxon
• Kenny Johnson as Max Clayton
• Fredric Lehne as Edward Olsen
• David Magidoff as Teddy Reed
• Katy Sullivan as Esther
• Michael Cyril Creighton as Fred Jr.
• Gizel Jiménez as Tess
• Gregory Cruz as Abraham Brown
• Jamie Chung as Molly Park
• Shuler Hensley as Elric

Storyline:

Orphaned at age three, when he witnessed his mother’s brutal murder with a chainsaw, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) was adopted by Miami police officer Harry Morgan (James Remar). Recognizing the boy’s trauma and the subsequent development of his sociopathic tendencies, Harry trained Dexter to channel his gruesome bloodlust into vigilantism, killing only heinous criminals who slip through the criminal justice system. To cover his prolific trail of homicides, Dexter gains employment as a forensic analyst, specializing in blood spatter pattern analysis, with the Miami Metro Police Department. Dexter is extremely cautious and circumspect; he wears gloves and uses plastic-wrapped “kill rooms”, carves up the corpses, and disposes of them in the Atlantic Ocean’s Gulf Stream to reduce his chances of detection. Dexter juggles his two personas, recognizing each as a distinct part of himself that must cohesively work as one. He depends on their interaction, as a means of survival and normality. Although his homicidal tendencies are deeply unyielding, as he originally claims (via narration), throughout the series he strives to feel (and in some cases does feel) normal emotions and maintains his appearance as a socially responsible human being.

About Series:

Dexter is an American crime drama television series that aired on Showtime from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013. The first season was based on Jeff Lindsay’s 2004 novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter, adapted for television by James Manos Jr., who wrote the first episode. Subsequent seasons diverged from Lindsay’s works, while retaining many of the same characters and themes.

The series received mostly positive reviews throughout its run, with the first four seasons being particularly praised. However, reception declined as the series progressed. Dexter earned numerous awards, including two Golden Globes for Michael C. Hall and John Lithgow for their roles as Dexter Morgan and Arthur Mitchell. Season four’s finale on December 13, 2009, attracted a record-breaking 2.6 million viewers, making it Showtime’s most-watched original series episode at the time.

In April 2013, Showtime announced that the eighth season would be the final season of Dexter. The season premiere became the most-watched episode, with over 3 million viewers. The original series finale on September 22, 2013, drew 2.8 million viewers, the largest audience in Showtime’s history.

In October 2020, Showtime revealed that Dexter would return with a ten-episode limited series, Dexter: New Blood, starring Hall and showrunner Clyde Phillips, who had worked on the original series’ first four seasons. The series premiered on November 7, 2021, and concluded on January 9, 2022. A continuation of New Blood is in development. In January 2023, a prequel series titled Dexter: Original Sin was announced, focusing on a younger Dexter and his early years with the Miami Metro Police Department, with Phillips returning as showrunner.

Episodes:

Season	Episodes	First Aired	Last Aired
1	12	October 1, 2006	December 17, 2006
2	12	September 30, 2007	December 16, 2007
3	12	September 28, 2008	December 14, 2008
4	12	September 27, 2009	December 13, 2009
5	12	September 26, 2010	December 12, 2010
6	12	October 2, 2011	December 18, 2011
7	12	September 30, 2012	December 16, 2012
8	12	June 30, 2013	September 22, 2013