Dexter (TV series)
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Based on | Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay |
Developed by | James Manos Jr. |
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Theme music composer | Rolfe Kent |
Composer | Daniel Licht |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 96 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 47–58 minutes |
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Network | Showtime |
Release | October 1, 2006 September 22, 2013 | –
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Dexter is an American
The series enjoyed mostly positive reviews throughout its run. The first four seasons were widely praised, but reception dropped considerably as the series progressed. The show has received myriad awards, including two
In April 2013, Showtime announced that season eight would be the final season of Dexter.[5] The season eight premiere was the most watched Dexter episode, with more than 3 million viewers total.[6] The original broadcast of the series finale on September 22, 2013, drew 2.8 million viewers, the largest audience in Showtime's history.[7]
In October 2020, it was announced that Dexter would return with a ten-episode limited series titled Dexter: New Blood, with Hall reprising the title role and Clyde Phillips as showrunner, a position he occupied during the original series' first four seasons. The first season premiered on November 7, 2021, and concluded on January 9, 2022. A continuation of New Blood is in development.[8][9][10] In January 2023, a prequel series, with the working title Dexter: Origins, was announced as being in development, with Clyde Phillips once again returning as showrunner. This series will follow a younger Dexter as he begins his career with the Miami Metro police department.[11][12][13]
Plot
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.
Cast and crew
Cast
Besides Hall playing the title character, the show's supporting cast includes Jennifer Carpenter as Dexter's adoptive sister and co-worker (and later boss) Debra, and James Remar as Dexter's adoptive father, Harry Morgan. Dexter's co-workers include Lauren Vélez as Lieutenant (later Captain) María LaGuerta, Dexter and Debra's supervisor, David Zayas as Detective Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Angel Batista, and C. S. Lee as lab tech Vince Masuka (promoted to title credits in season two).
Erik King portrayed the troubled Sgt James Doakes for the first two seasons of the show. Desmond Harrington joined the cast in season three as Joey Quinn; his name was promoted to the title credits as of season four. Geoff Pierson plays Captain Tom Matthews of Miami Metro Homicide. Julie Benz starred as Dexter's girlfriend, then wife, Rita in seasons one to four, with a guest appearance in season five. Rita's children, Astor and Cody, are played by Christina Robinson and Preston Bailey (who replaced Daniel Goldman after the first season). Dexter's infant son Harrison is played by twins, Evan and Luke Kruntchev, through season seven; in season eight, Harrison was played by Jadon Wells. Aimee Garcia plays Batista's younger sister, Jamie.[14]
Notable appearances in season one are
Crew
The main creative forces behind the series were executive producers Daniel Cerone, Clyde Phillips, and Melissa Rosenberg. Cerone left the show after its second season. Executive producer and showrunner Phillips departed the series, after a record-setting season-four finale, to spend more time with his family; 24 co-executive producer Chip Johannessen took over Phillips' post.[15] Head writer Melissa Rosenberg left after season four, as well.
After the conclusion of season five, Chip Johannessen was revealed to be leaving the show after a single run,[16] and Scott Buck would take over as showrunner from season six onward.
Production
Exterior filming
Although the series is set in
Marketing
In preparation for the United Kingdom launch of the series,
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Reception
Critical reception
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Although reception to individual seasons has varied, the overall response to Dexter has been positive. The first, second, fourth, and seventh seasons received critical acclaim, the third and fifth seasons received generally positive reviews, while the sixth and eighth seasons received mixed to negative reviews. While remarking on some of the show's more formulaic elements (quirky detective, hero with dense workmates, convenient plot contrivances), Tad Friend of The New Yorker magazine remarked that when Dexter is struggling to connect with Rita or soliciting advice from his victims, "the show finds its voice."[20]
The
On Rotten Tomatoes, season one has an 81 percent approval rating with a score of 8.18 out of 10, and the consensus: "Its dark but novel premise may be too grotesque for some, but Dexter is a compelling, elegantly crafted horror-drama.";[31] season two has a 96 percent approval rating with a score of 7.6 out of 10 and the consensus: "The Bay Harbor Butcher secures his nefarious spot among the great television anti-heroes in a taut second season that is both painfully suspenseful and darkly hilarious";[32] season three has a 71 percent approval rating with a score of 8.3 out of 10 and the consensus: "America's most amiable serial killer has lost some of his dramatic edge, but this third outing continues Dexter's streak of delivering deliriously twisted entertainment";[33] season four has an 88 percent approval rating with a score of 8.4 out of 10 and the consensus: "The inherent comedy of Miami's favorite psychopath contending with domestic bliss and the unspeakable horror of John Lithgow's Trinity killer coalesce into one of Dexter's most sensational seasons";[34] season five has an 88 percent approval rating with a score of 7.5 out of 10 and the consensus: "Michael C. Hall's remarkable performance invites viewers into Dexter's heart of darkness in a sorrowful fifth season that explores whether a hollow man can become a real boy";[35] season six has a 38 percent approval rating with a score of 6.1 out of 10 and the consensus: "Heavy-handed symbolism, an unimpressive villain, and a redundant arc for America's favorite serial killer all conspire to make Dexter's sixth season its worst yet";[36] season seven has an 82 percent approval rating with a score of 7.6 out of 10 and the consensus: "Season seven represents a return to form for Dexter, characterized by a riveting storyline and a willingness to take some risks";[37] and season eight has a 35 percent approval rating, a score of 5.4 out of 10, and the final consensus: "The darkly dreaming Dexter lays to rest once and for all in a bitterly disappointing final season that is so hesitant to punish its anti-hero for his misdeeds, it opts to punish its audience instead."[38]
Popular reception
The season-three finale, on December 14, 2008, was watched by 1.51 million viewers, giving Showtime its highest ratings for any of its original series since 2004,[39] when Nielsen started including original shows on premium channels in its ratings.[40] The season-four finale aired on December 13, 2009, and was watched by 2.6 million viewers. It broke records for all of Showtime's original series and was their highest-rated telecast in over a decade.[41] The season-five finale was watched by a slightly smaller number of people—2.5 million. The show was declared the ninth-highest rated show for the first ten years of
Awards and nominations
Dexter was nominated for 24
On December 14, 2006, Hall was nominated for a
Cultural impact
U.S. broadcast
In December 2007, when CBS publicly announced that it was considering Dexter for broadcast reruns in the wake of the shortage of original programming ensuing from the
Following Winter's press release, CBS added parental advisory notices to its broadcast promotions and ultimately rated Dexter
Association with real crimes
Several comparisons and connections between the TV show and its protagonist have been drawn during criminal prosecutions. In 2009, 17-year-old Andrew Conley said the show inspired him to strangle his ten-year-old brother.[53] In an affidavit filed in Ohio County court, in Indiana, police said Conley confessed that he "watches a show called Dexter on Showtime, about a serial killer, and he stated, 'I feel just like him.'"[54]
In Spain, on July 25, 2009, a man and his girlfriend killed his brother and pregnant partner. The man owned the complete Dexter series DVD collection and the methods used to avoid leaving blood traces were inspired by the show.[55]
On November 4, 2010, in Sweden, a 21-year-old woman known as Dexter-mördaren ("The Dexter killer") or Dexter-kvinnan ("The Dexter woman") killed her 49-year-old father by stabbing him in the heart.[56] During questioning, the woman compared herself to Dexter Morgan, and a picture of the character would appear on her phone when her father called her. In July 2011, she was sentenced to seven years in prison.[57]
In Norway, Shamrez Khan hired Håvard Nyfløt to kill Faiza Ashraf. Nyfløt claimed that Dexter inspired him, and he wanted to kill Khan in front of Faiza, similar to the television series, to "stop evil".[58]
Association was established between Mark Twitchell, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, during his first-degree murder trial, and the character of Dexter Morgan. After weeks of testimony and gruesome evidence presented in court, Twitchell was found guilty of the planned and deliberate murder of 38-year-old Johnny Altinger on April 12, 2011.[59]
British teenager Steven Miles, 17, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on October 2, 2014, for stabbing and dismembering his girlfriend Elizabeth Rose Thomas, 17, in
On January 11, 2022, in
On May 18, 2022, in Delhi, India, 28-year-old Aaftab Ameen Poonawala strangled his live-in partner Shraddha Walkar after a heated argument, killing her. He chopped her body into 35 pieces and stored it in a large refrigerator, disposing of the pieces in a nearby forest over the next 18 days. The murder was inspired by the show.[66]
Theme song and series music
The opening title theme for Dexter was written by Rolfe Kent and scored by American composer Daniel Licht. The series music for each episode was overseen by Gary Calamar of Go Music and coordinated by Alyson Vidoli.
- "Dexter Main Title" (Rolfe Kent) – 1:40
- "Tonight's the Night" (Michael C. Hall, Daniel Licht) – 1:07
- "Conoci La Paz" (Beny Moré) – 3:03
- "Uruapan Breaks" (Kinky) – 2:21
- "Flores Para Ti" (Raw Artistic Soul featuring Rafael Cortez) – 5:16
- "Blood" (Michael C. Hall, Daniel Licht) – 0:59
- "Con Mi Guaguanco" (Ray Armando) – 7:12
- "Perfidia" (Mambo All-Stars) – 2:37
- "Sometimes I Wonder" (Michael C. Hall, Daniel Licht) – 0:29
- "Born Free" (Andy Williams) – 2:25
- "Dexter Main Title" (Kinky) – 1:41
- "Escalation" (Daniel Licht) – 2:09
- "Shipyard" (Daniel Licht) – 2:03
- "Deborah Loves Rudy/The House" (Daniel Licht) – 3:12
- "I Can't Kill" (Daniel Licht) – 2:21
- "Voodoo Jailtime" (Daniel Licht) – 2:58
- "New Legs" (Daniel Licht) – 2:01
- "Photo Albums" (Daniel Licht) – 3:22
- "Courting the Night" (Daniel Licht) – 1:22
- "Hide Your Tears" (Daniel Licht) – 1:36
- "Wink" (Daniel Licht) – 2:08
- "Astor's Birthday Party" (Daniel Licht) – 2:00
- "Epilogue/Bloodroom" (Daniel Licht) – 3:44
- "Blood Theme" (Daniel Licht) – 2:25
- "Die This Way" (Daniel Licht, Jon Licht) – 3:55
- "Fight or Flight" (Daniel Licht) – 1:41 (ITunes Bonus)
- "Nowhere to Hide" (Daniel Licht) – 1:43 (ITunes Bonus)
- "The Ice Truck Killer" (Daniel Licht) – 2:56 (ITunes Bonus)
- "The Fortune" (Daniel Licht) – 1:17 (ITunes Bonus)
- "Second Season Suite" (Daniel Licht) – 2:01 (ITunes Bonus)[67][circular reference]
Other media
Dexter: Early Cuts
Dexter: Early Cuts is an animated web series that premiered on October 25, 2009.[68] Hall reprises his role as the voice of Dexter.[69]
KTV Media International Bullseye Art produced and animated the webisodes, working closely with Showtime for sound editing, Interspectacular for direction, and illustrators Kyle Baker, Ty Templeton, Andrés Vera Martínez, and Devin Lawson for creating distinctive illustrations. The webisodes are animated in 2.5D style, where flat two-dimensional illustrations are brought to life in three-dimensional space. The first season was created and written by Dexter producer/writer Lauren Gussis. She was nominated for a Webby for her writing in the first season.
The first web series precedes the narrative of the show and revolves around Dexter hunting down the three victims that he mentions in the sixth episode of season one, "Return to Sender". Each victim's story is split into four two-minute chapters.
A second season of the web series titled Dexter: Early Cuts: Dark Echo, one story in six chapters, premiered on October 25, 2010. It was written by Tim Schlattmann and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz and David Mack. The story begins immediately following Dexter's adoptive father Harry's death.[70][71]
Season 3 centers around Dexter's first encounter with a pair of killers. Each story is told in several two to three-minute chapters.
Album soundtrack
In August 2007, the album soundtrack entitled Dexter: Music from the Showtime Original Series was released featuring music from the television series. The album was produced by Showtime and distributed by Milan Records. The digital download version offers five additional bonus tracks from the show's first two seasons.
Comic book
Another limited series, called Dexter: Down Under, was published in 2014.Home media releases
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DVD Name | Release Date | Ep # | Additional Content |
The Complete First Season | Region 1: August 21, 2007 Region 2: May 19, 2008 Region 4: February 14, 2008[74] |
12 |
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The Complete Second Season | Region 1: August 19, 2008 Region 2: March 30, 2009 Region 4: August 21, 2008 |
12 |
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The Complete Third Season | Region 1: August 18, 2009 Region 2: August 16, 2010 Region 4: August 20, 2009[75] |
12 |
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The Complete Fourth Season | Region 1: August 17, 2010 Region 2: November 29, 2010 Region 4: November 4, 2010[76] |
12 |
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The Complete Fifth Season | Region 1: August 16, 2011 Region 2: September 5, 2011 Region 4: August 18, 2011 |
12 |
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The Complete Sixth Season | Region 1: August 14, 2012 Region 2: June 18, 2012 Region 4: June 20, 2012 |
12 |
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The Complete Seventh Season | Region 1: May 14, 2013 Region 2: June 3, 2013 Region 4: June 19, 2013 |
12 |
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The Complete Eighth and Final Season | Region 1: November 14, 2013 Region 2: December 2, 2013 Region 4: November 27, 2013 |
12 |
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Blu-ray Name | Release Date | Ep # | Additional Content |
The Complete First Season | Region A: January 6, 2009[77] Region B: June 18, 2012 |
12 |
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The Complete Second Season | Region A: May 5, 2009[78] Region B: June 18, 2012 |
12 |
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The Complete Third Season | Region A: August 18, 2009[79] Region B: June 18, 2012 |
12 |
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The Complete Fourth Season | Region A: August 17, 2010[80] Region B: November 4, 2010[81] |
12 |
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The Complete Fifth Season | Region A: August 16, 2011 Region B: August 18, 2011 |
12 |
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The Complete Sixth Season | Region A: August 15, 2012 Region B: June 18, 2012 |
12 | TBA |
The Complete Seventh Season | Region A: May 14, 2013 Region B: June 3, 2013 |
12 | TBA |
The Complete Eighth and Final Season | Region A: November 12, 2013 Region B: November 27, 2013 |
12 | TBA |
Games
On September 13, 2009, Icarus Studios released a video game based on the events of season one, for the iPhone platform, via the iTunes app store. The game was released for the iPad on October 15, 2010, and for PCs on February 15, 2011. The cast and crew of Dexter were very supportive, with some of the cast providing full voice work for the game, including Hall. The game has received many positive reviews, including an 8/10 from IGN.[citation needed] No additional content for the game has been released or announced as planned; plans to release the game on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 seem to have been canceled, as no recent information regarding the expansion of the game onto these platforms has been given and both consoles have been discontinued.
In July 2010, Showtime launched Dexter Game On during
In September 2010, the Toronto-based company, GDC-GameDevCo Ltd., released a Dexter board game.[83]
On August 13, 2015, the
Merchandise
In February 2010, EMCE Toys announced plans to release action figures based on the series.[85]
In March 2010,
A variety of merchandise items is available from Showtime including an apron, bin bags, blood slide
In June 2021 Flashback announced a highly detailed 1⁄6th scale figure of Dexter Morgan.
Prop sales
In January 2014, in partnership with Hollywood Props, Dexter Corner created an auction site and sold hundreds of original props used in the series; part of the auction's proceeds were donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.[89][90][91] Showtime has also offered a limited selection of props for sale.[92]
Franchise
Revival
In October 2020, Showtime announced that Dexter would return with a 10-episode limited series, starring Michael C. Hall in his original role, with Clyde Phillips returning as showrunner.
Future
In February 2023, it was announced that Dexter: New Blood will continue with a story centered around Dexter's son, Harrison Morgan. In the new season, a continuation of the series, the character struggles with his own violent nature and whether he will follow in his father's footsteps.[9][10]
A prequel series titled Dexter: Origins is also in development with a straight-to-series order. Depicting the earlier years of Dexter's life, the show will follow his years after college graduation, and his first introduction to various characters from the original series. Members of his family will feature as main characters.[9][10]
Additional spin-off series, depicting the origins of various other characters from the original show including the Trinity Killer are also in development. The new franchise is being overseen by Clyde Phillips, creator of Dexter. The multiple television shows will be developed through Showtime's merger with Paramount+.[9][10]
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External links
- Dexter at IMDb
- Dexter at Metacritic
- Dexter at Rotten Tomatoes