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Dexter
Dexter TV Series Title Card.jpg
Genre
  • Criminal offence drama
  • Psychological thriller
  • Mystery
  • Dark comedy
  • Police procedural
Based on Darkly Dreaming Dexter
by Jeff Lindsay
Developed by James Manos Jr.
Starring
  • Michael C. Hall
  • Julie Benz
  • Jennifer Carpenter
  • Erik King
  • Lauren Vélez
  • David Zayas
  • James Remar
  • C. Southward. Lee
  • Desmond Harrington
  • Aimee Garcia
  • Geoff Pierson
Theme music composer Rolfe Kent
Composer Daniel Licht
Country of origin United States
Original linguistic communication English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 96 (listing of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Daniel Cerone
  • Sara Colleton
  • Charles H. Eglee
  • John Goldwyn
  • Michael C. Hall
  • Chip Johannessen
  • Clyde Phillips
  • James Manos, Jr.
  • Manny Coto
  • Wendy West
  • Tim Schlattmann
  • Melissa Rosenberg
  • Jace Richdale
  • Scott Buck
Producers Robert Lloyd Lewis
Timothy Schlattmann
Lauren Gussis
Scott Reynolds
Arika Lisanne Mittman
Drew Z. Greenberg
Dennis Bishop (pilot only)
Product locations Miami, Florida, U.S.
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Running fourth dimension 47–58 minutes
Production companies
  • The Colleton Visitor
  • John Goldwyn Productions
  • Clyde Phillips Productions (seasons two–5)
  • 801 Productions (season half-dozen)
  • Devilina Productions (seasons 7–viii)
Benefactor CBS Television Distribution
Release
Original network First
Original release October 1, 2006 (2006-ten-01) –
September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)
Revival:
Nov vii, 2021 (2021-11-07) – January ix, 2022 (2022-01-09)
Chronology
Followed by Dexter: New Claret

Dexter is an American crime drama television serial that aired on Showtime from October ane, 2006, to September 22, 2013.[1] Set in Miami, the serial centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department, who leads a undercover parallel life every bit a vigilante serial killer killer, hunting down murderers who accept non been adequately punished by the justice system due to corruption or legal technicalities. The testify's first season was derived from the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004), the starting time in a series of novels by Jeff Lindsay. It was adapted for goggle box by James Manos Jr., who wrote the first episode.[ii] Subsequent seasons evolved independently of Lindsay's works.

In February 2008, reruns (edited down to a TV-14 rating) began to air on CBS in the wake of the shortage of original programming ensuing from the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, thus the reruns on CBS concluded later one run of the kickoff flavor. The series enjoyed mostly positive reviews throughout its run. The first four seasons received universal acclaim, simply reception dropped considerably as the serial progressed. The bear witness has received myriad awards, including two Golden Globes won by Hall and John Lithgow for their roles equally Dexter Morgan and Arthur Mitchell, respectively. Season four aired its flavour finale on December 13, 2009, to a record-breaking audience of 2.6 million viewers, making it the most-watched original series episode always on Showtime at that time.[3] [4]

In April 2013, Offset announced that season eight would be the final season of Dexter.[5] The season-viii premiere was the about watched Dexter episode with more than 3 million viewers full for all airings that night.[half-dozen] The original circulate of the series finale—shown at 9 pm on September 22, 2013—drew 2.8 1000000 viewers, the largest overall audience in Showtime'southward history.[7] In October 2020, it was announced that Dexter would return with a 10-episode limited series titled Dexter: New Claret, with Michael C. Hall reprising the title role and Clyde Phillips as showrunner, a position he occupied during the original series's first four seasons. It premiered on November 7, 2021 and concluded on January nine, 2022.[8]

Plot [edit]

Orphaned at age 3, when he witnessed his female parent's brutal murder with a chainsaw, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) was adopted by Miami police officer Harry Morgan (James Remar). Recognizing the male child's trauma and the subsequent development of his sociopathic tendencies, Harry manipulated Dexter to channel his gruesome bloodlust into vigilantism, killing merely heinous criminals who slip through the criminal justice system. To encompass his prolific trail of homicides, Dexter gains employment as a forensic analyst, specializing in blood spatter blueprint analysis, with the Miami Metro Police Section. Dexter is extremely cautious and attentive; he wears gloves and uses plastic-wrapped "kill rooms", carves up the corpses, and disposes of them in the Atlantic Ocean'south Gulf Stream to reduce his chances of detection. Dexter juggles his 2 personas, recognizing each as a distinct part of himself that must cohesively piece of work equally i. He depends on their interaction, as a means of survival and normalcy. Although his homicidal tendencies are deeply unflinching, as he originally claims (via narration), throughout the series he strives to experience (and in some cases does experience) normal emotions and maintains his appearance equally a socially responsible human being.

Cast and crew [edit]

Cast [edit]

Michael C. Hall

Michael C. Hall plays the championship role on Dexter.

Besides Hall playing the title grapheme, the show's supporting cast includes Jennifer Carpenter as Dexter'southward adoptive sister and co-worker (and afterward boss) Debra, and James Remar every bit Dexter'south adoptive father, Harry Morgan. Dexter's co-workers include Lauren Vélez as Lieutenant (later Captain) María LaGuerta, Dexter and Debra'southward supervisor, David Zayas as Detective Sergeant (later Lieutenant) Affections Batista, and C. Due south. Lee as lab tech Vince Masuka (promoted to title credits in season 2).

Erik Male monarch portrayed the troubled Sgt James Doakes for the first two seasons of the testify. Desmond Harrington joined the cast in season 3 as Joey Quinn; his proper noun was promoted to the title credits equally of flavour four. Geoff Pierson plays Captain Tom Matthews of Miami Metro Homicide. Julie Benz starred as Dexter's girlfriend, and then wife, Rita in seasons i to four, with a guest appearance in season five. Rita'south children, Astor and Cody, are played by Christina Robinson and Preston Bailey (who replaced Daniel Goldman after the first season). Dexter'south baby son Harrison is played past twins, Evan and Luke Kruntchev, through season seven; in season eight, Harrison was played past Jadon Wells. Aimee Garcia plays Batista's younger sis, Jamie.[9]

Notable appearances in flavour 1 are Christian Camargo as Rudy and Mark Pellegrino as Rita'due south abusive ex-husband Paul. Jaime Murray portrayed Lila Tournay in season two, a physically bonny merely unhinged British creative person who becomes obsessed with Dexter. Keith Carradine, equally Special FBI Agent Frank Lundy, and Jimmy Smits, as ADA Miguel Prado, each appeared in flavor-long character arcs in seasons two and three, respectively. David Ramsey, who plays confidential informant Anton Briggs in season three, returned in flavour four, becoming romantically involved with Debra Morgan. John Lithgow joined the bandage in season four as the "Trinity Killer". Carradine returned in season iv, reprising his role every bit newly retired FBI Special Agent Frank Lundy, who was hunting the Trinity Killer. Courtney Ford was featured in season iv equally an ambitious reporter who mixes business with pleasance, getting romantically involved with Quinn while simultaneously angling for sources and stories. Julia Stiles joined the cast in season 5 as Lumen Pierce, a adult female who gets involved in a complex human relationship with Dexter after the tragedy that culminated the previous season. Flavour five besides had Jonny Lee Miller cast every bit motivational speaker Jordan Chase, Peter Weller cast as Stan Liddy, a corrupt narcotics cop, and Maria Doyle Kennedy cast every bit Sonya, Harrison's nanny. In flavor half dozen, Mos Def was cast as Brother Sam, a convicted murderer turned born-over again Christian, and Edward James Olmos and Colin Hanks invitee-starred as Professor James Gellar and Travis Marshall, members of a murderous apocalyptic cult. Seasons seven and 8 featured multiple guest stars, including Ray Stevenson as Ukrainian mob boss Isaak Sirko, a man with a personal vendetta against Dexter; Yvonne Strahovski every bit Hannah McKay, the quondam accomplice of a spree killer; Jason Gedrick as strip gild possessor George Novikov, too function of the mob; and Charlotte Rampling as Dr. Evelyn Vogel, a neuropsychiatrist who takes an interest in Dexter. Ronny Cox as the Tooth Fairy killer. Sean Patrick Flanery joins the cast in season eight as Jacob Elway, a private investigator who Debra works for.

Margo Martindale had a recurring role as Camilla Figg, a records office worker who was close friends with Dexter's adoptive parents. JoBeth Williams portrayed Rita'due south suspicious mother, Gail Brandon, in four episodes of flavour two. Anne Ramsay portrayed defense attorney Ellen Wolf, Miguel's nemesis. Valerie Cruz played a recurring role as Miguel'southward married woman, Sylvia. In season six, Baton Dark-brown was bandage as transferred-in Detective Mike Anderson to supervene upon Debra after her promotion to lieutenant. Josh Cooke played Louis Greene, a lab tech and Masuka'southward intern, in seasons half-dozen and 7, and Darri Ingolfsson played Oliver Saxon in flavour viii.

Crew [edit]

The main creative forces backside the series were executive producers Daniel Cerone, Clyde Phillips, and Melissa Rosenberg. Cerone left the show after its 2nd season. Executive producer and showrunner Phillips departed the series, after a record-setting flavor-4 finale, to spend more time with his family; 24 co-executive producer Fleck Johannessen took over Phillips' mail service.[10] Head author Melissa Rosenberg left after flavour four, as well.

After the conclusion of season five, Fleck Johannessen was revealed to be leaving the testify after a single run,[11] and Scott Buck would have over equally showrunner from flavour six onward.

Production [edit]

Outside filming [edit]

Although the series is ready in Miami, Florida, many of the exterior scenes are filmed in Los Angeles and Long Embankment, California. Many landmark buildings and locations in Long Beach are featured throughout the series.[12] The finale episode's airport scene takes identify at Ontario International Airport in Ontario, California.[13]

Marketing [edit]

In preparation for the UK launch of the series, Fox experimented with an SMS-based viral marketing campaign. Mobile phone owners received the following unsolicited SMS messages addressed to them by name with no identifying information other than beingness from "Dexter": "Hello (name). I'one thousand heading to the UK sooner than you might recall. Dexter." The SMS-message was followed by an email directing the user to an online video "news report" about a recent spree of killings. Using on-the-wing video manipulation, the user's name and a personalized bulletin were worked into the report—the one-time written in blood on a wall most the criminal offence scene, the latter added to a annotation in an show bag carried past the camera. While the marketing campaign succeeded in raising the profile of the show, information technology proved unpopular with many mobile owners, who saw this equally spam ad aimed at mobile phones. In response to complaints about the SMS element of the campaign, Fox issued the following statement:

The text message y'all received was function of an internet viral entrada for our newest prove Dexter. However, it was non us who sent you the text, but ane of your friends. We do not have a database of viewer phone numbers. The text bulletin went along with a piece on the net that you tin can then send on to other people you know. If you go to y'all will meet the page that 1 of your friends has filled in to send you that bulletin. Therefore I suggest y'all have a give-and-take with anyone who knows your mobile number and see who sent you this message. For the record we did not brand a tape of any phone numbers used in this campaign.[14]

Reception [edit]

Critical reception [edit]

Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes scores per season

Although reception to private seasons has varied, the overall response to Dexter has been positive. The first, 2d, fourth, and seventh seasons received critical acclamation, the third and fifth seasons received generally positive reviews, while the 6th and eighth seasons received mixed to negative reviews. While remarking on some of the bear witness's more formulaic elements (quirky detective, hero with dense workmates, convenient plot contrivances), Tad Friend of The New Yorker remarked that when Dexter is struggling to connect with Rita or soliciting advice from his victims, "the prove finds its voice."[xv]

The review aggregator website Metacritic calculated a score of 77 from a possible 100 for season 1, based on 27 reviews, making it the third-best reviewed testify of the 2006 fall season. This score includes 4 100% scores (from the New York Daily News, San Francisco Relate, Chicago Sun-Times and People Weekly).[16] Brian Lowry, who had written one of the three poor reviews Metacritic tallied for the show,[17] recanted his negative review in a twelvemonth-finish cavalcade for the trade magazine Variety, after watching the total season.[18] On Metacritic, season 2 has a score of 85 with all xi reviews positive;[nineteen] season 3 scored 78 with xiii reviews;[twenty] season 4 scored 77 with 14 reviews;[21] flavor 5 scored 76 with 11 reviews;[22] season half-dozen scored 62 with ten reviews;[23] flavour 7 scored 81 with 7 reviews;[24] and season eight scored 71 with 10 reviews.[25]

On Rotten Tomatoes, flavor 1 has an 81% approving rating with a score of 8.xviii out of x and the consensus: "Its night just novel premise may be too grotesque for some, merely Dexter is a compelling, elegantly crafted horror-drama.";[26] season 2 has a 96% approval rating with a score of seven.6 out of ten and the consensus: "The Bay Harbor Butcher secures his nefarious spot among the slap-up television anti-heroes in a taut 2nd flavor that is both painfully suspenseful and darkly hilarious";[27] flavor three has a 71% approval rating with a score of 8.3 out of 10 and the consensus: "America'southward nigh amiable serial killer has lost some of his dramatic edge, but this third outing continues Dexter 's streak of delivering deliriously twisted entertainment";[28] flavor four has an 88% approval rating with a score of viii.iv out of 10 and the consensus: "The inherent one-act of Miami's favorite psychopath contending with domestic bliss and the unspeakable horror of John Lithgow's Trinity killer coalesce into one of Dexter'due south most sensational seasons";[29] flavour five has an 88% approving rating with a score of 7.5 out of 10 and the consensus: "Michael C. Hall's remarkable performance invites viewers into Dexter'south eye of darkness in a sorrowful fifth season that explores whether a hollow man can go a real boy";[30] flavour six has a 38% approving 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'southward sixth season its worst yet";[31] season seven has an 82% approval rating with a score of seven.half dozen out of 10 and the consensus: "Season 7 represents a return to form for Dexter, characterized past a riveting storyline and a willingness to have some risks";[32] and flavour eight has a 35% approval rating, a score of 5.4 out of 10, and the final consensus: "The darkly dreaming Dexter lays to rest in one case and for all in a bitterly disappointing terminal season that is and so hesitant to punish its anti-hero for his misdeeds, it opts to punish its audience instead."[33]

Popular reception [edit]

The season-three finale, on December 14, 2008, was watched by 1.51 million viewers, giving Start its highest ratings for any of its original series since 2004,[34] when Nielsen started including original shows on premium channels in its ratings.[35] The season-iv finale aired on December xiii, 2009, and was watched past 2.6 one thousand thousand viewers. It broke records for all of Showtime's original series and was their highest-rated telecast in over a decade.[36] The flavor-five finale was watched by a slightly smaller number of people (ii.v million). The bear witness was declared the 9th-highest rated show for the get-go 10 years of IMDb.com Pro (2002–2012).[37] The seventh flavor as a whole was the highest rated season of Dexter, watched past 6.1 million total weekly viewers across all platforms.[38]

Awards and nominations [edit]

John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton and Jeff Lindsay at the 67th Annual Peabody Awards for Dexter

Dexter was nominated for 24 Primetime Emmy Awards, including in the category of Outstanding Drama Series 4 times in a row, from 2008 to 2011, and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Serial (for Hall) five times in a row, from 2008 to 2012. Information technology has also been nominated for ten Gilt Globe Awards (winning two), 7 Screen Actors Guild Awards and received a Peabody Laurels in 2007.[39]

On December xiv, 2006, Hall was nominated for a Gilt World Award at the 64th Golden World Awards. In 2008, the show was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for its second season (Showtime's first-ever drama to be nominated for the award), and its star for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. It won neither, losing to Breaking Bad histrion Bryan Cranston.[40] In 2010, Hall and Lithgow, in their respective categories, each won a Gilded Globe for their performances in flavor four.

Cultural impact [edit]

U.S. broadcast [edit]

In December 2007, when CBS publicly announced that it was considering Dexter for broadcast reruns, the Parents Television Quango ("PTC") protested the determination.[41] [42] When the network began posting promotional videos of the rebroadcast on YouTube on January 29, 2008, PTC president Timothy F. Wintertime, in a formal press release, once again called for CBS to not air the prove on broadcast television, proverb that it "should remain on a premium subscription cable network" because "the series compels viewers to empathize with a serial killer, to root for him to prevail, to hope he doesn't go discovered".[43] Winter chosen on the public to demand that local affiliates pre-empt Dexter and warned advertisers that the PTC would take action against any affiliates that sponsored the evidence.[44]

Post-obit Winter'due south press release, CBS added parental advisory notices to its broadcast promotions and ultimately rated Dexter Goggle box-xiv for circulate.[45] On February 17, 2008, the bear witness premiered edited primarily for "language" and scenes containing sex or the dismemberment of live victims.[46] The PTC later objected to CBS' dissemination of the final ii episodes of season one in a ii-hour block, and to the episodes' starting times, which were as early on every bit eight pm in some fourth dimension zones.[47]

Clan with real crimes [edit]

Several comparisons and connections between the TV show and its protagonist take been drawn during criminal prosecutions. In 2009, 17-yr-one-time Andrew Conley said the show inspired him to strangle his 10-year-erstwhile blood brother.[48] In an affidavit filed in Ohio Canton court, in Indiana, police said Conley confessed that he "watches a show called Dexter on Showtime, well-nigh a serial killer, and he stated, 'I feel just like him.'"[49]

Prosecutors compared Christopher Scott Wilson to Dexter Morgan when they charged him with the February 2010 get-go-degree murder of Mackenzie Cowell.[50]

On November iv, 2010, in Sweden, a 21-year-onetime woman known equally Dexter-mördaren ("The Dexter killer") or Dexter-kvinnan ("The Dexter woman") killed her 49-year-former father past stabbing him in the heart.[51] During questioning, the woman compared herself to Dexter Morgan, and a picture of the grapheme would appear on her phone when her male parent chosen her. In July 2011, she was sentenced to seven years in prison.[52]

In Norway, Shamrez Khan hired Håvard Nyfløt to impale Faiza Ashraf. Nyfløt claimed that Dexter inspired him, and he wanted to impale Khan in front of Faiza, similar to the television series, to "finish evil".[53]

Association was established between Marker Twitchell, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, during his first-degree murder trial, and the character of Dexter Morgan. Afterwards weeks of testimony and gruesome bear witness presented in court, Twitchell was constitute guilty of the planned and deliberate murder of 38-year-old Johnny Altinger on April 12, 2011.[54]

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 Oxted, Surrey. Police discovered Thomas' body on January 24, 2014, and determined the cause of expiry to be a stab wound to the dorsum. Miles was arrested on suspicion of murder. Miles pled guilty to the crime on September 9. According to Surrey Constabulary, Miles had dismembered Thomas' body following her expiry, wrapping upward limbs in plastic wrap, and had attempted to clean up the criminal offense scene before he was found by a family member. Miles had been reported to exist obsessed with the idiot box series Dexter. Miles reportedly had an modify ego named Ed, whom Miles claims made him deport out the murder.[55] [56] [57]

In New Orleans, Louisiana, 34-twelvemonth-old Benjamin Beale was arrested later police discovered a decapitated body inside a freezer in a painted motorbus on January xi, 2022,[58] whose trunk was confirmed to exist Julia Dardar over a calendar week afterwards, who was the missing female parent of two children.[59] They even discovered a grim Dexter contour painting with guns and knives, as this murder was taken from the outset season episode "Ice Truck Killer".[60]

Theme song and series music [edit]

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 Chief Championship" (Rolfe Kent) – 1:40
  • "Tonight's the Night" (Michael C. Hall, Daniel Licht) – ane:07
  • "Conoci La Paz" (Beny Moré) – 3:03
  • "Uruapan Breaks" (Kinky) – ii:21
  • "Flores Para Ti" (Raw Artistic Soul featuring Rafael Cortez) – 5:16
  • "Claret" (Michael C. Hall, Daniel Licht) – 0:59
  • "Con Mi Guaguanco" (Ray Armando) – seven:12
  • "Perfidia" (Mambo All-Stars) – 2:37
  • "Sometimes I Wonder" (Michael C. Hall, Daniel Licht) – 0:29
  • "Born Free" (Andy Williams) – 2:25
  • "Dexter Chief Title" (Kinky) – 1:41
  • "Escalation" (Daniel Licht) – 2:09
  • "Shipyard" (Daniel Licht) – 2:03
  • "Deborah Loves Rudy/The House" (Daniel Licht) – 3:12
  • "I Tin't Impale" (Daniel Licht) – two: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
  • "Dice 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) – ii:56 (ITunes Bonus)
  • "The Fortune" (Daniel Licht) – ane:17 (ITunes Bonus)
  • "2nd Flavor Suite" (Daniel Licht) – 2:01 (ITunes Bonus)[61] [ circular reference ]

Other media [edit]

Dexter: Early on Cuts [edit]

Dexter: Early Cuts is an animated web serial that premiered on October 25, 2009.[62] Hall reprises his role as the vox of Dexter.[63]

KTV Media International Bullseye Art produced and animated the webisodes, working closely with Showtime for sound editing, Interspectacular for management, and illustrators Kyle Bakery, Ty Templeton, Andrés Vera Martínez, and Devin Lawson for creating distinctive illustrations. The webisodes are animated with 2.5D fashion, where flat 2-dimensional illustrations are brought to life in three-dimensional infinite. The first season was created and written by Dexter producer/writer Lauren Gussis. She was nominated for a Webby for her writing on the first season.

The get-go web series precedes the narrative of the show and revolves around Dexter hunting down the 3 victims that he mentions in the 6th episode of flavour one, "Render to Sender". Each victim'south story is split into four two-minute chapters.

A 2d flavor of the web series titled Dexter: Early Cuts: Dark Echo, ane story in six chapters, premiered on October 25, 2010. It was written past Tim Schlattmann and illustrated past Bill Sienkiewicz and David Mack. The story begins immediately following Dexter'due south adoptive father Harry's expiry.[64] [65]

Season 3 centers around Dexter's first encounter with a pair of killers. Each story is told in several two to 3 minute chapters.

Album soundtrack [edit]

In August 2007, the album soundtrack entitled Dexter: Music from the First Original Series was released featuring music from the television series. The album was produced by Showtime and distributed past Milan Records. The digital download version offers 5 additional bonus tracks from the show's get-go two seasons.

Comic book [edit]

Marvel Comics released a Dexter limited series in July 2013. The comic books are written past creator Jeff Lindsay and drawn by Dalihbor Talajic.[66] [67] Some other limited series, called Dexter: Down Under, was published in 2014.

DVD/Blu-ray releases [edit]

Games [edit]

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 xv, 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 viii/10 from IGN.[ citation needed ] No additional content for the game has been released or announced every bit planned; plans to release the game on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 seem to take been canceled, as no recent data 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 Comic-Con. The promotion relied on community involvement, part of which required participants to use the SCVNGR applications available for the Android, iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch platforms to complete treks around the five cities where the game was bachelor. The concluding trek led to a kill room, where the Infinity Killer had recently claimed a victim. A link was found in the room to a (fake) visitor called Sleep Superbly, which began an extensive Showtime-maintained alternate reality game that connected until Dexter 's season-five premiere.[76] The alternating reality game involves players working cooperatively to help catch the Infinity Killer and identify his victims; a number of other characters aid. During the game, players communicate with the Infinity Killer, amidst many others. The game spans Craigslist, Facebook, Twitter, and countless unique sites created for the game. Players can fifty-fifty call phone numbers. The characters and companies are controlled by real people, adding an actress layer of realism and the power for intelligent conversation. To maintain a realistic feeling in the game, Showtime does not put its name or advertisements on virtually sites or pages created for the game.[ citation needed ]

In September 2010, the Toronto-based company, GDC-GameDevCo Ltd., released a Dexter lath game.[77]

On August 13, 2015, the subconscious object mobile game Dexter: Hidden Darkness [78] was released for all iOS devices, with the announcement that Android support would be available soon. Players, interim as Dexter Morgan, solve crimes and chase downward killers to "feed" the night passenger.

Merchandise [edit]

In February 2010, EMCE Toys appear plans to release activeness figures based on the series.[79]

In March 2010, Dark Horse Comics released a seven-inch bust of Dexter Morgan, as function of its Concluding Toys on the Left series.[fourscore] In April 2010, information technology released a bobblehead doll based on the show character, the Trinity Killer.[81]

A variety of merchandise items is bachelor from Showtime including an apron, bin bags, blood slide beverage coasters and key rings, drinking glasses, mugs, pens made to look similar syringes of blood, posters, and T-shirts.[82]

In June 2021 Flashback announced a highly detailed i/6th scale figure of Dexter Morgan.

Prop sales [edit]

In January 2014, in partnership with the HollywoodsProps company, DexterCorner created an auction site and sold hundreds of original props used in the serial; part of the auction's proceeds were donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Club.[83] [84] [85] Starting time has also offered a limited selection of props for sale.[86]

Revival [edit]

On October 14, 2020, First announced that Dexter would return with a ten-episode limited series, starring Michael C. Hall in his original role, with Clyde Phillips returning as showrunner.[8] On November 17, 2020, it was announced Marcos Siega is fix to directly six episodes of the limited series as well as executive produce alongside Hall, John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Nib Carraro, and Scott Reynolds.[87] Production began in February 2021, with a fall 2021 premiere date.[88] In January 2021, Clancy Brown was cast equally Kurt Caldwell, Dexter's main adversary and David Magidoff was cast as Teddy.[89] [90] In February 2021, Jamie Chung and Oscar Wahlberg were cast in recurring roles.[91] [92] In June 2021, information technology was announced that John Lithgow would reprise his role as Arthur Mitchell.[93] In July 2021, information technology was revealed that Jennifer Carpenter would return also, with both Lithgow and Carpenter appearing in their characters equally flashback scenes.[94] It premiered on Nov vii, 2021, on Start.[95]

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Further reading [edit]

  • Clyman, Jeremy, Psy.D. (November 3, 2011). "Reel Therapy: Family Theory Explains Dexter's Darkness (Who is Dexter's dark passenger?)". Psychology Today . Retrieved September v, 2016. {{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • DePaulo, Bella (September 1, 2010). "Analyzing Dexter: Psychologists and Criminologists Explain Why They Are Smitten". HuffPost. (Updated May 25, 2011)
  • DePaulo, Bella; Leah Wilson (2010). The Psychology of Dexter. Benbella Books. ISBN978-1-935251-97-2. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved Oct 25, 2020.
  • Lindsay, Jeff (2009). Darkly Dreaming Dexter (1st ed.). Vintage Crime/Black Cadger. ISBN978-0-307-47370-7. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved Oct 25, 2020.
  • Teuteberg, Jasmin (2009). America's Favourite Serial Killer. Stockholm Academy. ISBN978-3-640-44920-0. Archived from the original on November 16, 2020. Retrieved October 25, 2020.
  • Ryan, Christopher, Ph.D. (February 13, 2012). "Sex activity at Dawn: Being Dexter Morgan (What's so bad about being a series killer?)". Psychology Today. {{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links [edit]

  • Dexter at IMDb
  • Dexter at Metacritic Edit this at Wikidata
  • Dexter at Rotten Tomatoes

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