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Dexter (TV series)

Dexter
Dexter TV Series Title Card.jpg
Genre
Based on Darkly Dreaming Dexter
by Jeff Lindsay
Developed by James Manos, Jr.
Starring
Theme music composer Rolfe Kent
Composer(s) Daniel Licht
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 96 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s) Robert Lloyd Lewis
Timothy Schlattmann
Lauren Gussis
Scott Reynolds
Arika Lisanne Mittman
Drew Z. Greenberg
Dennis Bishop (pilot only)
Location(s) Miami, Florida, U.S.
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Running time 45–60 minutes
Production company(s) John Goldwyn Productions
The Colleton Company
Clyde Phillips Productions
801 Productions
Devilina Productions
Showtime Networks
Release
Original network Showtime
Original release October 1, 2006 (2006-10-01) – September 22, 2013 (2013-09-22)
External links
Website

Dexter is an American television crime drama mystery series that aired on Showtime from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013. Set in Miami, the series centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a forensic technician specializing in blood spatter pattern analysis for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department, who leads a secret parallel life as a vigilante serial killer, hunting down murderers who have slipped through the cracks of the justice system. The show's first season was derived from the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter (2004), the first of the Dexter series novels by Jeff Lindsay. It was adapted for television by screenwriter James Manos, Jr., who wrote the first episode. Subsequent seasons evolved independently of Lindsay's works.

In February 2008, reruns (edited down to a TV-14 rating) began to air on CBS, although the reruns on CBS ended after one run of the first season. The series has enjoyed mostly positive reviews throughout its run and popularity, including four consecutive Primetime Emmy nominations for Best Drama Series starting in season two. Season four aired its season finale on December 13, 2009, to a record-breaking audience of 2.6 million viewers, making it the most-watched original series episode ever on Showtime at that time.

In April 2013, Showtime announced that season eight would be the final season of Dexter. The season-eight premiere was the most watched Dexter episode with more than 3 million viewers total for all airings that night. The original broadcast of the series finale—shown at 9 pm on September 22, 2013—drew 2.8 million viewers, the largest overall audience in Showtime's history.


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