"Dexter" (2006) TV series 2006-????

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Takes life. Seriously.

Plot:

A like-able Miami police forensics expert moonlights as a serial killer of criminals who he believes have escaped justice.

Plot Keywords:

Killer | Serial Killer | Miami | Police | Psychopath

Awards:

Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 17 wins & 44 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. July 12	8:00 PM	SHOW	Waiting to Exhale	#2.2
Sun. July 12	9:00 PM	SHOW	An Inconvenient Lie	#2.3

Cast

Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan (48 episodes, 2006-2009)
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett (48 episodes, 2006-2009)
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Debra Morgan (48 episodes, 2006-2009)
Lauren Vélez	...	Lt. Maria Laguerta (48 episodes, 2006-2009)
David Zayas	...	Angel Batista (48 episodes, 2006-2009)
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka (47 episodes, 2006-2009)
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan (47 episodes, 2006-2009)
Christina Robinson	...	Astor (32 episodes, 2006-2008)
Erik King	...	Sergeant James Doakes (24 episodes, 2006-2007)
Preston Bailey	...	Cody (24 episodes, 2007-2009)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | USA:TV-MA | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | Hungary:18 (some episodes) | Japan:Unrated | Chile:18 | Australia:MA | South Korea:18 | UK:15 (some episodes) | Italy:VM18 | UK:18 (some episodes) | Japan:R-15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:16 | UK:15 (season 2) (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Alamitos Bay, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Clyde Phillips Productions

Trivia:

Dexter frequently uses aliases that references Bret Easton Ellis books/movies. These include using Patrick Bateman (the main character from American Psycho (2000)) when buying tranquilizers and Sean Ellis (reference to both Ellis and Sean Bateman - from The Rules of Attraction (2002)) when seeing a psychiatrist.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Series is set in Miami, and Miguel Prado is an Assistant District Attorney. Florida doesn't have DA's, they have State's Attorneys and Assistant State's Attorneys.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Resurrecting the Champ (2007)

Soundtrack:

Main Theme

A wonderful new look at the crime drama.

I read Lindsay's excellent books - Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dearly Devoted Dexter - some time ago, and when I heard that there was to be a series based on the books, I was extremely excited. So much so, in fact, that I feared disappointment merely because my standards were so high.

Thankfully, "Dexter" absolutely delivers. The show maintains the uncomfortable atmosphere of the novels with better fidelity than one could ever have expected, and Dexter (played by Hall) is all there.

The visual elements from the show are stunning, to say the least. Disturbing, certainly, but more than that - fascinating. Watching the show, it's impossible to keep from finding a certain agreement in oneself for Dexter. He's a monster, and yet it's completely possible to identify with him.

10 out of 10. This one has a permanent spot on my DVR.