"Dexter" Dexter (2006)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Director:

Michael Cuesta

Writers:

James Manos Jr. (developer)
Jeff Lindsay (novel)

TV Series:

"Dexter" (2006)

Original Air Date:

1 October 2006 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

In Miami, the orphan Dexter, raised by detective Harry Morgan who discovers that his foster son has the urge to kill...

Plot Keywords:

Donut | Refrigerator Truck | Barbie Doll | Miami Florida | Undercover Hooker

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Debra Morgan
Erik King	...	Sergeant James Doakes
Lauren Vélez	...	Lt. Maria Laguerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Margo Martindale	...	Camilla
Dominic Janes	...	Young Dexter
Christina Robinson	...	Astor
Daniel Goldman	...	Cody
Patrick Michael Buckley	...	Officer Oliver
Ethan S. Smith	...	Jamie Jaworski (as Ethan Smith)
Susanne Kreitman Taylor	...	Detective Sue (as Susie Taylor)

Runtime:

53 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Japan:Unrated | Japan:R-15 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Colleton Company, The

Trivia:

Dexter has books titled "PowerBuilder 6", "Internet Information Server 4", "HTML 4" and "Outlook 98" on his bookshelf.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The actor who plays the young Dexter has two prominent moles on the right side of his face, near his lips. 'Michael C. Hall' does not have moles in that area of his face.

Quotes:

Dexter Morgan: [about Lila] Can't live with her, can't kill her!

Six Feet Under and then some.....

Michael C. Hall, who delivered a near perfect character in the role of David Fisher in SIX FEET UNDER, serves up yet another sumptuous performance as a serial killer with a difference in the darkly comedic DEXTER on the Showtime Channel. What makes the meat and potatoes of this show actually work is some heavy duty psychological theories about what turns a human into a serial killer and what happens if someone redirects that person early enough in their life to channel all that negative thought and behavior into something else...just as lethal but so much easier to watch on TV. And, work it does. Michael Cuesta, who directed some of the SIX FEET UNDER episodes, gives the show a familiar feel while James Manos, Jr writes some excellent introductory teleplays to establish what I'm sure is about to become another cult favorite.