Dexter 

By day, mild-mannered Dexter is a blood-spatter analyst for the Miami police. But at night, he is a serial killer who only targets other murderers.

Creator:

James Manos Jr.

Stars:

Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas

Top Rated TV #137 | Won 2 Golden Globes. Another 50 wins & 194 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan 96 episodes, 2006-2013
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Debra Morgan 96 episodes, 2006-2013
David Zayas	...	Sgt. Angel Batista / ... 96 episodes, 2006-2013
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan 96 episodes, 2006-2013
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka 95 episodes, 2006-2013
Luna Lauren Velez	...	Lt. Maria LaGuerta / ... 85 episodes, 2006-2013
Desmond Harrington	...	Det. Joseph 'Joey' Quinn 72 episodes, 2008-2013
Julie Benz	...	Rita Bennett / ... 49 episodes, 2006-2010
Christina Robinson	...	Astor Bennett 47 episodes, 2006-2012
Geoff Pierson	...	Deputy Chief Tom Matthews / ... 43 episodes, 2006-2013

Storyline

Dexter Morgan, Miami Metro Police Department blood spatter analyst, has a double life. When he's not helping the Homicide division solving murders, he spends his time hunting and killing bad guys that slip through the justice system. He spends his sun-drenched days solving crimes - and moonlit nights committing them. But not to worry, our cool-blooded Dexter doesn't kill just anyone. He reserves his homicidal hobbies to taking only the lives of other killers.

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Plot Keywords:

double life | police department | dark secret | homicide | serial murder | 

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Taglines:

He Saw. She Saw.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The names Dexter Morgan and Debra Morgan refer to the two laws of De Morgan--valid rules of inference in propositional logic. Informally, the laws are "not (A and B) is the same as (not A) or (not B)" and "not (A or B) is the same as (not A) and (not B)". They describe their mentality towards the existence of each other: Neither Debra nor Dexter can live without the other. Both characters express that several times throughout the series.

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Goofs

For a serial killer who has been trained from childhood to be meticulous, Dexter repeatedly makes amateurish and ridiculously stupid mistakes, not to mention revealing who he really is and who he has killed to numerous people.

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Quotes

Dexter Morgan: [as victim averts his eyes from dead bodies] Look! Or I will cut your eyelids right off your face.

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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 American Crime Shows (2015)

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Soundtracks

No Mistakes / Dex Kisses Hannah
Performed by Sonya Belousova

User Reviews

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook SHOWTIME

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

1 October 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dexter

Filming Locations:

1155 103rd St, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Showtime Networks, John Goldwyn Productions, The Colleton Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

53 min 5,076 min (Entire series)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD