During the day, Dexter Morgan is a jovial employee in the Miami
Metropolitan Police Department's crime lab, but his meticulously
crafted life masks his true nature. In reality Dexter is a disciplined
and murderous psychopath (a self-admitted "monster"), and he slakes his
blood lust at night by carefully killing the serial killers he tracks
down during the day. Based on the novels (Darkly Dreaming Dexter,
Dearly Devoted Dexter and Dexter in the Dark) by Jeff Lindsay.
Dexter has a girlfriend, Rita Bennett, whom he dates in order to
appear normal. Rita is psychologically damaged from an abusive
ex-husband, a violent felon, and is too distraught to want to be in an
intimate relationship. Dexter believes himself unable to fake emotions
when that close to a person, and therefore avoids intimate
relationships, making the "damaged Rita" the perfect girlfriend. Dexter
hopes to keep up the facade of normality by never engaging in a close
relationship with her. However, Dexter does have genuine affection for
and feels comfortable with Rita and her two children, Astor and Cody.
(2006 - till now) - Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, C.S. Lee
Genre: Comedy / Drama
CAST
Michael C. Hall ... Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz ... Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter ... Debra Morgan
Lauren Velez ... Lt. Maria Laguerta
David Zayas ... Angel Batista
James Remar ... Harry Morgan
C.S. Lee ... Vince Masuka
Christina Robinson ... Astor
Erik King ... Sergeant James Doakes
Preston Bailey ... Cody
Geoffrey Pierson ... Captain Tom Matthews
Jimmy Smits ... Miguel Prado
Desmond Harrington ... Joey Quinn
David Ramsey ... Anton Briggs
Keith Carradine ... Special Agent Frank Lundy
Daniel Goldman ... Cody
Valerie Cruz ... Sylvia Prado
Jaime Murray ... Lila Tournay
Devon Graye ... Teenage Dexter
Kristin Dattilo ... Detective Barbara Gianna
Jason Manuel Olazabal ... Ramon Prado
Christian Camargo ... Rudy Cooper
Mark Pellegrino ... Paul Bennett
Sage Kirkpatrick ... Laura Moser
Mary Alyce Kania ... Karen
Jesse Borrego ... George King
Judith Scott ... Lt. Esme Pasquale
Dominic Janes ... Young Dexter
Anne Ramsay ... Ellen Wolf
Dave Baez ... Gabriel
Margo Martindale ... Camilla
Liza Lapira ... Yuki Amado
JoBeth Williams ... Gail
Brad William Henke ... Tony Tucci
Maxwell Huckabee ... Little Dexter
Pablo Soriano ... Detective Ramos
Francisco Viana ... Detective Simms
Vincent Pagano ... Toby Edwards
Rudolf Martin ... Carlos Guerrero
Tony Amendola ... Santos Jimenez
Sam Witwer ... Neil Perry
Angela Alvarado ... Nina Batista
Lizette Carrion ... Shanda
Marc John Jefferies ... Wendell Owens
Jerry Zatarain ... Mario
Tasia Sherel ... Francis
Jane McLean ... Tammy
Paula Miranda ... Sara
Kathrin Lautner ... Doris
Aramis Knight ... Carlos
Karina Michel ... Beth
Peter Macon ... Leonis
Jonathan Banks ... FBI Deputy Director Max Adams
Valerie Dillman ... Valerie Castillo
Scott William Winters ... Detective McNamara
Mike Erwin ... Freebo
Tomiko Martinez ... Monique
Mark L. Young ... Jeremy Downs
Monique Curnen ... Yelina
Matthew Willig ... Little Chino
Brandon Killham ... Little Brian
Eli Goodman ... Detective Weiss
Adam Lieberman ... FBI Agent
Laura Marano ... Young Debra
Minerva Garcia ... Mariel
Haley King ... Teenage Debra
Anna Maganini ... Eva
Jillian Bruno ... Marissa
Roxanne Beckford ... Reporter
Ray Santiago ... Javier
Romeo Brown ... Andy
Teddy Lane Jr. ... Jerry
Mario Z. ... Counter Guy
Del Hunter-White ... Court supervisor
Enzo Villaparedes ... Singer
Gabriel Cordell ... Sketch Artist
Nick Hermz ... Oscar Prado
Demetrius Grosse ... Alex Timmons
Wing Armstrong ... Medical Examiner Munoz
Nicholas Simmons ... Murdered Drug Dealer
Kiko Ellsworth ... Bertrand
Created by:
James Manos, Jr.
Writing credits:
Jeff Lindsay
James Manos Jr.
Scott Reynolds
Melissa Rosenberg
Lauren Gussis
Timothy Schlattmann
Daniel Cerone
Scott Buck
Kevin Maynard
Drew Z. Greenberg
Clyde Phillips
Charles H. Eglee
Opening theme: "Dexter Main Title"
Written by: Rolfe Kent
Original music by:
Daniel Licht
Cinematography by:
Romeo Tirone
Language: English
Country: United States
Directed by:
Marcos Siega
Keith Gordon
Michael Cuesta
Steve Shill
Tony Goldwyn
Robert Lieberman
Nick Gomez
John Dahl
Produced by:
Sara Colleton
John Goldwyn
Clyde Phillips
Melissa Rosenberg
Chad Tomasoski
Robert Lloyd Lewis
Daniel Cerone
Scott Buck
James Manos Jr.
Drew Z. Greenberg
Arturs Rusis
Gary Law
Adam Fierro
Lauren Gussis
Michael C. Hall
Timothy Schlattmann
Charles H. Eglee
Michael Cuesta
Randy Nelson
Dennis Bishop
Original channel:
Showtime
Clyde Phillips Productions
Colleton Company, The
John Goldwyn Productions
Awards:
2006 AFI Awards TV Program of the Year Official Selection
2006 IGN Best New Show
2006 IGN Best Actor Michael C. Hall
2006 IGN Best Villain The Ice Truck Killer
2006 IGN Best Character Dexter Morgan
2006 Satellite Awards Outstanding Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series Julie Benz
2007 Emmy Outstanding Main Title Design
2007 Emmy Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
2007 IGN - Best Storyline
2007 IGN - Best Television Program
2007 Satellite Awards Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series David Zayas
2007 Satellite Awards Outstanding Actor in a Series, Drama Michael C. Hall
2007 Satellite Awards Outstanding Television Series, Drama
2007 Saturn Awards Best Actor in a Television Program Michael C. Hall
2007 Television Critics Association Individual Achievement in Drama Michael C. Hall
2008 Saturn Awards Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series
2008 Scream Awards - Best TV Show
Also Known As:
Dexter
Trivia
Dexter's boat is named Slice of Life.
The advertisement on Foxtel in Australia promoting Dexter was pulled after the South Australian government filed complaints regarding the mention of Adelaide (A city in South Australia) having the highest serial killer count per capita.
Ranked #30 on Empire magazine's 50 Greatest Tv Shows Of All Time (2008).
Though they play brother and sister in the series, having met on the show, Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter married on 31st December 2008.
In the main title, right after the title "Dexter" appearing, Dexter is shaving his neck. When we see his face, neither his face nor neck is shaved.
Orphaned at the age of three and harboring a traumatic secret, Dexter was adopted by a Miami police officer named Harry Morgan, who recognized Dexter's sociopathic tendencies and taught him to channel his gruesome passion for thrill killing by giving it a constructive direction: killing people who deserve it. Most have slipped through the justice system, due to loopholes and technicalities in the law or were never apprehended.