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Dexter is an American television drama series which debuted on Showtime on October 1, 2006. The series centers on Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a blood spatter pattern analyst for a fictional Miami Metro Police Department (based on the real life Miami-Dade Police Department) who also leads a secret life as a serial killer. Set in Miami, the show's first season was largely based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter, 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 have 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 wide critical acclaim and popularity. Season 4 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.[1] Michael C. Hall has received several awards and nominations for his portrayal of Dexter, including a Golden Globe. On November 18, 2011, it was announced that Dexter had been renewed for two more seasons.[2][3] Season 7 premiered on September 30, 2012.[4] The Season 8 premiere was the most watched Dexter episode ever with over 3 million viewers.[5]
In January 2013, Showtime announced that season 8 premiere of Dexter was moved from its originally planned airing in the fall to June 30. In April 2013, following ongoing fan speculations, Showtime announced that season eight would be the final season of Dexter.[6]
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Plot
See also: List of Dexter episodes
- For the seasonal plots, see Dexter (season 1), Dexter (season 2), Dexter (season 3), Dexter (season 4), Dexter (season 5), Dexter (season 6), Dexter (season 7), and Dexter (season 8).
Series outset
Orphaned at the age of three by the murder of his mother, Dexter Morgan is adopted by Miami police officer Harry Morgan and his wife Doris. After discovering young Dexter had been killing neighborhood pets for years, Harry tells Dexter that he believes the need to kill "got into" him too early, and that Dexter's need to kill will only grow. To keep Dexter from killing innocent people, Harry teaches him The Code:- Most importantly, Dexter must never get caught.
- Dexter's victims must be killers themselves who have killed without justifiable cause and are likely to do so again.
- Dexter must always be sure of his target's guilt, thus he frequently goes to great lengths to obtain undeniable proof of his victim's guilt.
Like many serial killers, Dexter keeps a trophy of each kill: he slices his victim's cheek with a scalpel to collect a droplet of their blood, which he preserves on a blood slide. He stores his collection in a wooden box concealed within his air conditioner.
At the beginning of the series, Dexter believes he has no emotions, and must work constantly to appear normal and blend with well-adjusted human beings. Dexter is typically capable of faking "normal" human emotion to a degree that he is generally invisible and unremarkable to all save those with keen insight into the telltale signs of disguised antisocial personality (i.e., Doakes, Lundy). Remarkably, people tend to gravitate to Dexter despite himself, such that he inadvertently finds himself saddled with unexpected friends, acquaintances, and even lovers. The closest he approaches the emotion of love is his "fondness" for his adoptive sister Debra. She is unaware of Harry's training but harbors lingering jealousy of the perceived preferential treatment Harry gave Dexter. In the first season, Dexter dates a woman named Rita as part of the "disguise of normalcy". Rita, subconsciously traumatized by years of domestic abuse at the hands of her ex-husband, Paul Bennett, initially cannot bring herself to be physically intimate with another male. This suits Dexter, who believes physical intimacy and closeness might unveil his true personality. He is fond of (and good with) children in general, particularly Rita's children Astor and Cody. But his attachment to Debra, Rita, Astor and Cody (and later his biological son, Harrison) complicates his double life, causing him to question his "need" to kill.
Early Cuts
Dexter: Early Cuts is an animated web series that premiered on October 25, 2009.[7] Michael C. Hall reprises his role as the voice of Dexter.[8]KTV Media International Bullseye Art produced and animated the webisodes, working closely with Showtime for sound editing, Interspectacular for direction, and illustrators Kyle Baker, Ty Templeton, Andrés Vera Martínez, and Devin Lawson for creating distinctive illustrations. The webisodes are animated with 2.5D style, where flat 2D illustrations are brought to life in 3D space. The first season was created and written by Dexter producer/writer, Lauren Gussis. She was nominated for a Webby for her writing on the first season.
The first web series precedes the current narrative of the show and revolves around Dexter hunting down the three victims that he mentions in the sixth episode of season 1, "Return to Sender". Each victim's story is split into four two-minute chapters.
A second season of the web series titled Dexter: Early Cuts: Dark Echo, one story in six chapters, premiered on October 25, 2010. It was written by Tim Schlattmann and illustrated by Bill Sienkiewicz and David Mack. The story begins immediately following Dexter's adoptive father Harry's death.[9][10]
Production
Association with actual crimes
Several comparisons and connections between the TV show and its protagonist have been drawn during criminal prosecutions. Andrew Conley said the show inspired him to strangle his 10-year-old brother.[11] In an affidavit filed in Ohio County court, police said Andrew stated that he "watches a show called Dexter on Showtime, about a serial killer, and he stated, 'I feel just like him.'"[12] In Norway, Shamrez Khan hired Håvard Nyfløt to kill Faiza Ashraf. Nyfløt claimed Dexter inspired him and that he wanted to kill Khan in front of Faiza and in a way Dexter would, to "stop evil".[13] Prosecutors compared Christopher Scott Wilson to Dexter when they charged him with the February 2010 first-degree murder of Mackenzie Cowell.[14]Mark Twitchell
Main article: Mark Twitchell
Association was established between Twitchell, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, during his first-degree murder
trial, and the character of Dexter Morgan. After weeks of testimony and
gruesome evidence presented in court, Twitchell was found guilty of the
planned and deliberate murder of 38-year-old Johnny Altinger on April
12, 2011.[15]
Twitchell, an aspiring filmmaker, had adopted the persona "Dexter
Morgan" on Facebook and made a movie that was similar to how Dexter
operates.[16] Prosecutors alleged that Twitchell had begun a secret double life inspired by Dexter.[17] Twitchell wanted to reenact the life of Dexter Morgan, and after writing a script for a Dexter movie, began posing as a woman online interested in having affairs with married men.[18]
Detective Mark Anstey of the Edmonton Police Service was quoted as
saying, "We have a lot of information to suggest he definitely idolizes
Dexter," and Twitchell had posted a Facebook status stating that he
believed he had "way too much in common with Dexter Morgan."[19][20]
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