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- Referencenod to comics or other movies
- Cameoa familiar face shows up
- Setupplanted now, pays off later
- Behind the scenesproduction trivia
- CameoMichael C. Hall inside young Dexter's head
Patrick Gibson plays young Dexter, but his inner voice belongs to Michael C. Hall, who also shows up as adult Dexter.
source ↗ - CameoChristian Slater as Harry
Christian Slater plays Harry Morgan, the adoptive father James Remar played in the original series. Molly Brown is young Debra.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesIt started as Dexter: Origins
Showtime ordered the show in February 2023 as Dexter: Origins. It was renewed in 2025, then canceled that August before S2 was shot.
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- Behind the scenesStraight from a book
S1 adapts Darkly Dreaming Dexter, Jeff Lindsay's first novel. From S2 on, the show tells its own stories.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesFrom premium cable to CBS
During the 2008 writers' strike, CBS aired an edited S1. It was the first premium cable show in about 20 years to move to a broadcast network, and the premiere drew 8.2 million viewers.
source ↗ - SetupDoakes keeps watching
The case gets closed, but Sergeant Doakes still doesn't trust Dexter and starts tailing him. That comes back later.
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- CameoKeith Carradine joins the FBI
Keith Carradine plays Special Agent Frank Lundy, who comes to Miami to run the Bay Harbor Butcher hunt.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA million out of the gate
"It's Alive!", the S2 opener, was the first Showtime series premiere to top a million viewers.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesSiblings on screen, married off it
Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter started dating in 2007 and eloped on New Year's Eve 2008. Their divorce was final in 2011, and they're still close friends.
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- CameoJimmy Smits as Miguel Prado
Jimmy Smits plays prosecutor Miguel Prado. He and Michael C. Hall both got Emmy nominations for the season.
source ↗ - CameoThe author's cameo
Jeff Lindsay, who created Dexter in the books, has a cameo in S3 episode 10.
source ↗ - CameoEnter Joey Quinn
Desmond Harrington joins as Detective Joey Quinn, who sticks around through the end of the original series.
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- CameoLithgow swept the awards
John Lithgow is in all 12 episodes as Arthur Mitchell and won a Golden Globe and the guest actor Emmy for it.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesHall under treatment
In January 2010, right after S4, Michael C. Hall's treatment for Hodgkin's lymphoma was made public. He won the Golden Globe for best actor that month wearing a knit cap. By April he was in remission.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesA Showtime record
The S4 finale drew 2.6 million viewers, a record for a Showtime original series at the time.
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- CameoJulia Stiles as Lumen
Julia Stiles plays Lumen Pierce, and Jonny Lee Miller is motivational speaker Jordan Chase.
source ↗ - ReferenceRoboCop joins Miami PD
Peter Weller, RoboCop himself, plays Stan Liddy, a dirty cop Quinn hires to dig into Dexter.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesDexter's wig
After chemotherapy, Michael C. Hall shot S5 wearing a wig.
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- CameoOlmos and Mos Def
Edward James Olmos plays Professor James Gellar, and rapper Mos Def is Brother Sam, an ex-con turned minister.
source ↗ - SetupA hand in the mail
Louis Greene, Masuka's intern, mails Dexter the prosthetic hand from the Ice Truck Killer case. Keep an eye on him.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesTwo more seasons
In November 2011, while S6 was airing, Showtime renewed the show for two more seasons at once.
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- CameoYvonne Strahovski as Hannah
Yvonne Strahovski, known from Chuck, joins as Hannah McKay and stays for S8.
source ↗ - CameoRay Stevenson's mob boss
Ray Stevenson plays Isaak Sirko, a Ukrainian mob boss who comes to Miami looking for whoever killed his associate.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesThe most-watched season
S7 was the show's highest-rated season, and its finale drew 2.75 million viewers.
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- CameoCharlotte Rampling as Vogel
Charlotte Rampling plays psychiatrist Evelyn Vogel, who says she helped Harry build the Code.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesHall behind the camera
Michael C. Hall directed one episode of the show: "Every Silver Lining...", the second of S8.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesRecord and backlash
The finale drew 2.8 million viewers, the biggest audience in Showtime history. Critics were split, and network president David Nevins defended the ending.
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- Behind the scenesClyde Phillips returns
Clyde Phillips, who ran the first four seasons, came back as showrunner. He said fan demand and the 2013 finale backlash drove the revival.
source ↗ - CameoFamiliar faces
Jennifer Carpenter returns as a Debra who only exists in Dexter's head, and John Lithgow pops back up as Arthur Mitchell.
source ↗ - Behind the scenesIron Lake is in Massachusetts
Iron Lake is a made-up town in upstate New York. Most of it was shot in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, over 119 days.
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- CameoDinklage and Uma Thurman
Peter Dinklage plays billionaire Leon Prater, and Uma Thurman is Charley, his head of security.
source ↗ - CameoKiller guest list
Neil Patrick Harris, Eric Stonestreet, David Dastmalchian and Marc Menchaca play members of Prater's club. Dastmalchian won the Saturn for guest star.
source ↗ - CameoMiami Metro in New York
David Zayas returns as Angel Batista, and Masuka and Quinn show up too. Journalist Lesley Stahl plays herself, interviewing Prater.
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