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Crime, Thriller, DramaStarring :
Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Julia Stiles, Colin Hanks, Edward James Olmos, Mos Def, Lauren Velez, David Zayas, Desmond Harrington, Jonny Lee Miller, James Remar, C.S. Lee, Peter Weller
Showtime Boss Defends Incest Storyline on 'Dexter'
January 13, 2012 09:01:02Almost a month after "Dexter" wrapped its sixth season, the controversial twist that finds Deb dealing with her romantic feelings for her brother still became a hot topic at the Television Critics Association's winter press tour. During the panel taking place on Thursday, January 12, Showtime entertainment president David Nevins defended the incest storyline.
"I'm aware that there's a certain taboo despite the fact that they're not genetically related," Nevins admitted before quickly adding, "But [this is] something that has been building over a number of years. It's an idea that's informed how they've done that show for a long time."
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'Dexter' Season 6 Finale: Debra Learns Shocking Truth About Her Brother
December 19, 2011 02:12:35It is the relationship between Dexter and Debra that leaves a big question mark in the season 6 finale of "Dexter". As if Deb's growing feelings to her adoptive brother are not complicated enough, she now has to [SPOILER ALERT!] deal with a shocking fact that the man she loves is a serial killer.
In the season ender, Dexter managed to convince Travis to switch his son Harrison with himself as a sacrifice. He pretended to be drugged and then knocked out Travis when he got the chance. He later took Travis back to the church, in which Travis set up shop, and got him on his table.
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'Dexter' Season Finale to Bring Out 'Fundamentally Earthshaking Things'
December 17, 2011 01:12:31Expect to get surprised when "Dexter" completes its sixth season this Sunday, December 18 at 9 P.M. on Showtime. Without revealing too much, Michael C. Hall recently said about the episode, "There is a sense of resolution, but there is some pretty fundamentally earthshaking things that happen as well."
Asked if his serial killer character will get a happy ending, the actor told Parade.com, "I don't know about a happy ending. I think the question is what happens to him. Is he done in? Does he do himself in? Does he get away with it?"
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'Dexter' Season Finale Preview: Travis to Sacrifice Harrison Before Eclipse
December 12, 2011 04:12:30Dexter once again finds his family in danger in the season 6 finale of the crime series. A preview to the upcoming episode sees his pursuit of Travis taking its toll on Harrison's safety since the Doomsday Killer gets a hold of the blood spatter analyst's son.
As soon as Debra learns that the Doomsday Killer might kill someone innocent to complete his act before the eclipse, Dexter and the Homicide team race to catch Travis and save his son before he gets sacrificed. The episode will also continue playing out with Deb's feelings toward her adoptive brother as she copes with a new emotional reality.
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'Dexter' 6.11 Preview: It Takes a Beast to Catch a Beast
December 05, 2011 01:12:08After his efforts to catch Travis turned to no avail, Dexter will take an extreme way to get his hands on the Doomsday Killers. In the upcoming episode of the crime series, the bloodstain pattern analyst will create a macabre tableau of his own as he thinks, "It takes a beast to catch a beast."
At the Miami Metro Police office, Debra's battle with LaGuerta over the case of the dead call girl boils over. Meanwhile, her therapist makes an unnerving suggestion after she concludes that Dexter holds a very important place in Debra's life.
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Remainders of 'Dexter' Season 6 Will Set Up the Series End Game
December 02, 2011 03:12:27Although there is no final word that "Dexter" will end after eight seasons, people behind the show have been working with this assumption. At Showtime's annual holiday party in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 1, the network's entertainment president David Nevins said, "I'm never going to say 'never,' but everybody is operating under that assumption. Things could take a turn creatively where they come to us and say they need more time."
He even revealed that the creative end game will begin soon, claiming, "Coming back for two more years gives us clarity about how and when it will go out." Teasing fans to tune in the remainders of the currently airing season 6, he revealed, "There's things that are going to happen [this season] that will set up a very clear end game that will take two seasons to tell. You have got to be there for the last two episodes."
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'Dexter' 6.10 Preview: Travis to Finish What He and Gellar Started
November 28, 2011 02:11:47Dexter has been fooled by Travis' delusion all this time. After turning to Travis to find Professor Gellar, the blood spatter analyst finally learns in the latest episode of the crime series that Gellar has died and that Travis is the only Doomsday killer.
As he realizes that he has made a terrible mistake, Dexter will move forward by finding out who Travis' next victim is. Speaking to Gellar in his mind, Travis denies that he killed the professor and says that he will finish what they started.
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'Dexter' 6.09 Preview: Travis Helps Dexter to Find Gellar
November 21, 2011 11:11:35Dexter is getting a help from an unexpected source in the next episode of the crime drama series. After getting approached by the blood spatter analyst/serial killer, Travis will help Dexter to find his former mentor, Professor Gellar.
Travis claims he does not have a clue what Gellar will do next, but he shares to Dexter that Gellar has offered a way back to him. Looking reluctant, Travis may answer Gellar's invitation as he shows up in front of the professor in a scene from the preview of the upcoming outing.
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'Dexter' Renewed for Possibly Last Two Seasons
November 19, 2011 09:11:57"Dexter" will still spill bloods for at least two more seasons. Following a salary dispute with lead actor Michael C. Hall which left the show's fate up in the air, Showtime has finally announced that the show is renewed for a seventh and eight season.
"The series is bigger than it's ever been in its sixth season, both in terms of audience and its impact on the cultural landscape," says Showtime entertainment president David Nevins. "Together with Michael, the creative team on the show has a very clear sense of where they intend to take the show over the next two seasons... On behalf of the entire Dexter family, we relish the invitation to delve ever deeper into Dexter's world."
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'Dexter' 6.08 Preview: Gellar to Get His Claws Into Travis Again
November 14, 2011 02:11:00Travis Marshall is on the brink of falling into the dark again in the upcoming episode of "Dexter". Seemingly not really over with his protege, Gellar will come back looking for Travis to ask his assistance to put his plan into action although Travis clearly tells him to go away.
Learning that Travis' dark passenger can be killed, Dexter meets him to find out where Gellar is, but Travis warns him that the professor is very dangerous. Meanwhile, lessons learned from Brother Sam prove instrumental in Dexter's case.
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'Dexter' 6.07 Preview: Brian's Return to Unleash Dexter's Darker Side
November 07, 2011 02:11:54Dexter's reunion with his late brother Brian will take the serial to his darker side. In the upcoming episode of "Dexter", the titular character takes a trip to Nebraska to tie up past loose ends with the companion a fellow Dark Passenger, who is no other than his serial-killer brother.
With Brother Sam nowhere around him anymore and Brian provoking him to serve his Dark Passenger, Dexter is tempted to take matters into his own hand when he finds a suspect in a brutal murder. Meanwhile, Debra's investigation into the Doomsday Murders is complicated by her lieutenant rank.
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'Dexter' 6.03 Preview: A Serial Killer From the Past
October 10, 2011 02:10:48A serial killer from Dexter's past makes a shocking reappearance in the next episode of "Dexter". When another dead body is found wasted on the shore, the titular character finds similarities between the murderer's style and a trademark of the killer from old crimes.
Debra, who has been promoted to be lieutenant after taking down the bar shooter, has problems settling into her new job. Meanwhile, Travis (Colin Hanks) keeps torturing his victim as he and his mentor Gellar (Edward James Olmos) contemplate their next move.
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'Dexter' and 'Homeland' Premieres Set Record Ratings
October 04, 2011 12:10:36Being paired on Sunday, "Dexter" and "Homeland" had a strong start on October 2. At 9 P.M., the first episode from the Michael C. Hall-starring crime thriller's sixth season drew 2.2 million audience, which marked the biggest season premiere audience to date for the show.
The viewership number showed a 24% increase from season 5's opener. It additionally represented Showtime's highest telecast of 2011 and the best season premiere for a series on the network in 14 years, topping the audience number raked in by "Stargate" in 1997.
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'Dexter' and 'Homeland' Preview for October 9 Episode
October 03, 2011 01:10:45"Dexter" finally premiered its sixth season on Sunday, October 2 with a new case where the victim was found dead with seven baby snakes inside his belly. Next week, to solve a mysterious and macabre murder, Homicide brings in Brother Sam who is a minister with a criminal past.
Dexter recognizes Brother Sam as a fellow killer that might have found a cover even better than his own while he begins thinking that the message from their mysterious killer might be delivered in a language that only he knows. Also in the episode called "Once Upon a Time", Debra who is now a local hero is surprised by two life-changing proposals, one of which from her boyfriend Quinn.
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'Dexter' Season 6 Premiere Allegedly Leaked, New Clips Released
September 24, 2011 11:09:23About a week shy of its premiere, the first episode of "Dexter" season 6 has reportedly leaked online. According to TorrentFreak, the upcoming October 2 outing has been made available for viewing pleasure via BitTorrent.
When confirmed about the news on early Friday, September 23, Ernesto of TorrentFreak said about 50,000 people have downloaded the 502 MB file, which is possibly ripped from a DVD source. "It is impossible to take down now, unless they shut down the entire internet," he told FishbowlLA.
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Another 'Dexter' Promo Features New Characters and New Footage
September 08, 2011 01:09:49New characters on "Dexter" season 6 have been introduced in a fresh promo. In the clip, lead actor Michael C. Hall describes Brother Sam, who is played by Mos Def, as someone whom Dexter initially is pursuing as a potential victim but later turns to be his ally.
There is also Professor Gellar (Edward James Olmos) and his protege Travis (Colin Hanks). Travis does bad things under the name of God, with the guidance of his creepy mentor. "The two of them have this relationship that is very mysterious and dangerous," so Hanks explains the bond between his character and Olmos'.
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New 'Dexter' Season 6 Promo: Dark Passenger May Be a Calling
July 16, 2011 08:07:57Another promo for "Dexter" season 6 has come out, this time teasing the title character's spiritual search. Thinking that his dark passenger could be a calling, the serial killer questions if he serves a higher purpose since he would not exist if the world was not filled with evil people.
Dishing on his character, Michael C. Hall recently said, "Dexter has been very mindful about what he doesn't want to pass on to his son and he needs to think about what he does want to pass on." The 2011 Emmy nominee for best drama actor went on explaining, "That opens him up to a spiritual life. Inevitably it spills into his relationship with God and his own long-ignored and unacknowledged spiritual appetite."
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'Dexter' Season 6 Promo: 'I'm Feeling Like My Own Self'
June 17, 2011 08:06:30Showtime has released a new promo for "Dexter" season 6, teasing how the title character will be seen next. "I wanted to be the first to tell you, I'm feeling like my own self again. Renewed, recharged, refocused. With nothing to stop me from being me," so the serial killer says as his eyes turn to red.
While in the fifth season fans could see the softer side of Michael C. Hall's character, it looks like his killer instinct will return in the new chapter. Showtime president David Nevins has hinted this before, saying "Dexter this season will be in some ways a return to the Dexter that you've seen in the early seasons."
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Deb Screams in First 'Dexter' Teaser for Season 6
May 08, 2011 11:05:36The first teaser from "Dexter" season 6 was released on Saturday, May 7 morning, featuring a recap of all the problems Dexter has faced since season 1. The narrator states ice truck killer and trinity killer can never prepare the audience for what will come in the new season. Debra's scream was heard at the end of the video.
TV Line recently dug a hint of what would be season 6's theme. "Dexter this season will be in some ways a return to the Dexter that you've seen in the early seasons," Showtime president David Nevins said. "There's a really interesting story and journey that he's going to be on this year. There's going to be some degree of getting back to his roots."
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'Dexter' May Get New Love Interest in Season 6
May 04, 2011 02:05:07Dexter Morgan may not be alone anymore in season 6 of "Dexter" following his wife's death at the end of season 4. The show is currently in search for an actress to portray Jamie, an outgoing and fun Latina in her mid-20s who relocates from Florida to Miami for grad school. She could be a perfect match for Michael C. Hall's character as TV Guide says, "her over-the-top, positive energy is just what Dexter needs."
Beside Jamie, other new recurring roles being cast are Chicago Mike and Louis Greene. The former is described as a thirtysomething African-American homicide detective who possesses a finely turned BS detector. Tough and stylish, he is not thrilled about having left Chicago for Miami where his wife has found employment. He does not play well with Dexter and other members of the established team.
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