Where to watch Dexter (2006–2013)
Dexter is available to stream in US on fuboTV, Spectrum On Demand, Paramount Plus, DirecTV On Demand and The Roku Channel. It can also be rented or bought from AppleTV.
A blood-spatter analyst for a Miami police department secretly lives as a serial killer who targets criminals that escaped justice. As he balances police work, relationships, and his hidden urges, his carefully controlled double life becomes increasingly difficult to protect.
Cast: Allysa Tacher, Ian Patrick Williams, Julia Stiles, Keith Carradine, Michael C. Hall, Nick Gomez, Sage Kirkpatrick, Sherman Augustus, Carla Jimenez, James MacPherson, Kyle Lupo, Susanne Kreitman Taylor
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Trivia & production notes
- Though set in Miami, Dexter filmed most of its exterior scenes in Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, with the series finale airport scene shot at Ontario International Airport.
- Season six of Dexter, centered on the Doomsday Killer, was partially filmed on the California State University Long Beach campus, using campus buildings including the McIntosh Humanities Building and the Beach Auditorium.
- Fox UK's viral marketing campaign for Dexter's UK launch involved sending personalized SMS text messages to mobile phone owners posing as messages from the character, followed by emails with customized video 'news reports' featuring the recipient's name.
- Season one of Dexter received a Metacritic score of 77 based on 27 reviews, making it the third-best reviewed show of the 2006 fall season.
- The season four finale of Dexter drew 2.6 million viewers, breaking records for all Showtime original series at the time and marking their highest-rated telecast in over a decade.
- The Dexter series finale on September 22, 2013, drew 2.8 million viewers, the largest audience in Showtime's history.
- Michael C. Hall received five consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Dexter from 2008 to 2012.
- John Lithgow won a Golden Globe Award in 2010 for his performance in Dexter season four, where he played the Trinity killer.
- The Parents Television Council protested CBS's plan to broadcast Dexter reruns in 2008, arguing the show should remain on premium cable and warning that it compels viewers to empathize with a serial killer.
- Several real-world crimes have been connected to Dexter, including a 2009 case in which a 17-year-old admitted the show inspired him to strangle his younger brother.
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