Dexter Season 9 Release Date, Cast, New Season/Canceled?

Crime dramas and thrillers have been popularizing more than any other genre lately. Audiences are looking out for better and newer stories to be told and shows that make an impact. On October 1, 2006, a show named Dexter was aired on Showtime. It was received quite warmly and earned a massive fan base across the globe.

Dexter revolves around Dexter Morgan who is a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis and works for the fictional Miami Metro Police Department. He also leads a secret life of a serial killer which is successfully hidden from the world. He keeps track of all the murderers who haven’t been punished well by the judiciary and makes it his personal motive to punish them and kill them.

Dexter has been inspired by a novel named Darkly Dreaming Dexter which was launched in 2004. It was written by Jeff Lindsay. 

Show details:

More about the show:

Dexter is a popular American drama that belongs to the genre of Crime drama, Psychological thriller, Mystery, Dark comedy, and Police procedural drama. It is based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter which was written by Jeff Lindsay in 2004. It was developed by James Manos Jr.

The show starred Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter, Erik King, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, James Remar, C. S. Lee, Desmond Harrington, Aimee Garcia, and Geoff Pierson in important roles. The theme music composer of the show was Rolfe Kent. The Composer of the show was Daniel Licht. It was shot across the locations of the United States and was originally made in English. 

It had 8 seasons and 96 episodes. The executive producers of the show are Daniel Cerone, Sara Colleton, Charles H. Eglee, John Goldwyn, Michael C. Hall, Chip Johannessen, Clyde Phillips, James Manos, Jr., Manny Coto, Wendy West, Tim Schlattmann, Melissa Rosenberg, Jace Richdale, and Scott Buck. 

The show has been produced by Robert Lloyd Lewis, Timothy Schlattmann, Lauren Gussis, Scott Reynolds, Arika Lisanne Mittman, Drew Z. Greenberg, and Dennis Bishop. The production locations for the show are Miami, Florida, the U.S., and Long Beach, California, U.S.

Each of its episodes had a running time of 47 to 58 minutes. The production companies involved in the making of the show are The Colleton Company, John Goldwyn Productions, Clyde Phillips Productions (seasons 2–5), 801 Productions (season 6), and Devilina Productions (seasons 7–8). The official distributor of the show is CBS Television Distribution. The show aired from October 1, 2006, to September 22, 2013.

Plot:

The show revolves around Dexter Morgan who works as a forensic technician specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis at the fictional Miami Metro Police Department. He turns into a vigilante serial killer during the night and targets criminals who haven’t been punished enough by the court. He makes it his personal motive to torture them and kill them to bring justice to the world. 

Characters:

• The character of Dexter has been played by Michael C. Hall, Maxwell Huckabee (age 3), Nicholas Vigneau (young Dexter, season 7), Dominic Janes (preteen Dexter), and Devon Graye (teenage Dexter).

• Rita Bennett featured in the role of Julie Benz.
• Debra Morgan featured in the role of Jennifer Carpenter. 
• James Doakes featured in the role of Erik King.
• María LaGuerta featured in the role of Lauren Vélez.
• Angel Batista featured in the role of David Zayas.
• Harry Morgan featured in the role of James Remar.
• Vince Masuka was featured in the role of C. S. Lee.
• Joey Quinn featured in the role of Desmond Harrington. 
• Jamie Batista featured in the role of Aimee Garcia.
• Thomas Matthews featured in the role of Geoff Pierson. 
• Harrison Morgan / Randall featured in the role of Jack Alcott.
• Angela Bishop featured in the role of Julia Jones.
• Audrey Bishop featured in the role of Johnny Sequoyah. 

Episodes:

Dexter is an American crime drama television series that has 8 seasons and 96 episodes. 

• The first season of the show had 12 episodes and it aired from October 1, 2006, to December 17, 2006. 

• The second season of the show had 12 episodes and it aired from September 30, 2007, to December 16, 2007. 

• The third season of the show had 12 episodes and it aired from September 28, 2008, to December 14, 2008. 

• The fourth season of the show had 12 episodes and it aired from September 27, 200,9 to December 13, 2009. 

• The fifth season of the show had 12 episodes and it aired from September 26, 2010, to December 12, 2010. 

• The sixth season of the show had 12 episodes and it aired from October 2, 2011, to December 18, 2011. 

• The seventh season of the show had 12 episodes and it aired on September 30, 2012 to December 16, 2012. 

• The eighth season of the show had 12 episodes and it aired from June 30, 2013, to September 22, 2013.

Will there be Dexter Season 9?

Makers of the show had released a statement declaring that the ninth season of the show shall be released in fall 2021. However, fans of the show have still been waiting eagerly and there has not been a single episode of the ninth season released. It is expected that the makers might release it in the initial months of 2022.