SHOWTIME is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the launch of its serial killer series with a special evening of viewing on Oct 1. The network will be screening the top 10 episodes of Dexter voted for by fans.
US TV network Showtime first aired Dexter Oct 1, 2006, launching a hit series of the noughties and introducing viewers to one of TV's favourite anti-heroes. Just three years after the series ended, its broadcaster is bringing Dexter back to the small screen for one day only, Oct 1, 2016, with a marathon screening of 10 favourite episodes picked by viewers.
Fans of the serial killer can already head to the Showtime website to pick which blood-splattered adventures they hope to see. Of the 96 episodes screened between 2006 and 2013, 30 are up for selection in various rounds of voting. The 10 winning episodes will be revealed in around three weeks' time.
The network will also be celebrating this 10-year anniversary later in October with a new mobile game based on the series. As yet, there's no information about what the game entails, but it's expected to land for Android and iOS sometime around Halloween. This latest game follows "Dexter: Hidden Darkness", which sees players step into Dexter's shoes to solve crimes.
Based on Jeff Lindsay's crime/horror novel, Dearly Devoted Dexter, the series followed the adventures of Dexter Morgan, a serial killer with a complex psychological profile. By day, Dexter worked as a forensic expert specialising in blood spatter pattern analysis for the Miami Police. By night, Dexter turned into a dangerous vigilante, hunting and killing criminals who have slipped through the cracks of the justice system. This cold, calculating and emotionless character was portrayed impeccably by Michael C. Hall, who scooped a Golden Globe for the role in 2010.
Acclaimed by critics and viewers during its first four years, many later gave up on the series as it was seen to be going round in circles. In spite of that, Dexter remains one of the major hit series of recent years, and was primetime viewing on Showtime, alongside Weeds and Californication. The network has struggled to find similar success since the show ended in September 2013, despite the arrival of Homeland, Shameless, Ray Donovan and Masters of Sex, which have all drawn smaller audiences. — AFP Relaxnews