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Directors: Michael Cuesta, Tony Goldwyn 

Studio: Showtime Ent. / Paramount 

Het verhaal

De televisie serie Dexter is gebaseerd op het boek van Jeff Lindsay, Dreaming Dexter. Dit boek verteld het verhaal van een vreemde man, Dexter Morgen. Zijn jeugd was naar, hij is mishandeld en verlaten, maar tegenwoordig is Dexter een succesvolle forensisch patholoog. Maar zijn charismatische persoonlijkheid is maar schijn, hij heeft namelijk een verschrikkelijk geheim. Hij heeft nog een tweede carrière, hij jaagt op moordenaars die niet berecht zijn, hij is dus een moordenaar die moordenaar vermoord…

De hoofdpersonen

Michael C. Hall - Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz - Rita Bennett
Jennifer Carpenter - Debra Morgan
Lauren Vélez - Lt. Maria Laguerta
David Zayas - Angel Batista
James Remar - Harry Morgan
C.S. Lee - Vince Masuka 



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Season 1 

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Season 1, Episode 1: Dexter

Dexter takes part in the investigation of a *** killer who drains his victims of blood. He also kills two criminals, and his romantic relationship may be going to the next level. 


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Season 1, Episode 2: Crocodile

Dexter"s world of police analyst by day, and *** killer by night, is rocked when he"s privately contacted by another *** killer, whom the department is investigating, who claims that the killer knows about Dexter"s double life. Meanwhile, Dexter"s sister, Debra begins investigating the mysterious killings with Dexter"s help, but who lets her take the credit. She then finds a stolen refrigerated truck which contains a gruesome message. Dexter also begins stalking his next victim, a wealthy businessman who gets acquitted of a drunk driving charge. Elsewhere, Sgt. Doakes investigates the murder of an undercover vice cop whom was investigating a powerful drug cartel leader, named Carlos Guerrero, while Lt. Laguerta also learns that Doakes was secretly involved with the murder victim"s wife. Also, an unsure Rita tries to try out intimacy with Dexter after they have a get together with Debra and her blind date. 


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Season 1, Episode 3: Popping Cherry

After the dead body of another of victim of the so-called "Ice Truck Killer" is found on the ice rink at Miami"s Hockey Dome, Dexter helps out Debra, newly transfered to the homicide squad to investigate when Lt. Laguerta, ambitious for a promotion and the media spotlight, decides to have the department pursue a security guard whom they believe is the Ice Truck Killer. Meanwhile, Rita receives an unpleasant visit from her imprisoned ex-husband"s drug dealer who confiscates her car, leading Dexter to drive her to and from her hotel receptionist job, while at the same time, Dexter zeros in on his next victim, a recently paroled teenage murderer who harbors some dark secrets of his own. Dexter also flashes back to committing his first killing: a nurse who he suspected was poisoning his terminally sick stepfather. Elsewhere, Sgt. Doakes continues to hound the drug kingpin Carlos Guerrero, but gets in over his head when a group of dirty cops decide to take matters involving Guerrero into their own hands. 


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