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A serial killer with a heart..... just pray it's not yours.
Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.
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Episode 1
Things are really beginning to heat up for Dexter: Doakes' suspicions about him are growing, his victims are escaping, and his body dump site has been found. Meanwhile Paul is troubling Rita over the missing shoe and Debra is going through trauma over the Ice Truck killer incident.
Directed by Tony GoldwynWritten by Daniel CeroneGuest stars Max Gail, Ron Roggé, Glenn Plummer, Mark Pellegrino, Devon Graye, Judith Scott, Christina Robinson
Episode 2
Dexter is finding it hard to have closure on killing his brother. There is a new FBI agent to head the "Bay Harbor Butcher" case. Debra is finding it tough to put the past behind her.
Directed by Marcos SiegaWritten by Clyde PhillipsGuest stars Geoff Pierson, Christina Robinson, Preston Bailey, Kiko Ellsworth, George Tovar, Julia Vera, Christian Camargo, Maxwell Huckabee
Episode 3
Dexter's inability to deceive has him pursuing a slick liar as his next victim, while Rita believes he's concealing a drug problem and forces him into a 12-step program where he meets Lila, a seductive new woman.
Directed by Tony GoldwynWritten by Melissa RosenbergGuest stars Geoff Pierson, Preston Bailey, Keith Carradine, Jaime Murray, Judith Scott
Episode 4
Rita's estranged mother visits and senses something is wrong with Dexter. Masuka thinks he's developed a lead in the Bay Harbor Butcher case, which has Dexter concerned. Angel's interrogation of a witness crosses a line.
Directed by Nick GomezWritten by Scott BuckGuest stars Geoff Pierson, Jaime Murray, Christina Robinson, Preston Bailey, Kiko Ellsworth, Dominic Janes, Kathrin Middleton, Keith Carradine
Episode 5
Dexter discovers that the man who murdered his mother in front of him as a boy is still alive and confronts the killer as part of his recovery from addiction - but he also discovers that old impulses die hard.
Directed by Keith GordonWritten by Tim SchlattmannGuest stars Jaime Murray, Christina Robinson, Preston Bailey, Tony Amendola, Jim Hanks, Maxwell Huckabee, Sage Kirkpatrick, Keith Carradine
Episode 6
A copy-cat killer follows the lead of the "Bay Harbor Butcher." Dexter must destroy an incriminating surveillance video.
Directed by Nick GomezWritten by Lauren GussisGuest stars Jaime Murray, Christina Robinson, Preston Bailey, Mary Alyce Kania, Sage Kirkpatrick, Keith Carradine, Silas Weir Mitchell, JoBeth Williams
Episode 7
Dexter manages to get Doakes off his back. He devises a plan to get the police in another direction. Lila and Dex's relationship intensifies, and he has some interaction with Rita and the kids.
Directed by Jeremy PodeswaWritten by Daniel CeroneGuest stars Jaime Murray, Christina Robinson, Preston Bailey, Margo Martindale, Keith Carradine, JoBeth Williams, Dave Baez, Dale Midkiff
Episode 8
Dexter is attacked by the man who murdered his mother. Meanwhile, Lila wants to get closer to Dex, and Debra and Lundy close in on the Bay Harbor Butcher.
Directed by Keith GordonWritten by Scott BuckGuest stars Preston Bailey, Tony Amendola, Keith Carradine, Jaime Murray
Episode 9
Dexter realizes it won't be easy to end things completely with Lila. Dexter tries to stay ahead of the investigations as the manhunt for the Bay Harbor Butcher intensifies. An enemy of Dexter figures out his secret.
Directed by Marcos SiegaWritten by Melissa RosenbergGuest stars Geoff Pierson, Preston Bailey, Devon Graye, Keith Carradine, Jaime Murray
Episode 10
Doakes follows Dexter to his next crime scene and shocks him with a revelation about Harry. The Bay Harbor Butcher task force feels they are zeroing in on their man.
Directed by Steve ShillWritten by Scott ReynoldsGuest stars Geoff Pierson, Keith Carradine, Jaime Murray
Episode 11
Dexter must make a massive decision that will have an effect on all those he holds close. Lila meanwhile is back with a secret to blackmail Dexter.
Directed by Marcos SiegaWritten by Scott Buck, Tim SchlattmannGuest stars Geoff Pierson, Jaime Murray, Christina Robinson, Preston Bailey, Tony Colitti, Jonathan Banks, Cedric Duplechain, Gilbert Saldivar
Episode 12
Special Agent Lundy and the FBI finally settle the case of the Bay Harbor Butcher, but the heat's not entirely off Dexter as the flames literally close in.
Directed by Steve ShillWritten by Daniel Cerone, Daniel Cerone, Melissa RosenbergGuest stars Geoff Pierson, Jaime Murray, Christina Robinson, Preston Bailey, Jonathan Banks, Darryl Sivad, Mary Alyce Kania, Maxwell Huckabee
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Michael C. HallDexter Morgan
Julie BenzRita Bennett
Jennifer CarpenterDebra Morgan
Luna Lauren VélezMaria LaGuerta
Geoff PiersonTom Matthews
Erik KingJames Doakes
David ZayasAngel Batista
James RemarHarry Morgan
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