Dexter is a Showtime original television series starring Michael C. Hall as serial killer Dexter Morgan, who works as a forensics analyst specializing in bloodstain pattern analysis for the Miami-Dade Police Department. The series is based on the novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay.
The first season finished airing on December 17, 2006. On November 2, 2006, Showtime renewed the series for a second season, which began shooting on May 21, 2007, and is scheduled to premiere on September 30, 2007. On July 17, 2007, the first two episodes of Season 2 were leaked on the internet.