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SummaryBased on Jeff Lindsay's novels Darkly Dreaming Dexter and Dearly Devoted Dexter this crime thriller follows Dexter Morgan. Dexter is a forensic blood spatter expert for the Miami Dade Police Department. He is the main support for his sister. He has a steady girlfriend, with two kids who adore him. He also has an active "night life". Based on a co... Read More

❮ Dexter

Season 1

8 Seasons

Season Premiere:

Oct 1, 2006

Metascore

Generally Favorable

Based on 27 Critic Reviews

User score

Universal Acclaim

Based on 1,336 User Ratings

9.0

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Episode 1 • Oct 1, 2006 • 53 m

Dexter

Dexter's world is rocked when a rival serial murderer, dubbed the Ice Truck Killer by the media, privately contacts him and reveals that he knows Dexter's grisly secret. Meanwhile, Dexter's sister Debra is transferred to Homicide.

Episode 2 • Oct 8, 2006 • 55 m

Crocodile

Episode 3 • Oct 15, 2006 • 51 m

Popping Cherry

Dexter and Debra try to dissuade their boss from pursuing a security guard they believe has been wrongly identified as the Ice Truck Killer. Dexter's girlfriend receives an unwelcome visit from an associate of her imprisoned husband.

Episode 4 • Oct 22, 2006 • 58 m

Let's Give the Boy a Hand

The Ice Truck Killer begins leaving body parts from his victims at sites that relate to memories from Dexter's childhood, forcing him to confront his dark personal history.

Episode 5 • Oct 29, 2006 • 56 m

Love American Style

The Homicide Division is buzzing after the Ice Truck Killer's latest victim is found mutilated but alive, while Dexter gets in over his head when he stalks a murderous human trafficker.

Episode 6 • Nov 5, 2006 • 53 m

Return to Sender

The Ice Truck Killer leaves Dexter a surprise at the scene of one of Dexter's recent kills, placing him firmly in the cross hairs of his own Homicide Division colleagues.

Episode 7 • Nov 12, 2006 • 52 m

Circle of Friends

The Ice Truck Killer is finally identified, but something about the suspect doesn't sit right with Dexter, who must also deal with the menacing return of Rita's paroled ex-husband.

Episode 8 • Nov 19, 2006 • 53 m

Shrink Wrap

The strange suicide of a powerful woman leads Dexter to suspect her shrink of murder, but he gets a shock when a visit to the suspect opens up dark secrets from Dexter's past.

Episode 9 • Nov 26, 2006 • 55 m

Father Knows Best

Dexter is joined by Rita, Debra and Rudy for a weekend away when he learns that his biological father, whom he was told died thirty years ago, has just recently passed away and left him everything he owned, including his house.

Episode 10 • Dec 3, 2006 • 56 m

Seeing Red

The Ice Truck Killer leaves Dexter the most horrifying crime scene imaginable, forcing him to confront a horrific suppressed memory from his past; Rita must hire a lawyer when her ex sues for sole custody of their children.

Episode 11 • Dec 10, 2006 • 54 m

Truth Be Told

The Ice Truck Killer takes extreme measures, forcing Dexter into a trap that will forever change his life, while Doakes begins to harbor suspicions about Dexter's odd behavior.

Episode 12 • Dec 17, 2006 • 56 m

Born Free

In the Season One finale, Dexter follows the clues left for him by the Ice Truck Killer, while Paul tries to convince Rita that Dexter is dangerous.

Critic Reviews

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Metascore

Generally Favorable

Based on 27 Critic Reviews

89% Positive
24 Reviews

7% Mixed
2 Reviews

4% Negative
1 Review

If you want edge, here's Dexter. [9 Oct 2006, p.41]

Fiendishly excellent.

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User score

Universal Acclaim

Based on 1,336 User Ratings

9.0

95% Positive
1270 Ratings

2% Mixed
33 Ratings

2% Negative
33 Ratings

Mar 18, 2025

Absolutely perfect, a work of art its just amazing the last two episodes ar fantastic, and for me this is the best season of the show

Sep 2, 2024

Super peak sigma among us balls #autism fighters unite. Only way it could be better if Negan was in it.

One of this season's best new series.

"Dexter" knows what it's doing, and savors its skill immensely.

Dexter is... one of the most compelling new characters on TV.

Dexter treats extreme violence much in the same way that GoodFellas did: as something horrifying, intoxicating, seductive and thrilling, all at the same time.

The grotesqueries of "Dexter" are not something that can easily be dismissed with the old "you don't have to watch" line. We don't have to watch. We do have to live among the viewers who will be desensitized, or aroused, by this show.

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Jun 16, 2019

Amazing First 5 Seasons Dexter during its first 5 seasons was one of the best shows on TV at the time.

Jan 13, 2016

Weirdly although the main character seems a bit odd you kinda start feeling for him. This show has a very bold and never seen before plot with some major twists and turns.

Sep 22, 2014

Achei este seriado com um ritmo muito arrastado, apesar de bom. O final realmente é surpreendente, mas nada de demais também, não chega a impressionar. O modelo de uma solução de crime por temporada (pelo menos na 1) é interessante, porém, nao prende a atenção. Longe de seriados empolgante que você não consegue de parar de ver (a la Lost).

Dec 11, 2018

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Oct 29, 2012

Season1 was excellent ... but the writers of S7 are amateurs .. they have completely squandered the opportunity to create some very interesting reflections on humanity. What they give is is formulaic melodramatic crap

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