Dexter is a TV series created by James Manos Jr. in 2006 and based on the book Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay, first published in 2004. The TV series features Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, David Zayas, James Remar, C.S. Lee, Luna Lauren Velez, and others.
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Storyline
Orphaned at age three, when his mother was brutally murdered with a chainsaw by drug dealers, Dexter was adopted by Miami police officer Harry Morgan. Recognizing the boy’s trauma and the subsequent development of his sociopathic tendencies, Harry has manipulated Dexter to channel his gruesome bloodlust into vigilantism, killing only heinous criminals who slip through the criminal justice system.
Movie vs Book
Year
2006
Minutes
53
Movie Rate
8.60
Source: IMDb
Year
2004
Pages
275
Book Rate
7.78
S: Goodreads
Book
Darkly Dreaming Dexter
Subtitle: A Serial Killer with a Heart
Author: Jeff Lindsay
Country: USA
First published in: 2004
Length: 275 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Dexter
Other screen adaptations of the book
TV Series by Clyde Phillips
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