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Dexter Is Dead
''Dexter Is Dead'' is the eighth novel written by Jeff Lindsay, and the final book in the ''Dexter'' book series, about Dexter Morgan, a vigilante serial killer who almost exclusively targets other serial killers. The book was released on July 7, 2015. A loose adaptation of the novel, serving as a revival of Showtime's ''Dexter'' television series, a miniseries entitled '' Dexter: New Blood'', was released from November 7, 2021 to January 9, 2022, with Michael C. Hall reprising his role as the title character. Plot After the events of the previous book, Dexter is falsely accused of murdering Rita and molesting Astor. To avoid embarrassment, the Miami-Dade Police Department does all it can to pin the crimes on Dexter, even resorting to falsifying evidence. Deborah decides to cut ties with Dexter, refusing to help him as a way to punish him for his past crimes and also demanding custody of his children. Only Masuoka is working to clear Dexter's name, with no success. Brian bai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Lindsay (writer)
Jeffry P. Freundlich (born July 14, 1952), primarily known by his pen name Jeff Lindsay, is an American playwright and crime novelist best known for his novels about sociopathic vigilante Dexter Morgan. Life and career Lindsay was born in Miami and graduated from Ransom Everglades School in 1970, and from Middlebury College, Vermont, in 1975. Many of his earlier published works include his wife Hilary Hemingway as a co-author. His wife is the niece of Ernest Hemingway and an author in her own right. The first book in the Dexter series, ''Darkly Dreaming Dexter'' (which Lindsay wanted to name "Pinocchio Bleeds" after his middle daughter suggested it but his publisher disagreed) was included on the original nomination list for the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Awards in the Best First Novel category. However, it was dropped from the list after the group learned that Lindsay had put out several books in the 1990s under another pen name, Jeffry P. Lindsay. '' Dexter'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miami-Dade Police Department
The Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), formerly known as the Metro-Dade Police Department (1981–1997), Dade County Public Safety Department (1957–1981), and the Dade County Sheriff's Office (1836–1957), is a county police department serving Miami-Dade County. The MDPD has approximately 4,700 employees, making it the largest police department in the southeastern United States and the eighth largest in the country. The department is still often referred by its former name, the ''Metro-Dade Police'' or simply ''Metro''. The MDPD operates out of eight district stations throughout Miami-Dade County and several specialized bureaus. The MDPD is internationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, as well as at the state level by the Florida Commission for Law Enforcement Accreditation. The current director of the department is Alfredo Ramirez III, who succeeded Juan J. Perez. The department's headquarters are located in Doral, Florida. Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Chung
Jamie Jilynn Chung (born April 10, 1983) is an American actress and former reality television personality. She began her career in 2004 as a cast member on the MTV reality series '' The Real World: San Diego'' and subsequently through her appearances on its spin-off show, ''Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II, Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno II''. She is regarded by many as the ''Real World'' alumna with the most successful media career. She later transitioned into acting and has since become known for films such as ''Dragonball Evolution'', ''Grown Ups (film), Grown Ups'', ''Premium Rush'', ''Sorority Row'', ''The Hangover Part II'', ''Sucker Punch (2011 film), Sucker Punch'', and ''Big Hero 6 (film), Big Hero 6'' (2014). Chung received critical acclaim for her lead performance in the independent drama film ''Eden (2012 film), Eden''. Chung played the lead role in the miniseries ''Samurai Girl (TV miniseries), Samurai Girl'', was a series regular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antagonist
An antagonist is a character in a story who is presented as the chief foe of the protagonist. Etymology The English word antagonist comes from the Greek ἀνταγωνιστής – ''antagonistēs'', "opponent, competitor, villain, enemy, rival," which is derived from ''anti-'' ("against") and ''agonizesthai'' ("to contend for a prize"). Types Heroes and villains The antagonist is commonly positioned against the protagonist and their world order. While most narratives will often portray the protagonist as a hero and the antagonist as a villain, like Harry Potter and Lord Voldemort in '' Harry Potter'', the antagonist does not always appear as the villain. In some narratives, like Light Yagami and L in '' Death Note'', the protagonist is a villain and the antagonist is an opposing hero. Antagonists are conventionally presented as making moral choices less savory than those of protagonists. This condition is often used by an author to create conflict within a story. This is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clancy Brown
Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles. Brown's film roles include Viking Lofgren in ''Bad Boys'' (1983), The Kurgan in '' Highlander'' (1986), Sheriff Gus Gilbert in '' Pet Sematary Two'' (1992), Capt. Byron Hadley in ''The Shawshank Redemption'' (1994), Sgt. Charles Zim in ''Starship Troopers'' (1997), and Stanley Thomas in ''Promising Young Woman'' (2020). On television, he has played Brother Justin Crowe on the HBO series ''Carnivàle'' (2003–2005), Waylon "Jock" Jeffcoat on the Showtime series '' Billions'' (2018–2019), and Kurt Caldwell on the Showtime series '' Dexter: New Blood'' (2021–2022). Brown provided the voices of Mr. Krabs on ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' (1999–present) and Lex Luthor in the DC Animated Universe (1996–2006), and several subsequent DC Comics animated projects. Other characters he has voiced include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Reynolds (writer)
Scott Reynolds is a television writer. He has written for the Showtime series ''Dexter'' and the Bruckheimer television series '' E-Ring''. He has also created/written the comic book ''UTF (Undead Task Force)'' with Tone Rodriguez for APE comics. Career Reynolds worked as a freelance writer on the second season of ''Dexter'' in 2007. In 2008 he was given a staff writer position for the third season. Reynolds was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best dramatic series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on the third season. He was promoted to story editor for the fourth season in 2009. He was nominated for the award a second time at the February 2010 ceremony for his work on the fourth season. He was promoted again to executive story editor for the fifth season in 2010. He has worked on the Marvel and Netflix television series' ''Jessica Jones Jessica Campbell Jones Cage is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Colleton
Sara Colleton is an American television and film producer. She has worked as an executive producer on the Showtime drama series ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'' since 2006 and has received several Emmy nominations for her work on the series. Biography Colleton joined the crew of the Showtime drama series ''Dexter (TV series), Dexter'' as an executive producer for the pilot episode in 2006. She returned as an executive producer for the first season. She has remained an executive producer since. As an executive producer she was co-nominated for the Outstanding Drama Series award at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Colleton, Sara American television producers American women television producers Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Goldwyn
John Howard Goldwyn (born August 10, 1958) is an American film producer. Biography Goldwyn was born on August 10, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, the son of producer Samuel Goldwyn Jr., and his wife, film and stage actress Jennifer Howard. He has two brothers: film director and actor Tony Goldwyn and Francis Goldwyn. Goldwyn has produced a total of eight films, according to the Internet Movie Database, and the television series '' Dexter''. His paternal grandparents were Oscar-winning producer Samuel Goldwyn and actress Frances Howard. His maternal grandparents were Sidney Howard, screenwriter of ''Gone with the Wind'' and 70 other films, and Clare Eames, an actress. Goldwyn and his former wife Colleen Camp have one daughter, Emily Goldwyn, who appeared in the 2005 film '' Elizabethtown'' as Star Basketball Player. On April 30, 2011, Goldwyn and hotelier Jeffrey Michael Klein celebrated their life partnership in a ceremony in Marshall, California. Goldwyn's daughter Emily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos Siega
Marcos Siega (born June 8, 1969, in New York City) is a film, television, commercial and music video director. He has also worked as a producer, a musician and an artist. In the late 1980s, he helped to form the New York-based punk band Bad Trip, releasing two full-length records and numerous EPs. When he began directing music videos, many bands and musicians noted that Siega's background in rock music was beneficial. He has worked with bands such as Weezer, System of a Down, P.O.D., Papa Roach, Blink-182 and The All-American Rejects. His 2000 video for Blink-182's "All the Small Things" earned him three MTV Video Music Award nominations and he was nominated for a Grammy Award for his Papa Roach video "Broken Home". In 2001, he signed with the award-winning commercial production company Hungryman Films and moved into the spot world. Siega went on to direct films and acclaimed television series such as '' Dexter'', ''True Blood'', ''Cold Case'' and ''Veronica Mars''. In 2008, he di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clyde Phillips (writer)
Clyde B. Phillips (born October 3, 1958) is a film producer, television writer, television producer, and novelist. Career For the 1970s, Phillips worked at Bob Banner Associates, before starting Blue Hill Avenue Productions with a contract at 20th Century-Fox Television. In 1985, he worked on an unsold television pilot ''Northstar'' with friend Daniel Grodnik. In 1986, he started working at a job at Columbia Pictures Television to produce their own projects. Phillips joined the crew of the television drama '' Dexter'' as a showrunner, executive producer and writer for the first season. He joined the crew after the pilot was already finished and he ended up reshooting some of the scenes and scrapping others. He was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Television Episode (Teleplay), for writing the episode "Crocodile". He returned as the showrunner, executive producer and writer for the next three seasons. Phillips and the writing staff were nominated for a Writers Guild of America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miniseries
A miniseries or mini-series is a television series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. "Limited series" is another more recent US term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format has increased in both streaming services and broadcast television. The term " serial" is used in the United Kingdom and in other Commonwealth nations to describe a show that has an ongoing narrative plotline, while "series" is used for a set of episodes in a similar way that "season" is used in North America. Definitions A miniseries is distinguished from an ongoing television series; the latter does not usually have a predetermined number of episodes and may continue for several years. Before the term was coined in the US in the early 1970s, the ongoing episodic form was always called a " serial", just as a novel appearing in episodes in successive editions of magazines or newspapers is called a serial. In Britain, miniseries are often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drug Cartel
A drug cartel is any criminal organization with the intention of supplying drug trafficking operations. They range from loosely managed agreements among various drug traffickers to formalized commercial enterprises. The term was applied when the largest trafficking organizations reached an agreement to coordinate the production and distribution. The term is used to refer to any criminal narcotics related organization. The basic structure of a drug cartel is as follows: * Falcons (Spanish: ''Halcones''): Considered as the "eyes and ears" of the streets, the "falcons" are the lowest rank in any drug cartel. They are responsible for supervising and reporting the activities of the police, the military and rival groups. * Hitmen (Spanish: ''Sicarios''): The armed group within the drug cartel, responsible for carrying out assassinations, kidnappings, thefts and extortions, operating protection rackets, as well as defending their ''plaza'' (turf) from rival groups and the military. * L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
