In the last quarter of last year, Showtime’s hot new series Dexter completed their second season run of 12 episodes in time to avoid the complications of the writer’s strike. Now, with the 3rd season on the horizon for a Fall 2008 start, Showtime and Paramount Home Entertainment are gearing up to release Dexter – The Complete 2nd Season on DVD a short time ahead of that.

In an early heads-up to retailers, Paramount has advised them to plan on stocking this on their shelves with a scheduled release date of August 19th. That’s almost exact a year after the release of the first season set, by the way. Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, James Remar and Julie Benz all return, of course. They are joined by Oscar-winner Keith Carradine (Nashville) playing FBI Special Agent Lundy, and by JoBeth Williams (Poltergeist) in a recurring role as the mother of “Rita” (Benz).

No further info is available just yet, nor cover art, and that date (like all scheduled dates) *could* still be subject to change. But stay tuned, and we’ll update you just as soon as the rest becomes available!

Source: TVShowsOnDVD

James Remar, who plays Dexter Morgan’s adoptive father on Dexter, says he’s unsure as to whether he’ll be asked back to appear on future episodes of the Showtime series (which is now seen in edited replays Sundays on CBS).

“It seems as if Dexter was distancing himself from Harry, but they haven’t let me know,” he said. “But I would love to shoot more episodes of Dexter. Dexter breaks new ground. It’s a very cohesive set. I’ve worked with really good actors on that show, especially Michael C. Hall. … It’s a guilty pleasure.”

Dexter stars Hall as a police detective who is also a serial killer. Remar, who has played killers himself quite a bit (he was the main bad guy in 48 Hrs.), said the show makes him think.

“For me, it’s opened my mind up to some stuff — the way we perceive who is the good guy and who is the bad guy, and people doing terrible things to each other — when it’s all right and when it isn’t.”

Source: KansasCity.com

Check out an interesting new interview with Jeff Lindsay over at USA Today. He comments on Michael C. Hall’s performance:

Lindsay is thrilled with Dexter‘s transformation from page to screen. “I love Michael C. Hall. When I first heard him read from the script, I thought, ‘He’s it. He’s perfect.’ “

The Shield alum Charles “Chic” Eglee is trading in one anti-hero for another, joining Showtime’s serial killer hit Dexter as an exec producer.

Eglee fills the void left by Daniel Cerone, who departed the show after its second season (and who recently took the reins of ABC’s Dirty Sexy Money). Clyde Phillips continues as showrunner on Dexter.

Eglee’s credits also include Dark Angel, Murder One, NYPD Blue and The Byrds of Paradise.

Source: Variety

Dexter, Showtime’s original series about a serial killer with a conscience, will soon be cutting its way into a video game courtesy of Ecko Entertainment.

Next generation video games are all about the cutting edge these days, but Ecko Entertainment took that literally when it announced today that Dexter, Showtime’s popular series about a crime solving serial killer, would be carving its way onto consoles sometime soon.

According to IGN, developer information, price, console specifics and a release date are all “no comment” at this time. However, Marc Fernandez, Vice President of Marc Ecko Entertainment, said his company is working closely with Showtime to keep the game as faithful to the television show as possible. That probably means a heavy dose of bloody plastic sheets and actor Michael C. Hall’s inner monologues.