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"Dexter has been picked up for two more seasons by Showtime. The crime-drama series, which is currently on its sixth season and will now return for a seventh and eighth season, stars Michael C Hall as a blood splatter expert named Dexter Morgan who also moonlights as a serial killer of criminals. Showtime president David Nevins said: &amp;quot;Dexter&amp;#039;s enormous success is a real tribute to the great achievements of its cast, producers, and the powerhouse performance of Michael C Hall. &amp;quot;The series is bigger than it&amp;#039;s ever been in its sixth season, both in terms of audience and its impact on the cultural landscape. &amp;quot;Together with Michael, the creative team on the show has a very clear sense of where they intend to take the show over the next two seasons and, as a huge fan, I&amp;#039;m excited to watch the story of Dexter Morgan play out.&amp;quot; Hall added: &amp;quot;On behalf of the entire Dexter family, we relish the invitation to delve ever deeper into Dexter&amp;#039;s world.&amp;quot; In September it was reported that Hall was close to signing a new contract with the show. Dexter&amp;#039;s executive producer Scott Buck revealed that they are &amp;quot;not working toward the end just yet&amp;quot;. Production for season seven will begin in 2012. Watch a behind-the-scenes video of Dexter&amp;#039;s season six below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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