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"Dexter star Jennifer Carpenter has revealed that she only plans to film eight seasons. The serial killer drama has been picked up for a seventh and eighth run by Showtime, with network president David Nevins suggesting that the show could continue beyond that point. However, Carpenter - who plays Debra Morgan - told Digital Spy: &amp;quot;I think I&amp;#039;m gonna do eight.&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;You never know, but my hope is that people are like, &amp;#039;God, I wish Dexter was still on&amp;#039; or &amp;#039;God, I wish it had gone on for one more year&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; The actress added that Dexter - which stars Michael C Hall as the eponymous killer - has been a &amp;quot;game-changing&amp;quot; series. &amp;quot;I just don&amp;#039;t think that we want to overstay our welcome,&amp;quot; she explained. Hall previously hinted that his character could meet a dark fate in the Dexter series finale. &amp;quot;I think [in the new episodes] I&amp;#039;ll be challenged to incorporate some very new and powerful dynamics into Dexter&amp;#039;s world,&amp;quot; said the actor. &amp;quot;To be honest, it&amp;#039;s difficult for me to foresee an entirely happy ending for the character.&amp;quot; The sixth season of Dexter airs in the UK on Fridays at 10pm on FX. The series returns to Showtime in the US on Sunday, September 30 at 9/8c. &amp;gt; Dexter Michael C Hall: &amp;#039;All bets are off in season seven&amp;#039; Watch Jennifer Carpenter discuss Dexter with Digital Spy below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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