Showtime Renews Dexter for Seasons Seven, Eight

Showtime announced this morning that it has renewed Dexter for two more seasons.

"Dexter's enormous success is a real tribute to the great achievements of its cast, producers, and the powerhouse performance of Michael C. Hall," said David Nevins, Showtime's President of Entertainment. "The series is bigger than it's ever been in its sixth season, both in terms of audience and its impact on the cultural landscape. 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'm excited to watch the story of Dexter Morgan play out."

Based on a character created by crime novelist Jeff Lindsay — whose sixth and most recent "Dexter" novel, Double Dexter, was published last month — the series stars Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department who moonlights as a serial killer.

(Source: Press release.)