According to Entertainment Weekly, Showtime has set the season premiere for the eighth season of Dexter to June 30th at 9 p.m. The new batch of “Dexter” episodes are being delivered three months earlier than usual in order for the show to serve as a lead-in to Showtime‘s new series “Ray Donovan”, starring Liev Schreiber.
As for the cast of ‘Dexter’ they knew an earlier season was underway.
“They had a lot of advance warning [that this was happening] and they know where they’re going. No less production time; a little less vacation time.” Showtime entertainment president David Nevins told Entertainment Weekly.
It is still not clear whether season eight will be the last for ‘Dexter’.
“I’m not making any announcements today about when Dexter will end,” Nevins told Entertainment Weekly. “I will clarify that before Dexter goes on the air. There’s a clear end game in place but I can’t talk about it just yet … the decision is ultimately a creative decision… Dexter is to Showtime what Batman is to Warner Bros. I want to take care of it.”
