Showtime's DEXTER to End After Season 8
DEXTER Executive Producer Sara Colleton has confirmed that the Showtime series will end its run after the upcoming eighth season. In an interview with TV Guide, Colleton said, "This was definite. We wanted to end it this year, but the network convinced us that it would be best to do it in two years. In some ways, this is a two-season series-ender. We have worked that out and know where it's going to end. Next year will definitely be the last year of 'Dexter.' Absolutely."
The drama was renewed for two additional seasons half way through Season 6. It was widely speculated that after that order was complete, the show would conclude. Showtime president David Nevins told Deadline.com at the time, “I’m not going to say with absolute certainty that this is the end, but that is the likely scenario, that the series is moving towards a definite end.”
Recently the cable network announced the ending of another long-running series, 'Weeds.' Nevins recently told EW, "There were two shows, 'Weeds' and 'Dexter,' that really got Showtime taken seriously for cutting-edge original programming. How they get brought home is really important."
