MUMBAI: Big CBS Prime will kick off the show ?Dexter? from 9 July.

The show will air the first four seasons back-to-back from Monday to Thursday at 10 pm.

Dexter is based on the novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay, a South Florida native. Orphaned at the age of four and harboring a traumatic secret, Dexter is adopted by a police officer who recognises Dexter?s homicidal tendencies and guides his son to channel his gruesome passion for human vivisection in a constructive way - by killing those heinous perpetrators who are above the law or who have slipped through the cracks of justice.

A respected member of the police force, a perfect gentleman and a man with a soft spot for children, it?s hard not to like Dexter, a serial killer with standards. Although his drive to kill is unflinching, he struggles to emulate normal emotions he doesn?t feel, and to keep up his appearance as a caring, socially responsible human being.

"Dexter makes for a perfect show for our audiences, with the right ingredients - mysterious, dangerous, bold, a true thriller and it keeps evolving with every episode! Crime thrillers as a genre are known to have high viewership amongst Indian audiences who love to be challenged and enjoy the adrenaline rush that comes from not knowing what comes next. This show is perfectly packaged to be addictive and invigorating and will work excellently for audiences and marketers alike," the company said.

MUMBAI: US media conglomerate Viacom‘s subsidiary Showtime has ordered two more seasons of its drama series ‘Dexter‘, starring Michael C Hall.

The announcement was made by Showtime Networks president of entertainment David Nevins. On the heels of Hall and Showtime closing a new, two season deal for Hall to return to the series, production will begin on season seven in 2012 in Los Angeles. Seasons seven and eight will consist of 12 episodes each.

Nevins said, "Dexter‘s enormous success is a real tribute to the great achievements of its cast, producers, and the powerhouse performance of Michael C Hall. 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."

Hall said, "On behalf of the entire ‘Dexter‘ family, we relish the invitation to delve ever deeper into Dexter‘s world."

Dexter stars Hall, who plays a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department, who moonlights as a serial killer.