Back in 2006, when Dexter premiered, it was inspired by a real-life murderer called Pedro Rodrigues Filho. The audience was hooked to the concept of a serial killer who worked as a blood splatter analyst for none other than the Miami Metro Police. The premise of Dexter was first featured in a novel called Darkly Dreaming Dexter, written by Jeff Lindsay and published in 2004. It was in 2006 when the narrative of Dexter was made by Showtime into a 12-episode season. The show then created 96 episodes over like eight seasons and also a spinoff series called, Dexter: New Blood.
Dexter is not a work of fiction, but indirectly is about real life killer, Pedro Rodrigues Filho
Dexter reportedly was inspired by a real-life murderer and is known to be an original narrative, apart from being a work of fiction. The story of ‘Dexter Morgan’ may seem strange and far-fetched, but that is not the case. Michael C Hall essayed the portrayal of ‘Dexter Morgan’. Fans of the series were not aware that the fictional killer was inspired by a real-life murderer whose crimes had shocked the world.
