In the latest edition of  Long Island Pulse Magazine, Edward James Olmos speaks with writer Aileen Jacobson.  Here are some excerpts:


Can you tell me a little about your character in Dexter?

The character I’m playing is a professor of theology, and he’s pretty much the inspiration to one individual in particular—the role that’s played by Colin Hanks. I really can’t say that he’s a bad guy, because that’s the whole gist of the series. That would be a spoiler. The character definitely motivates a lot of people, with his theology studies and his understanding of theology.


This is a really dark show and you’ve been in other shows that have been dark. What do you think is the appeal of, in this case, a very gory show?

Probably the biggest draw is the story and the lead character of Dexter. Michael C. Hall does a great job bringing to life the character and I think that’s the reason why people like the character. What he does is very, very bad, but you kind of understand why he’s doing it, and that goes back to the writing. You could have someone else doing the performance and it would be too dark. This is probably the darkest show I’ve ever been a part of in my life. I don’t think there’s been a darker show on television, ever.

How does it affect you, when you’re doing something so dark?

I don’t look at the whole script. I just look at my part. My part in it is a completely different sense of understanding from the rest of it.

So you’re not in a lot of scenes with lots of blood and guts?

I think everybody in the whole show is in that. It’s always centered around the worst cases of homicide and brutality that have ever been seen. Our show kind of mirrors a lot of the situations that society is going through at the present time.


You can read the entire interview here

"Dexter" star Michael C. Hall is in negotiations for a new deal to continue on Showtime's top-rated drama series.

Hall has been in talks with Showtime to renew his deal for several months, as his previous contract expires after the show's upcoming sixth season, which bows October 2nd.


It's unclear how many more seasons  are being considered under the new deal. Hall is said to be looking for a significant salary bump as well after working under his original contract for the past six seasons.



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You’re coming into the new season of Dexter as a religious university professor. How do you feel about mixing the concept of religion with the character of a serial killer? 

Edward James Olmos: I think you get really very dark and very difficult storylines. And I think that people will find that this is a very intense season. Anytime you mix good and evil, you’re gonna get yourself a really incredibly difficult journey. Read more after the jump...



How do you think the fans might react, especially the religious fans?

EJO: I don’t know if there are religious fans who watch the show. If there are religious fans who watch the show, then they’ll be able to handle it.

Dexter has been crossing the line a little bit, from being the “good” serial killer to killing for his own survival. Is there a point where his conscience might get the better of him, do you think?

EJO: I think you should ask that really quickly to the writers, because they’re about the only ones who know anything. The only way we ever learn anything is at the table-reads. That’s the day before we start filming the episodes.

Do you think Dexter deserves a happy ending?

EJO: No. [Laughs].

Have you been a fan of the show for a long time?

EJO: No, I learned about the show when I got involved with it. I saw every single episode, and it was probably the most intense show that I’ve seen on television. Between that and True Blood, it gets to be pretty intense. Very dark.

With that fresh perspective, what do you think is the key to the success of the show?

EJO: The relationship of the character of Dexter and the audience. They really can relate to him. And I think it has a lot to do with the vigilantism – the fact that he takes out people who need to be taken out. All those issues. And plus, he’s an excellent actor…

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DEXTER® - SEASON 6
Premiere: Sunday, October 2 at 9:00 PM ET/PT
1 Hour, 12 Episodes

Season 6 of DEXTER finds our favorite serial killer (series star and executive producer Michael C. Hall) one year later, feeling like his old self - renewed, re-energized and re-focused on putting deserving criminals on his table. But when he encounters a killer who carries out his objectives with religious fervor, Dexter begins to explore something he never thought he had use for – the nature of faith. As a father, Dexter constantly wrestles with what he doesn’t want to pass along to his son, namely his Dark Passenger. For the first time, Dexter is forced to consider what he DOES want to pass on. Does spirituality have a place in a serial killer’s world?

DEXTER stars Hall in his Golden Globe®- and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning role as Dexter Morgan, a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department who moonlights as a serial killer. The series’ sixth season also stars Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, and James Remar. Colin Hanks, Mos, Edward James Olmos join the cast as special guest stars this season.

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Not much of season 6 of Dexter is known, even the recent trailer giving nothing away. However, Edward James Olmos, will be joining the cast in a recurring role.

Olmos is set to play a professor of religious studies.

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Aimee Garcia is joining the cast of Dexter as Jamie, the new nanny Dexter hires to care for his son Harrison. Jamie also happens to be the kid sister of Dexter’s colleague Batista.

Garcia will appear throughout the Showtime drama’s upcoming sixth season.


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