Entertainment Weekly has broken the news that Julia Stiles is in final talks to join the cast of Dexter for its fifth season. The role is being described as top secret though we know it will not be as a "big bad" given that there will be no central villain that Dexter has to deal with over the string of episodes. In season three the "big bad" was played by Jimmy Smits and last season it was John Lithgow. Both performances were fantastic and paid off big but Dexter is going a different directio...

The season four finale of Dexter captured record ratings for original programming on Showtime. Growing 71% over the season three finale it drew over 2.5 million viewers at 9pm and over 3 million including the replay later in the evening.It was the biggest broadcast on Showtime overall since a 1999 Mike Tyson fight. A direct beneficiary of Dexter's success has been Californication which airs right after. It was up 72% over its previous season finale pulling in 1.1 million viewers. Californ...