The best writers of "Dexter"
In order from greatest to least.
(The first three are my favorites.)
(The first three are my favorites.)
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Chip Johannessen is known for Homeland (2011), 24 (2001) and Dexter (2006). He is married to Virginia Stock. They have one child.Episodes:
My Bad (9/10)
The Big One (9/10) with Manny Coto- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Drew Z. Greenberg was born on 8 June 1970 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Dexter (2006), Warehouse 13 (2009) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997).Episodes:
Truth Be Told (9/10) with Tim Schlattmann
Let's Give the Boy a Hand (8.5/10)- Producer
- Additional Crew
- Writer
Episodes:
Truth Be Told (9/10) with Drew Z. Greenberg
The Dark Defender (9/10)
Helter Skelter (9/10)
Left Turn Ahead (8.5/10) with Scott Buck
Hop a Freighter (8.5/10) with Scott Buck
First Blood (8.5/10)
Lost Boys (8.5/10) with Charles H. Eglee
Return to Sender (8.5/10)
Dirty Harry (8/10)
Turning Biminese (8/10)
Surprise, *beep* (8/10) with Scott Buck
Scar Tissue (8/10)
Go Your Own Way (8/10)
Talk to the Hand (8/10) with Manny Coto
Once Upon a Time... (7.5/10)- Producer
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- Additional Crew
Episodes:
Take It! (9/10) with Manny Coto
Everything Is Illumenated (9/10)
The Getaway (8.5/10) with Melissa Rosenberg
Are We There Yet? (8/10)
Nebraska (8/10)
Hungry Man (8/10)
Run (8/10)
This Is the Way the World Ends (8/10) with Scott Buck
Dex Takes a Holiday (7.5/10) with Melissa Rosenberg
Do You See What I See? (7.5/10) with Manny Coto- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Emmy Award-winning producer/writer and director Hector Manuel Coto was born in Havana, Cuba, one of four siblings of Spanish-Galician ancestry. His parents, Manuel (a doctor) and Norma (a teacher), were refugees from the Castro regime who settled near Orlando, Florida. Coto developed an early interest in films as a teen, making amateur videos with his father's Super8 camera. In 1983, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue further studies, eventually graduating from the American Film Institute. An avid fan of horror and science fiction, he penned his first screenplay in 1988 for an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985). Four years later, he co-wrote and directed the horror movie Dr. Giggles (1992), which has since attained some cult status.
His work on two scripts for a revival of The Outer Limits (1995) led to Coto being commissioned by Showtime to write and create his own sci-fi series, Odyssey 5 (2002). Produced in Toronto, Canada, it was cancelled (much to Coto's chagrin) after just one season and 19 episodes. It starred the actor Peter Weller, who would later feature on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), 24 (2001) and Dexter (2006). From 2003, Coto worked on 14 episodes of Enterprise and was promoted by series creators Rick Berman and Brannon Braga to the position of showrunner during Season 4. A self-confessed 'Trekkie', he declared during a 2014 interview "...I wanted to tell more sweeping tales that tied into The Original Series because Enterprise was a prequel and I felt that, at a certain point, the show should begin to tack towards things that we remembered from The Original Series. I thought it would be nice and fun and tremendously rich to explore facets of The Original Series and of the Star Trek universe that were there but had not been fleshed out." Coto's influence was instrumental in filling in several hitherto unexplored gaps in the Star Trek lore.
In the wake of Enterprise, Coto worked as executive producer on the last five seasons of 24 before joining the crew of Dexter in the same capacity (and as occasional scriptwriter) from 2010 to 2013. From 2018, he was executive producer, as well as a prolific writer for American Horror Story (2011) and American Horror Stories (2021).
In 2006, Coto won a Primetime Emmy for his work on 24. He died from pancreatic cancer on July 8 2023, aged 62. He had been married to visual effects supervisor Robin Trickett, whom he had met on the set of Odyssey5.Episodes:
The Big One (9/10) with Chip Johannessen
Take It! (9/10) with Wendy West
Sunshine and Frosty Swirl (8.5/10)
Practically Perfect (8/10)
Smokey and the Bandit (8/10)
Chemistry (8/10) with Karen Campbell
Every Silver Lining... (8/10)
Talk to the Hand (8/10) with Tim Schlattmann
Do You See What I See? (7.5/10) with Wendy West
Remember the Monsters (7/10) with Scott Buck- Producer
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Episodes:
Shrink Wrap (8.5/10)
Teenage Wasteland (8.5/10)
Easy as Pie (8.5/10)
A Horse of a Different Color (8.5/10)
Hello, Dexter Morgan (8.5/10) with Scott Buck
Dex, Lies, and Videotape (8/10)
Do the Wrong Thing (8/10)
If I Had a Hammer (8/10)
What's Eating Dexter Morgan? (8/10)
I Had a Dream (8/10) with Charles H. Eglee
Ricochet Rabbit (7.5/10) with Jace Richdale & Scott Reynolds
The Dark… Whatever (7/10) with Jace Richdale & Scott Reynolds- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Daniel Cerone is a writer and executive producer, known best for NBC's The Blacklist (2013), NBC's Constantine (2014), CBS's The Mentalist (2008), and Showtime's Dexter (2006). Daniel also created and executive produces the CTV crime drama, Motive (2013). He has been married to actress Lisa Howard since October 8, 1994. They have two beautiful and talented children.Episodes:
Born Free (9/10) with Melissa Rosenberg
That Night, A Forest Grew (8/10)
The British Invasion (8/10)
It's Alive (8/10)
Circle of Friends (8/10)
Popping Cherry (7.5/10)- Producer
- Writer
- Additional Crew
Episodes:
In the Beginning (9/10)
There's Something About Harry (8.5/10)
Swim Deep (8/10)
This Little Piggy (8/10)
The Angel of Death (8/10)
Road Kill (7.5/10) with Melissa Rosenberg
Ricochet Rabbit (7.5/10) with Jace Richdale & Lauren Gussis
Goodbye Miami (7.5/10) with Jace Richdale
The Dark… Whatever (7/10) with Jace Richdale & Lauren Gussis
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The Getaway (8.5/10) written by Melissa Rosenberg & Wendy West
About Last Night (8/10) written by Melissa Rosenberg