GUILT CAN BE A KILLER. SHOWTIME'S DEXTER RETURNS FOR THE ANTICIPATED FIFTH
SEASON, ONLY ON MOVIE CENTRAL AND THE MOVIE NETWORK

-     Golden Globe^®-winner Michael C.Hall is back in the Emmy^®-winning drama Dexter, premiering, Sunday, September 26 day-and-date with Showtime
-     New cast members include Julia Stiles, Jonny Lee Miller, Peter Weller and Chris Vance

TORONTO, Sept. 8 /CNW/ - From a happily married husband and father to a guilt-ridden single dad, Miami-based blood spatter expert Dexter Morgan returns to pick up the pieces after the shocking death of his wife Rita in the Season 4 finale of Showtime's acclaimed drama series Dexter. Picking up right where the previous season left off, Dexter (Season 5) premieres Sunday, September 26 at 9 p.m. PT on Corus Entertainment's Movie Central (Western Canada) and 10 p.m. ET on Astral's The Movie Network (Eastern Canada).

After discovering the lifeless body of Rita who was murdered at the hands of the Trinity Killer (John Lithgow in his Emmy^®-winning guest role), Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) must try and remain focused - and undetected - as his new reality and responsibilities threaten to overwhelm him like never before. While coping with his new life, Dexter hires a nanny (Maria Doyle Kennedy), develops a special relationship with a mysterious new woman (Julia Stiles) and sets his sights on a new target to satisfy his Dark Passenger.

Also joining the cast for Season 5 are: Jonny Lee Miller as a man mysteriously connected to Stiles' character; Peter Weller, as a troubled Miami Metro police officer; and Chris Vance, as a personal aide to a famous businessman. Dexter also stars Jennifer Carpenter, C.S. Lee, Lauren Vélez, David Zayas, and James Remar. 

Series star Michael C. Hall was honoured this past year with a Golden Globe^® and Screen Actors Guild^® Award and John Lithgow was awarded a Golden Globe^® for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role as the Trinity Killer. The series also received a prestigious 2008 Peabody Award and twice named one of AFI's top 10 television programs.

Dexter is a high-definition production that will be simulcast on The Movie Network and Movie Central's High Definition channels. All new episodes will be available on demand and on The Movie Network OnLine following the network premieres.

Movie Central is a commercial-free premium pay TV service available in western Canada. Movie Central premieres the best in Hollywood, international and Canadian films across nine 24-hour movie channels, including dedicated high-definition feeds, a Movie Central On Demand service and exclusive HBO content on HBO Canada. Movie Central is also the first window for Showtime content and home to cutting-edge Canadian series. A major force in the Canadian independent film and television production industry, Movie Central, through The Corus Made with Pay Fund, supports many critically-acclaimed and award-winning Canadian series and films. Visit the Movie Central website at www.moviecentral.ca.

Movie Central is owned by Corus Entertainment Inc. (CJR.B/CJR), a Canadian-based media and entertainment company. Corus is a market leader in specialty television and radio with additional assets in pay television, television broadcasting, children's book publishing and children's animation. Experience Corus on the web at www.corusent.com.

The Movie Network is a pay television service available in eastern Canada. With premiere access to Hollywood hit movies, new and exclusive HBO content, critically-acclaimed Showtime series and first-rate Canadian programming, this pay-television service presents Canadians with some of the best television entertainment available. The Movie Network service includes five 24-hour multiplex channels - M, HBO Canada, MExcess, MFun! and MFest - which deliver diverse and entertaining programs in an uncut and commercial-free television environment. The Movie Network also offers The Movie Network HD, HBO Canada HD, MExcess HD and MFun! HD, four dedicated high-definition channels providing hundreds of titles in HD; The Movie Network OnDemand, a Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) service, available in select areas across eastern Canada; and, TMN OnLine an Internet-based content streaming service available to BellTV subscribers. For more information, please visit www.themovienetwork.ca.

The Movie Network is a member of the Astral family. Astral is one of Canada's largest media companies. It operates over 100 of the country's most popular pay and specialty television, radio, out-of-home advertising and digital media properties. Astral plays a central role in community life across the country by offering diverse, rich and vibrant programming that meets the tastes and needs of consumers and advertisers. To learn more about Astral, visit astral.com.

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