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TV: Showtime’s ‘Dexter’ Posts Record-Breaking Ratings
Why aren’t you watching “Dexter” yet? Even if you don’t have Showtime, go rent the previous seasons to see what you’ re missing. Thankfully, there are plenty of fans out there keeping the serial killer drama hotter than ever – and it only helps that John Lithgow is starring as this season’s killer. A week before its season finale, “Dexter” has already posted ratings highs for Showtime. Sunday’s episode of “Dexter” averaged more than 2.1 million viewers at 9 p.m., repping the most-viewed single telecast for Showtime in more than 10 years. That also made Sunday’s seg the most-watched episode of “Dexter,” now in its fourth season, EVER. Showtime hadn’t attracted a larger audience for a single telecast since Oct. 1999, when it ran the Tyson vs. Norris fight. Next week’s “Dexter” finale will feature a final showdown between Michael C. Hall’s lead character and rival serial killer Trinity (John Lithgow).
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‘Werewolf By Night 2’? Michael Giacchino Says It’s Being Talked About But “Everything Takes Forever”
It was Oscar-winning composer Michael Giacchino who sat in the director’s chair for Marvel’s Disney+ Halloween special Werewolf by Night back in 2022, which was released in both throwback black & white as well as full color. But are we ever getting a sequel?
Giacchino tells Screen Rant in a new chat this week that he remains hopeful.
“We’re talking about it,” Giacchino explains. “Everything takes forever to do. There’s a lot of planning that has to happen. Everything has to fit in a particular place at a particular time.”
He adds, “So, nothing moves as fast as we’d like it to. But I hope one day that you will be sitting there watching another Werewolf by Night. That’s my hope.”
Inspired by horror films of the ’30s and ’40s, Marvel Studios’ Werewolf by Night takes place on a dark and somber night as a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader.
In a strange memorial to the leader’s life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic—a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster.
Meagan Navarro wrote in her review for BD, “The MCU kicked the horror into overdrive with Werewolf by Night. The nearly hour-long feature presents as a classic horror movie, dropping viewers into the middle of a secret world of monster hunters. Film composer Michael Giacchino directs the special, penned by Heather Quinn and Peter Cameron. Giacchino focuses on evoking the classic horror vibe to assist in the initial worldbuilding. The events play out in monochrome, save for the vibrant red glow of the Bloodstone. Cigarette burns and film grain get added for that retro look. The rules of the hunt get relayed to the cutthroat candidates by way of reanimated dead, albeit in a much campier and family-friendly way via animatronics.”
“Aside from the aesthetics, Werewolf leans heavily into the mysterious,” Meagan continued. “The black and white cinematography more than sets the retro vibe; it allows the feature to remain accessible to a wider audience even as it lets its monsters and monster hunters spill plenty of blood. Toss in a Jack Pierce-inspired beast with practical application, and you’ve got a modern superhero story with a classic Universal Monsters makeover.”