MEDIA ALERT

SHOWTIME RELEASES EXCLUSIVE TRAILERS FOR EMMY®-NOMINATED SERIES DEXTER &

NEW DRAMA SERIES HOMELAND AT COMIC-CON 2011

 SHOWTIME Announced the 6th Season of Dexter^® &

Series Premiere of HOMELAND Will Premiere Back-to-Back Sunday, October 2 Starting at 9pm ET/PT

Hot off its panel sessions at Comic-Con today, SHOWTIME has released an exclusive First Look at Season 6 of the network’s signature original series DEXTER, and never-before-seen footage in a brand new trailer for its original drama series HOMELAND, starring Claire Danes and Damian Lewis. 

This year’s DEXTER panel featured Emmy®-nominated star and executive producer Michael C. Hall, his co-stars C.S. Lee, David Zayas, guest stars Colin Hanks and Mos (formerly Mos Def) and the show’s executive producers Sara Colleton and Scott Buck. Moderator Ralph Garman from KROQ’s “The Kevin & Bean Morning Show” presided over a revealing interview and Q&A.  The sixth season of DEXTER premieres Sunday, October 2, at 9 p.m. ET/PT only on SHOWTIME. 

Click belowfor a sneak peek at what’s next for America’s favorite serial killer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsvGslI_KcM

The HOMELAND panel featured actress Morena Baccarin (V, Firefly) and executive producer Howard Gordon.  HOMELAND is a psychological thriller that tells the story of Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes), a CIA officer battling her own demons, who becomes convinced that the intelligence that led to the rescue of Sgt. Nick Brody (Damian Lewis) a U.S. soldier who had been missing and presumed dead for nine years, was a set-up and may be connected to an al-Qaeda plot to be carried out on American soil.  Baccarin plays the role of Jessica Brody, Brody's (Lewis) intrepid and complicated wife.  HOMELAND premieres October 2, at 10 p.m. ET/PT only on SHOWTIME

Click below to view the brand new trailer from the highly-anticipated freshman drama series:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_dxFmQF264

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