BRACE YOURSELF FOR SUMMER ON SHOWTIME(R)

Network Releases Key Art For Final Season Of DEXTER(R) And Official Trailer For Its New Drama RAY DONOVAN

NEW YORK, NY - (May 3, 2013) - SHOWTIME is bracing for a sizzling summer of drama with the eighth and final season of DEXTER and the anticipated premiere of the network's newest series RAY DONOVAN. Today, the network unveiled the official poster for DEXTER's final season, as well as the extended trailer for RAY DONOVAN, and a new inside look at what's in store for both series when they premiere on Sunday, June 30.

For RAY DONOVAN's official trailer:

For a look at what's in store for both series, including new DEXTER footage:

DEXTER stars Michael C. Hall in his Golden Globe(R) Award-winning role as Dexter Morgan, a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department. Season eight, which premieres on Sunday, June 30th at 9 p.m. ET/PT, begins six months after LaGuerta's murder - and Dexter is still managing life as a dad, brother, and serial killer. As Deb (series star Jennifer Carpenter) struggles to deal with the consequences of her actions, a mysterious woman comes to work with Miami Metro, offering first-hand information on Dexter's past. The series also stars Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Aimee Garcia, David Zayas, Geoff Pierson and James Remar. Produced by SHOWTIME, DEXTER is executive produced by John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Scott Buck, Manny Coto, Tim Schlattmann, Wendy West, Jace Richdale and Michael C. Hall.

Set in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, RAY DONOVAN, premiering on Sunday, June 30th at 10 p.m. ET/PT, stars Emmy(R) and Golden Globe Award nominee Liev Schreiber in his first lead television role as LA's best professional fixer. Ray is the man called in to make the city's celebrities,' superstar athletes,' and business moguls' most complicated and combustible situations go away. This powerful drama unfolds when his father, Mickey Donovan, played by Oscar(R) winner Jon Voight, is unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the Donovan family to its core. RAY DONOVAN is created and executive-produced by Ann Biderman (Southland), who also wrote the pilot episode. The series is also executive produced by Mark Gordon and Bryan Zuriff. RAY DONOVAN is a SHOWTIME production and the pilot was directed by Allen Coulter (The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy), who also serves as producer on both the pilot and the second episode of the series.