Check It. Dexter season five primer.

The likable serial killer Dexter Morgan is coming back this Sunday, and judging from the trailer he's got quite a list of problems. Rita's dead, he has three children to think about, even as his friends at Miami PD seem to be catching on to him.

Based on the trailer, he just seems to be trying to evade police. There's no illusion to him and his Dark Passenger's urges and there don't seem to be any rival serial killers in sight.

Dexter's season 5 primers Sunday Sept. 26 at 9 p.m. on Showtime. Below is the season 5 trailer.

-- Lauren Williams

Advance Notice. The Big C.

Laura Linney is great in everything she's in (The Squid and the Whale, The Savages) - so I'm expecting as much from the upcoming Showtime TV show, The Big C, which she stars in. Other cast members include Oliver Platt and Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe (from Precious). It will be really interesting, and hopefully impressive, to see so many big screen stars on the small screen.

In the Big C, Linney's Cathy finds out she has cancer, and decides to live life the way she wants--something new to the reserved schoolteacher.

Series premiere Monday August 16 at 10:30 p.m. on Showtime.

-- Leslie Anne Wiggins

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