Besides Michael C. Hall playing the title character, the show's supporting cast includes Jennifer Carpenter as Dexter's adoptive sister and co-worker (and later boss) Debra, and James Remar as Dexter's adoptive father, Harry.
Covington, Georgia. Covington is a city and the county seat of Newton County, Georgia. It is located 35 miles east of Atlanta, Georgia. As of 2012, its population was 13,347.
Welcome to Historic Covington - The History of Newton County. Newton County and the City of Covington once belonged to the Creek Indian Nation. The Creek Indians roamed the land as the first English settlers landed on the coast of Georgia in 1733.