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.
Currently known as Mystic Falls, VA, for The Vampire Diaries, Covington and Newton County Georgia has also been home to The Dukes of Hazzard, In the Heat of the Night and over 60 film productions.