He served as a consultant on the new season of Dexter!
Pictured above: L to R: Bruce Abrams, Michael C. Hall (who plays Dexter), Caleb Abrams at the series premiere.
Everyone knows that Dexter is back on SHOWTIME for a limited series run. But did you know that the Seneca Nation’s own Caleb Abrams served as a consultant on the new season?
“I took every opportunity to incorporate Seneca material culture, artwork, language and music in the show – from all of our communities and beyond. I assisted with casting, wardrobe, props, set decoration, and had a small hand in the scripting of particular scenes and helped supply extras. Lots of cool inclusions for folks to spot throughout the series” said Abrams.
During the year long collaboration, one of the pieces Abrams brought on to the show was a necklace hand carved by Seneca artist Hayden Haynes. The necklace is carved from antlers with a technological theme on pit-fired style pots. The necklace is worn by the Seneca leader Abraham Brown who is played by actor Gregory Cruz.
Abrams is shown wearing the same necklace, along with actor and executive producer, Michael C Hall (who plays Dexter), and Caleb’s father, Bruce Abrams at the series premiere in New York City on Monday, November 1.
Viewers can see examples of work by numerous other Seneca and Haudenosaunee artists throughout the series including Sam Jacobs, Nettie Hepner, Reesa Abrams, Peter B. Jones, G. Peter Jemison, and Jodi Lynn Maracle as well as works provided by the Seneca-Iroquois National Museum and Tuscarora Woodworks.
