Michael C. Hall received the script for "Dexter" in July 2005, after just having finished the fifth and final season of HBO's "Six Feet Under". Hall was one of the few cast members not to audition for their roles; Robert Greenblatt and Michael Cuesta approached him with the script. Hall said that he didn't think "the role was created with me in mind but I think that once the pilot script emerged at Showtime, both Robert Greenblatt and Michael Cuesta independently thought of me for the role and then approached me about it."