Dexter Being Revived For Limited Series, Michael C. Hall Returning

You thought Dexter had slayed his last victim? Think again. Showtime is officially rebooting the long running serial killer drama for a new limited season, with star Michael C. Hall returning. Original showrunner Clyde Phillips is likewise back to helm the relaunch. Deadline announced this afternoon that the network has ordered a 10-part limited run that’s due to head into production in early 2021, with the hope being that it’ll premiere in fall of that same year. This will be the first time Dexter, a liaison to the Miami police department who’s secretly a serial killer, has been on our screens since the series wrapped after eight seasons in 2013. Gary Levine, Co-President of Entertainment at Showtime, remarked that the network was only willing to revisit the “unique” antihero played by Hall if they could come up with a creative and fresh take that was “worthy” and it seems they’ve finally found one. In fact, according to Deadline, a Dexter reboot has been in discussion as far as back as 2015, just two years after it ended, but only now is it becoming a reality. Here’s Levine’s full statement on the news: “ Dexter is such a special series, […]

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