Seems like we’re getting more Dexter Morgan whether we like it or not because Dexter is coming back for another season.
When we last left Dexter back in the show’s 2013 series finale, everyone’s favourite fictional serial killer had faked his death and become a depressed lumberjack while everyone he loved is either dead or moved on. It was a pretty crappy conclusion for one of TV’s most memorable characters and the final step in Dexter‘s dramatic fall from celebrated TV to “oh god why is this even still on?”
Well it seems like the creative team behind Dexter think that enough time has passed since the last season – or see an opportunity to re-do the awful final season in some way – because the show is coming back for a limited series run.
Showtime has announced (via Collider) that a 10-episode limited series revival of Dexter has been ordered for a tentative late 2021 premiere date. Clyde Phillips, who was the show’s showrunner, will return in that capacity and production is scheduled to start early next year.
“Dexter is such a special series, both for its millions of fans and for Showtime, as this breakthrough show helped put our network on the map many years ago,” said Showtime president Gary Levine, who made the announcement with Jana Winograde.
“We would only revisit this unique character if we could find a creative take that was truly worthy of the brilliant, original series. Well, I am happy to report that Clyde Phillips and Michael C. Hall have found it, and we can’t wait to shoot it and show it to the world!”
Look, Dexter had its time in the spotlight and I’m not sure if the world really needs more Dexter Morgan’s vigilante serial killing antics at this point.
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But then again, the tantalising prospect of this limited series potentially wiping the awful taste of Dexter‘s final season is too good to pass up.
We’ll just have to see how this all pans out. Either they’ll redeem Dexter somewhat or drop the ball (again). Regardless of what happens, we’ll all be watching closely.
Check out the trailer for Dexter:
