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Cable network Showtime said on Wednesday it had
given the go-ahead to a 10-episode revival of "Dexter," with
star Michael C. Hall once again playing blood spatter specialist
Dexter Morgan who works with the Miami police department and
moonlights as a vigilante killer.
“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 (executive producer)
Clyde Phillips and Michael C. Hall have found it," Gary Levine,
president of entertainment at Showtime said in a statement.
"Dexter" ran for eight seasons until 2013, earning multiple
awards and cementing a trend for morally ambiguous anti-heroes
on U.S. television that included conflicted mob boss Tony
Soprano ("The Sopranos") and the charismatic Don Draper ("Mad
Men.")
In the series finale, Dexter pulls the plug on his sister
Debra's life support machine, dumps her body at sea and then
sails into a hurricane, apparently meeting his death. But the
show finished with a brief glimpse of Dexter working as a
lumberjack and living alone.
Showtime did not give any clues about the plot of the revival,
nor whether any of the show's other main characters would
return. It said it hoped to start production later this year
with a tentative broadcast date in the fall of 2021.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Tom Brown)
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