Michael C. Hall is set to return as serial killer Dexter Morgan for a new limited series reboot of the popular crime drama.
As reported by Deadline, Michael C. Hall will be reprising his role as the killer/blood splatter analyst for the first time since the show ended in 2013.
Showrunner Clyde Phillips is also reportedly returning for the 10-part reboot, which is slated to enter production in early 2021, with a hopeful premiere date of fall 2021.
The original series ran between 2006 and 2013, and followed Hall's Dexter as he attempted to balance his life as a forensic blood spatter analyst for the Miami-Metro Police Department and serial killer who preys on people who fit his "code".
The original series came to an end after eight seasons, and saw Dexter being forced to fake own his death and live under an assumed identity as a lumberjack in Oregon - in a finale that is often featured on "Worst TV Show Endings" lists.
Per Deadline, Co-President of Entertainment at Showtime Gary Levine stated that the network would only reboot the "unique" character if they could find a story "worthy" enough - adding that they have now "found it".
In an interview with IGN back in 2014, Hall addressed the criticisms the show faced following the finale, stating that Dexter had "morphed".
"It was a many-headed creative monster, and certain heads were lopped off halfway through the life of the show," Hall said, adding:
"It was difficult to maintain a cohesive narrative in many ways, but primarily, in terms of the conception of the character, once he started to move into murkier, blurrier, more human territory, it became a very difficult thing to wrap my head around."
And when Hall was asked his opinion on how the show should have ending, Hall said:
"It's tricky. Sometimes I wish he'd offed himself, wish he'd died, wish Deb had shot him in that train compartment - of course, that would have made an eighth season difficult to do."
Fortunately, Dexter did not die, and we will once again have the opportunity to revisit TV's most beloved murderer.
Speaking about the exciting venture, Levine added: "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.
"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."
Get your bloodslides and plastic wrap ready - because Dexter is back!
