‘Dexter’ Star Michael C. Hall Teases Season 9: ‘We’re Making Things Right’’
For TV fans, few things are more exciting than the upcoming Dexter revival. First airing in 2006, the show followed the life of a crime lab technician doubling as a serial killer. It was an instant hit for Showtime, but after season 4, the show took a downturn before ending with one of the most hated finales. Michael C. Hall (Dexter Morgan), however, promises the revival will offer a more fitting ending.
Michael C. Hall said the team has a ‘desire’ to right the show’s wrongs
By the eighth and final season of Dexter, most viewers figured he’d die or wind up in prison. Ultimately, neither of those things happened, with Dexter faking his death and becoming a lumberjack instead. Looking back on the Dexter series finale, Hall admitted to The Telegraph that he understands why people so angry at the way the show panned out. But there’s a silver lining in it for him.
“The ending of the series was one that was at best confounding, if not deeply frustrating for people. But I do think that the way it ended is a part of what set the stage for us to return to it and find out what happened to him,” he said.
The revival was first announced in October 2020, with an expected release date of fall of 2021.
“We’re still in the midst of shooting it, but we’re far enough along that I have a sense of what it’s going to feel like,” Hall continued. “And I think for all of us involved in the project, there’s some wistfulness over the fact that how mystifying the way it ended was, and a sense of responsibility and purpose that infuses our work this time around. A desire to kind of… make things right.”
What is the ‘Dexter’ reboot about?
Hall wanted to stay hush-hush about the plot. But it was previously revealed that Dexter has since moved from Oregon to New York. He lives in the fictional remote town Iron Lake under the name Jim Lindsay and works as a salesman at a local shop. But that’s not to say he has totally shut the door on his past.
“Dexter always has what we call ‘the dark passenger’ living inside him,” showrunner Clyde Phillips previously told TV Insider. “He is more grounded than he’s ever been, but that dark passenger is a voice he cannot deny. This is Dexter. People are going to die.”
So far, Hall is the only original actor on board for the reboot. But there are several newcomers, including Clancy Brown, who will play villain Kurt Caldwell. Caldwell’s character description, according to TVLine, paints him as a community figure. “If he’s got your back, consider yourself blessed. But should you cross Kurt, or hurt anyone that he cares for, God help you,” the synopsis says in part.
The show won’t premiere for a few more months, but in the meantime, you can find the earlier seasons online now.
