Dexter Actress Jamie Chung Says Reboot Is "Darker"

Actress Jamie Chung, who plays a new character in the Dexter reboot, has shared some insight on the show's new aesthetic and the lengths the producers are going to as they try to prevent leaks. Speaking to People, Chung said the first thing people may notice is that the Dexter reboot has a new aesthetic simply due to how much time has passed and its new setting in upstate New York.

"The original series happened over 10 years ago. So there's certainly a different vibe of the way the actual show is shot in terms of the aesthetic," Chung said. "I do think it's a little darker."

Dexter was set mainly in Miami, which is known for its bright sun and sandy beaches, and for its generally warm vibe. Upstate New York, meanwhile, is a more remote place with no beaches and lots of cold, dark days in the winter.

Chung plays a famous true crime podcaster from Los Angeles named Molly in the new Dexter. Presumably her podcast is talking about Dexter (Michael C. Hall), the famous serial killer from Miami who escaped to the wilderness at the end of the original show.

Chung also shared that, while the Dexter reboot is filming in the Boston area, the show itself is set in New York. "It takes place in upstate New York and as we know from the last season, Dexter's hiding. So it certainly carries on and you have a lot of fresh faces, but a lot of familiar ones," she said.

The producers of the new Dexter are making a determined effort to keep spoilers from leaking, Chung said. "It's crazy because you have all the people who are stalking the sets and whatnot," Chung said. "But yeah, the production is being very diligent about hiding and whatnot."

Clyde Phillips, who served as showrunner for the original first four seasons of Dexter, is returning for the revival. For the new series, Phillips said the team basically gets to "start from scratch," but this won't involve retconning the controversial ending to the show.

"We're not going to betray the audience and say, 'Whoops, that was all a dream.' What happened in the first eight years happened in the first eight years," Phillips said.

While you wait for the 10-episode limited series to debut this fall, you can watch all of the previous seasons right now on Showtime.