Dexter Comes Back From The Dead

It's been seven long years since Dexter, the Showtime drama about a forensic analyst who serially murders all his problems away, bowed out with a series finale after eight seasons. And apparently, seven years is a long enough runway for the curtains to rise on a newly announced limited series revival: According to a release sent out by TV network, Michael C. Hall and showrunner Clyde Phillips are reteaming for a 10-episode return that is due to begin production in early 2021 and set to premiere sometime next fall.

"Dexter is such a special series, both for its millions of fans and fow Showtime, as this breakthrough show helped put our network on the map many years ago," said Gary Levin, Showtime's co-entertainment president. "We would only want to 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!"

Despite that stated eagerness, the release contains no details on what the new "creative take" will be. But seeing as how--spoiler alert--the series wrapped with Dexter faking his own death and living under a new name in Oregon, while his sister was in a coma and his son Harrison was sent to live with an ex, it's safe to say Dexter has more than a few unresolved issues.

In addition to his work on Dexter, Phillips served as showrunner and executive producer on Showtime's Nurse Jackie on its final three seasons. He also previously created the series Suddenly Susan, Get Real, and Parker Lewis Can't Lose.