There were multiple ideas on how to bring Dexter back to TV, according to star Michael C. Hall. The serial drama about a serial killer aired for eight seasons on Showtime beginning in 2006, with Hall receiving critical praise and accolades for his portrayal of the titular character. As the show continued, there were arguably a fair amount of ups and downs with the storytelling. The final nail in the coffin for most viewers was the controversial series finale in 2013, where Dexter fakes his death and to live his life as a lumberjack after the death of his sister Debra, played by Jennifer Carpenter.
After seven years, Dexter will return to answer for those events. Announced in October, the show and Hall will return for a limited series of 10 episodes, bringing back Clyde Phillips, the original showrunner for the first four seasons. Since then, many fresh faces have jumped on board, most notably Clancy Brown, who will be playing the major villain Kurt Caldwell, an unofficial mayor of Iron Lake in upstate New York.
In speaking to ET Online, Hall explained that there were three potential ideas of how to deal with the aftermath of what happened to Dexter in talks of a revival for the hit show. But Hall states that something was missing, and he wanted to wait for the right idea to do it and was confident that the moment would come at the right time. Hall said regarding the brainstorming of the season:
“I’ve been approached, unofficially, many times in the streets by people who have ideas. But…I think there have been probably, before this, three legitimate ideas or concepts of what we might do and none of them felt right… This one, a lot of it has to do with time passed…I always thought maybe the time will reveal itself when it’s the right time to do it and it did. And I’m excited.”
Hall also considers the reception to the ending and acknowledges some blank voids in the finale’s story that this new limited series is hoping to set right. No other cast members from the original series have yet to be announced for revival. Still, new actors are tapped to play critical characters in law enforcement, such as Julia Jones playing Angela Bishop, the first Native American Chief of Police in Iron Lake. Alano Miller plays Logan, a sergeant for the police department. Johnny Sequoyah will play Audrey, Angela Bishop’s daughter, and Jack Alcott plays a character named Randall.
There is a myriad of possibilities to explore in this surprising revival. The last time fans saw Dexter, he was dumping his sister’s body into the ocean and leaving his son Harrison with his girlfriend, Hannah McKay, in Argentina. Dexter begins filming next month with a premiere later in the year and high expectations already set from the fans. Still, Phillips and Hall have been conversing over the years about bringing the show back, and it looks like they have settled on a story that they think will make things right.
Source: ET Online
Originally from https://screenrant.com/dexter-season-9-revival-ideas-michael-c-hall/