Dexter Revival Will Serve as a 'Second Finale' for the Show

Dexter showrunner Clyde Phillips has confirmed that the upcoming revival will not rewrite the events of Season 8, but it will basically "start from scratch." Speaking on The Hollywood Reporter's TV's Top 5 podcast, Phillips, who was the showrunner on the first four seasons of the original series, and will be returning as the showrunner on the new limited series, said that the revival is being positioned as a "second finale" for the show after fans were left disappointed by the many failings of Season 8. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2020/10/14/dexter-revived-for-limited-series-on-showtime-ign-now"] "We basically do get to start from scratch," Phillips said. "We want this to not be Dexter Season 9. Ten years, or however many years, have passed by the time this will air, and the show will reflect that time passage. In so far as the ending of the show, this will have no resemblance to how the original finale was. It's a great opportunity to write a second finale for our show, and Showtime was very gracious about that." Dexter's final season was widely criticised for having an ending that didn't satisfy the show's loyal fanbase. The last episode, titled Remember the Monsters?, saw Michael C. Hall's serial killer starting over as a lumberjack in the solitude of the Pacific Northwest. Many fans felt that this move was out of character, including the lead actor who said that he would've rather have seen Dexter die in the end. [ignvideo url="https://www.ign.com/videos/2013/10/07/dexter-michael-c-hall-talks-dexters-finale-and-future"] "I believe that [Michael C. Hall] was not completely satisfied with it, and this is an opportunity to make that right, but that's not why we're doing it," Phillips explained, referencing Hall's distaste for the show's ending. "We're doing this because there is such a hunger for Dexter out there. We're not undoing anything. We're not doing movie-magic. We're not going to betray the audience and say, 'Whoops, that was all a dream.'" He underscored his approach to the limited series, saying, "what happened in the first eight years happened in the first eight years." [widget path="global/article/imagegallery" parameters="albumSlug=the-best-and-worst-tv-revivals&captions=true"] While plot specifics are being kept firmly under (plastic) wraps right now, Gary Levine, Showtime's President of Entertainment, made a statement in a press release for the upcoming 10-episode revival, in which he praised Phillips and Hall for finding a creative take that is "truly worthy of the brilliant, original series." Intrigued? Read our thoughts on how the revival could redeem the show's disappointing ending. [poilib element="accentDivider"] Adele Ankers is a Freelance Entertainment Journalist. You can reach her on Twitter.

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