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09.01.2022 - 09:21 / deadline.com
SPOILER ALERT: The interview below reveals major storylines from Showtime’s Dexter: New Blood finale.
When Clyde Phillips met with Michael C. Hall about returning to the role of Dexter Morgan in what would become Dexter: New Blood, he already knew the serial killer’s life would end.
Hall signed up without hesitation.
Fans of the hit Showtime series Dexter, which ran from 2006 to 2013 for 8 seasons, rejoined the former Miami Metro blood spatter analyst —now known by the alias Jim Lindsay—have enthusiastically tuned in to watch his final adventure unfold. And although that journey has now come to an end with his shocking death, the beloved franchise may continue to expand with a little help from his progeny, Harrison Morgan (Jack Alcott).
Phillips spoke to Deadline about whether death was the only conclusion on the table for Dexter, the status of a possible continuation, and what happens to Chief Angela Bishop (Julia Jones) after the show ends.
DEADLINE: Did Dexter have to die at the end of New Blood or did you have other ideas?
CLYDE PHILLIPS: Yes. We knew this had to happen, and I think it had to happen for the audience as much as for the character. To see him get caught time and time again and get out of it at a time and time again is a disservice to the audience. And I think there’s a certain truth in this storytelling, in authenticity in the storytelling.
So early on when I went to go and speak with Michael, it was about two and a half years ago in early July 2019, I told him my ideas. We met after I received a call from Showtime president Gary Levine who told me they were interested in revisiting this. Michael gave me a big hug and told me, “I’m in.” He knew how this would end.
How do you feel New Blood completed Dexter’s
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SPOILER ALERT: This story includes details from the finale of Showtime’s Dexter: New Blood.