Michael C. Hall recalls his reaction to stepping back on set for season 9 of Dexter. The final episode of the series aired back in 2013 and found the titular serial killer faking his own death in Miami only to become a lumberjack in Oregon, one of the most disappointing and perplexing conclusions to an esteemed television drama in recent memory. In the fall of 2020, it was unexpectedly announced that Dexter would be returning for a revival season.
A recently released trailer for season 9 of Dexter revealed it is officially subtitled New Blood and will air on Showtime in November. Hall will be back as Dexter alongside John Lithgow as the Trinity Killer and Jennifer Carpenter as his step-sister Debra, although to what capacity is unclear considering the latter two’s deaths in seasons 4 and 8. New characters include Jamie Chung as a true-crime podcaster and Clancy Brown as the mayor of the small town in upstate New York which Dexter has relocated to.
After the sneak-peek trailer aired at Comic-Con@Home, the show’s cast sat down for a panel discussion on all things Dexter. Michael C. Hall, who is reprising his role as Dexter Morgan almost a decade after the original ending, was asked about the moment he stepped back on set and what it felt like to get back in the skin of the character. While he admits it felt "strange," it seems like Hall expected this day would come. Read his full answer below:
It felt strange, but mostly because of how strange it didn’t feel. There’s a sense of time compressing, starting to wonder if all the time that’s passed since we last did it to now actually was a dream. It’s wild to reactivate something you thought was gone, though I guess I didn’t suspect it was totally gone.
Fans are thrilled to see Hall step back into the skin of Dexter for the revival season, especially after the show's disastrous finale. Dexter's original showrunner Clyde Phillips, who left the show after season 4 and is returning for season 9, has been very open about his disapproval regarding the finale and seems to be treating this as an opportunity to redeem the series. Many have argued that Phillips’ departure after season 4, which was also Lithgow’s last appearance as Arthur Mitchell, was consistent with the show’s decrease in quality.
Even as critical reception waned in later seasons, Hall continued to receive praise for his performance as Dexter, scoring five Emmy nods for the role along with numerous other accolades. Based on his answer, it doesn’t sound like Hall had much trouble at all stepping back into the serial killer’s shoes. As one of television's most beloved antiheroes, Hall’s character will hopefully receive a much more satisfying sendoff when Dexter returns for a revival season on November 7.
Source: Comic-Con International
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