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New Dexter Reboot Series Premieres Today

New Dexter Reboot Series Premieres Today

Buckle up viewers, you're finally going to get the ending to Dexter that you deserve.

Stewart Perrie

Stewart Perrie

Fans of Dexter will be absolutely cheering today (November 8) because the rebooted series is finally set to premiere.

When we last saw Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), he was busy faking his own death and therefore in need of a new identity.

He'll be operating under the alias Jim Lindsay in the new series and it appears he now works at a hunting and fishing store called Fred's Fish and Game, in a snowy town in upstate New York.

Dexter: New Blood is set 10 years after the protagonist got lost in the eye of a hurricane, which was the perfect cover for him to escape Miami and start a new life.

Showtime felt it was necessary to revisit the iconic series after many fans felt the final few episodes back in 2013 didn't do the show justice.

Discussing why Dexter was coming back now, Michael C. Hall told the Daily Beast: "It's a conversation that's been ongoing, and different possibilities have emerged over the years.

"I think in this case, the story that's being told is worth telling in a way that other proposals didn't, and I think enough time has passed where it's become intriguing in a way that it wasn't before.

"And let's be real: people found the way that show left things pretty unsatisfying, and there's always been a hope that a story would emerge that would be worth telling.

"I include myself in the group of people that wondered, 'What the hell happened to that guy?' So I'm excited to step back into it. I've never had that experience of playing a character this many years on."

Showtime

In the rebooted series, Dexter Morgan (now Jim Lindsay) has been trying to live a life free of that homicidal tendency.

His girlfriend is a police officer and he has been doing everything he can to resist that urge to kill.

However, it's clear that urge has been bubbling under the surface for too long and he'll need to let off a little steam before his past catches up with him.

Jennifer Carpenter will be returning for the show as Dexter's sister (despite her dying in the final season), Jamie Chung, will appear as Molly, a true-crime podcaster from LA and Clancy Brown is playing Kurt Caldwell, 'a truck stop owner, the unofficial town mayor and the villain'.

Dexter: New Blood will be airing its first episode on Showtime at 9pm (November 7) for people on the east coast of America.

For viewers in Australia, they'll be able to catch it on Paramount's new streaming service Paramount+ from today (November 8).

The series will air in the UK from 10pm every Monday on Sky Atlantic and streaming service NOW.

Featured Image Credit: Showtime

Topics: Entertainment, TV and Film, Dexter