When it comes to fandoms, it's often pretty hard to find something everyone will universally agree on. That is, of course, unless you talk to Dexter fans. It's hard to find someone who actually likes how the Showtime series ended in 2013, with the titular serial killer becoming a reclusive lumberjack in the woods. In fact, even those involved with making the show seem to agree that ending is a dud, with series star Michael C. Hall saying at Comic-Con 2021 that the story "deserved a better ending."

With Dexter getting a revival in Showtime's Dexter: New Blood, Showtime Networks president of entertainment Gary Levine made it clear during the network's TCA summer press tour panel that they were hoping to fix an ending that most consider broken. "Dexter is a jewel in the crown of Showtime and we didn't do it justice in the end, I think," he said. "We've always wanted to see if there was a way to do it right, and it took a long time to figure out what that was."

This new take on the series picks up a decade later, with Hall back in the titular role. He's joined by Clyde Phillips, who served as showrunner on the first four seasons. Along the way, they're hoping to write the wrongs of the original finale.