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Dexter returns – Dexter: New Blood

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29 September 2021
The anticipated sequel miniseries, DEXTER®: New Blood starts on M-Net this November.
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“I’ve always had my demons, and so I went away. But, sometimes, I have an urge too strong to ignore”

Series fans’ favourite serial killer Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) will return to M-Net on 8 November 2021 at 21:30 in a 10-episode sequel miniseries, Dexter: New Blood, which will be set almost ten years after season eight's finaleThe sequel will once again bring together series star Michael C. Hall and showrunner Clyde Phillips. 

The reboot of the series will see Dexter living in a fictional New York town called Iron Lake. And – according to teasers – the former forensic technician is now using the name Jim Lindsay, working at a store called Fred’s Fish & Game, and Dexter’s son, Harrison (introduced in season 4), will be involved. 

The original eight-season run of Dexter starred Hall as Dexter Morgan, a complicated and conflicted blood-spatter expert for the Miami police department who moonlights as a serial killer. The show became one of the most acclaimed series on television, earning multiple Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominations for Best Television Drama Series as well as a prestigious Peabody Award in 2008, and was twice named one of AFI’s top 10 television series. All eight seasons of Dexter can be binge-watched on Showmax.

Hall is a six-time Emmy nominee for Outstanding Lead Actor, the last five nominations coming in consecutive years for his work on Dexter. He also received five consecutive Golden Globe nominations and six Screen Actors Guild nominations for the role, winning both honours in 2010. In addition, Hall received an Emmy nomination for his performance on Six Feet Under. Hall has also appeared in such film and television projects as Christine and Safe, and on Broadway in productions including Hedwig and the Angry Inch. 

Phillips earned Emmy and Golden Globe® nominations for Outstanding Drama Series in three consecutive years, as well as a Peabody Award and four nominations from both the Producers Guild of America and the Writers Guild of America, for his work as executive producer and showrunner of Dexter. In addition, Phillips created the series Suddenly Susan, Get Real, and Parker Lewis Can’t Lose. His producing and writing credits also include the series Nurse Jackie, Feed the Beast, and Boomtown among many others. In addition, he is the author of four national bestselling mystery novels. 

Produced by SHOWTIME, Dexter is executive produced by Clyde Phillips, Michael C. Hall, John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Bill Carraro, and Scott Reynolds. 
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