Vigilante killer Dexter will be back on Sunday 7th November\u00a02021.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The release date was announced at Comic-Con along with a sneak peek trailer and season nine\u2019s title of Dexter: New Blood.<\/p>\n However, it is yet to be confirmed if the revival will air in the UK on the same day as the US, or if UK fans will have to wait a little longer to see the serial killer\u2019s much-anticipated return.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not yet clear if Dexter will screen in the UK, but it had a strong fan base when it screened on FX UK channel (the first two seasons aired on Channel 5). FX UK later became FOX UK, which has since shut down entirely \u2013 though a number of shows previously broadcast on the channel (including The Walking Dead<\/a>) are now streaming via Star on Disney Plus, so this could be an option for the Dexter revival.<\/p>\n If you want to revisit Dexter, or even watch it for the first time, Dexter seasons 1-8 are screening on Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n Crucially, Michael C Hall<\/strong> will reprise his role as Dexter Morgan, the part he played over eight seasons and 96 episodes between 2006-2013 for US network Showtime.<\/p>\n He responded \u201cnever say never\u201d to a question in 2018 about whether or not he\u2019d ever play the serial killer again, but maintained he would only do it if it was fresh, interesting and \u201cworth doing\u201d.<\/p>\n Veteran actor Clancy Brown<\/strong> will play a brand new villain in the new series, Kurt Caldwell, who is described as the unofficial mayor of the small town of Iron Lake. Brown\u2019s previous credits include roles in The Shawshank Redemption and Billions.<\/p>\n In January 2021, Deadline<\/a> announced new casting details for the series. Julia Jones<\/strong>, who appeared in the fourth episode of The Mandalorian season one, will portray Angela Bishop, the first Native American Chief of Police in the upstate New York town. Her rebellious daughter Audrey will be played by Believe\u2019s Johnny Sequoyah<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Also joining the cast are Alano Miller<\/strong>\u00a0as an Iron Lake Police Department sergeant who also doubles up as the assistant wrestling coach for the local high school, and Jack Alcott<\/strong> as the mysterious Randall \u2013 all we know about him at this stage is that he has a \u201cmeaningful encounter\u201d with Dexter.<\/p>\n And later in January, another casting announcement was made \u2013 with The Morning Show star David Magidoff<\/strong> set to star as Teddy, a good-natured cop who has been working in Iron Lake for just two weeks and is a little scared of his boss.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Spotlight star Michael Cyril Creighton<\/strong> will also have a recurring role in the series, appearing in seven episodes as Fred Jr, an affable shop owner who is a well-known face around Iron Lake.<\/p>\n Then in February 2021, two more stars were cast in recurring roles, with Lovecraft Country\u2019s Jamie Chung<\/strong> and Manchester on the Sea\u2019s Oscar Wahlberg<\/strong> both signing up for the new series.<\/p>\n Ching has been cast as Molly, who is described as a famous true-crime podcaster from LA, while Wahlberg will star as Zach, who is the captain of the Iron Lake High School wrestling team and has a reputation as something of a bully.<\/p>\n However, there will be some returning faces from the first eight seasons \u2013 including none other than John Lithgow<\/strong>, who played iconic season four villain the Trinity Killer.<\/p>\n Given that the Trinity Killer was rather brutally murdered by Dexter in the season four finale, Lithgow later confirmed that his appearance would indeed be through a flashback \u2013 and a rather brief one at that, as the actor revealed that he was only on set for \u201cone afternoon\u201d.<\/p>\n However, Lithgow told Variety<\/a> that it was \u201cjust wonderful to rejoin that gang\u201d and hinted that we could see more familiar faces as \u201cthere are all sorts of wonderful\u00a0surprises and callbacks from the first few seasons.\u201d<\/p>\n He wasn\u2019t wrong, as Dexter\u2019s foster sister Debra Morgan will also be brought back from the dead as long-term cast member Jennifer Carpenter<\/strong> is also set to return.<\/p>\n It is expected that Carpenter will appear in the same flashback scene as Lithgow, as the Trinity Killer actor told Variety that he rejoined both her and Hall while filming his return.<\/p>\n One of Trinity Killer\u2019s most famous victims will not be reappearing, however, with actress Julie Benz ruling out a return as Dexter\u2019s wife Rita Morgan even as a ghost.<\/p>\n \u201cI think Dexter has moved way past Rita,\u201d Benz told TVLine<\/a>. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t make sense for her to be on his mind as a ghost because she was only his cover. He didn\u2019t internalize her, so there are no plans for Rita to show up.<\/p>\n \u201cI would obviously do it in a heartbeat if they asked. But I\u2019ve always said Rita shouldn\u2019t make an appearance in his head because she didn\u2019t know the real him. She didn\u2019t know the Dark Passenger.\u201d<\/p>\n The involvement of showrunner Clyde Phillips is clearly crucial to Hall\u2019s return. He was executive producer on the first four seasons of the show, during which time it was nominated for three Emmy nominations and four Writers Guild Award nominations for best drama series.<\/p>\n Hall himself had five straight lead actor Emmy Award nominations and won a Golden Globe for the role in 2010.<\/p>\n Showtime Entertainment president Gary Levine said: \u201cWe would only revisit this unique character if we could find a creative take that was truly worthy of the brilliant, original series. Well, I am happy to report that Clyde Phillips and Michael C Hall have found it, and we can\u2019t wait to shoot it and show it to the world.\u201d<\/p>\n After several chilling teasers, Showtime finally released a full-length trailer at San Diego Comic-Con 2021. The sneak peek starts with Dexter in therapy of all places, seemingly attempting to resist his homicidal tendencies. But by the end of the trailer it becomes clear the serial killer is slipping back into his old ways\u2026<\/p>\n\n The first season nine footage from Showtime was an ominous teaser clip, in which the titular serial killer talks over an icy shot of an axe stuck in a tree stump as a fire burns in the distance. \u201cThere really is nothing like getting back to nature,\u201d he says. \u201cMy<\/em> nature.\u201d<\/p>\n Nature is calling. #Dexter<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/tX92KWHZLI<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Dexter on Showtime (@SHO_Dexter) April 22, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> A few days later, Showtime released a longer teaser, showing the same snowy scene before zooming out and revealing Dexter\u2019s worried-looking reflection in the window, as one of his victims writhes around in a body bag behind him. As Nina Simone\u2019s Don\u2019t Let Me Be Misunderstood plays in the background, Dexter turns to camera and smiles. Creepy stuff!<\/p>\n He\u2019s just a soul whose intentions are good. A third teaser highlighted the new small town setting of the series, where Dexter is on good terms with the locals who are oblivious to his serial killer past. But they might not be for much longer, as Dexter perhaps stares a bit too long at a knife in a shop window\u2026<\/p>\n\n Dexter season nine takes place in the fictional snowy town of Iron Lake in upstate New York, but writer Warren Hsu Leonard posted on Twitter<\/a> that he \u201cbasically pictured him running around in my hometown of Penobscot, ME.\u201d<\/p>\n Phillips says that season nine will feature Dexter\u2019s return from the wilderness or wherever he\u2019s been in the intervening years since the season eight finale in 2013.<\/p>\n We last saw Dexter leaving Miami behind after faking his suicide, heading to the forests of Oregon to become, of all things, a lumberjack.<\/p>\n Details of the new series\u2019 plot are firmly under wraps, but casting news revealed it would be at least partially set in Iron Lake, a small town in upstate New York, hinting that Dexter may have crawled out of the woodwork to face a new major villain played by Clancy Brown.<\/p>\n Returning cast member John Lithgow described the revival as a \u201creimagination\u201d that is largely separate from the original eight-season show.<\/p>\n \u201cThey don\u2019t take it into a different era, but it\u2019s in a different part of the world, a different part of the country, and a whole new cast of characters,\u201d he told Variety<\/a>.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly it seems that Dex has taken on a new name, but it is perhaps surprising to see that he now works at a local fish and game store. Meet new protagonist and definitely not an ex-serial killer Jim Lindsay \u2013 which is likely a reference to Darkly Dreaming Dexter author Jeff Lindsay:<\/p>\n Hello, D\u0336e\u0336x\u0336t\u0336e\u0336r\u0336 \u0336M\u0336o\u0336r\u0336g\u0336a\u0336n\u0336 Jim Lindsay. pic.twitter.com\/iOcArYfvxq<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Dexter on Showtime (@SHO_Dexter) May 25, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> Many fans felt let down by the original season eight ending and Phillips, who left the show after season four, said he would have ended the series with Dexter\u2019s execution, being watched by all his previous victims (hinting at what may in fact lie ahead of Dexter at the end of this revival season?).<\/p>\n But that would have been the final show and at least the widely derided but open-ended conclusion paved the way for Dexter\u2019s return.<\/p>\n Speaking to The Daily Beast<\/a>, Hall recently said, \u201cLet\u2019s be real: people found the way that show left things pretty unsatisfying. And there\u2019s always been a hope that a story would emerge that would be worth telling.<\/p>\n \u201cI include myself in the group of people that wondered, \u2018What the hell happened to that guy?\u2019 so I\u2019m excited to step back into it. I\u2019ve never had that experience of playing a character this many years on.\u201d<\/p>\n Phillips told The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>: \u201cWe basically\u00a0do\u00a0get to start from scratch. \u2026 Ten years, or however many years, have passed by the time this will air, and the show will reflect that time passage. So far as the ending of the show, this will have no resemblance to how the original finale was. It\u2019s a great opportunity to write a second finale.\u201d<\/p>\n That didn\u2019t mean the show was going to \u201cundo\u201d what happened in season eight; just make it right with Dexter fans \u2013 and there is the possibility that it may restore its standing<\/a> with the fans who were dismayed when he walked off into the bush in season eight.<\/p>\n In November, the Hollywood Reporter revealed that Marcos Siega would direct six of the 10 episodes. He directed nine episodes of the original show, two of which Phillips wrote and has since collaborated with the showrunner on other projects. He has also directed episodes of True Blood, Veronica Mars, Blindspot and The Hollowing as well as the pilot for The CW series Batwoman<\/a>.<\/p>\n Siega\u2019s latest job has been directing Kaley Cuoco\u2019s thriller series The Flight Attendant<\/a>.<\/p>\n Check out what else is on with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>, or visit our Drama<\/a> hub for more news and features.<\/strong><\/p>\n Everything you need to know as Dexter makes his comeback. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":2176,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/dexter-season-9-release-date-cast-whos-returning-and-all-the-latest-news.jpg",619,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/dexter-season-9-release-date-cast-whos-returning-and-all-the-latest-news-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/dexter-season-9-release-date-cast-whos-returning-and-all-the-latest-news-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/dexter-season-9-release-date-cast-whos-returning-and-all-the-latest-news.jpg",619,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/dexter-season-9-release-date-cast-whos-returning-and-all-the-latest-news.jpg",619,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/dexter-season-9-release-date-cast-whos-returning-and-all-the-latest-news.jpg",619,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/07\/dexter-season-9-release-date-cast-whos-returning-and-all-the-latest-news.jpg",619,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Everything you need to know as Dexter makes his comeback.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/2175"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Will Dexter be available in the UK?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Dexter season 9 cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/div>Dexter season 9 trailer<\/strong><\/h2>\n
See what #Dexter<\/a> has been up to when he comes home to SHOWTIME this Fall. pic.twitter.com\/Bh8UC83qn0<\/a><\/p>\u2014 SHOWTIME (@Showtime) April 29, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>Dexter season 9 spoilers<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/div>Who is directing Dexter?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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