They’re a very well-lived-in couple when we first meet them. She comes back as that little conscience in Dexter’s head. As Dexter said in a Season 1 episode: “If I was capable of love, I would love her.” She was a perfect candidate to come back. She’s foul-mouthed, aggressive, takes no s–t from anybody, a brilliant cop, a sympathetic character. The answer to when she should be back was right away. When did the idea to include Deb come into play? TVLINE | Despite her character’s death in Season 8, Jennifer Carpenter is back. We put together a great room and wrote the hell out of the season. He’s in,” and Gary said, “Go hire a writing room.” He didn’t say, “OK, go figure out the pilot.” He said, “This is happening.” It was the best possible news. I called Gary, who’s a reasonably busy guy, and he snatched up the phone right away and said, “Well?” I said, “Michael says he loves it. For about 30 or 40 minutes, I pitched how I saw the season laying out. Then, I flew to New York to meet with Michael, and had a great reunion. He’d clean it up and we’d bounce it back and forth. Hall is ready to come back, and we want you to do it.” I said, “Give me 10 days to think about it, come up with a theme and an arc.” I’d write a draft and send it to my writing assistant. It’s Gary Levine, the president of Showtime. Whenever Michael would make an appearance or do publicity for Safe or The Crown or whatever, he would always be asked about Dexter, and he’d say, “Well, maybe.” That would get pushed to me, and I’d call him up and he’d say, “Eh, I’m not ready.” One of the executive producers had written a script that neither Showtime nor Michael wanted to do, and there had been other conversations. What brought you back to the table for another go-around?ĬLYDE PHILLIPS | There had been various iterations of attempting to revive the show. TVLINE | You left Dexter after what is arguably the series’ best season. Having remained abstinent from killing for 10 years, the re-emergence of his now-teenaged son, Harrison (along with some local bad guys he’s forced to contend with), triggers Dexter’s urge to kill again. Hall had to say about that finale), and when the story picks back up, we find the serial killer with a code living and working in upper state New York under the fake alias Jim Lindsay. It’s been eight years since the series whimpered off the air (read what star Michael C. Now, Phillips is back to reclaim the reins in Showtime’s new limited event series (premiering Sunday at 9/8c). Phillips left the original show following a fourth season that saw Dexter take down the Trinity Killer (John Lithgow), shortly after Trinity left wife Rita (Julie Benz) dead and bloodied in a bathtub. When we mention that Season 4 was “arguably the show’s best season,” the executive producer interrupts the declaration with a laugh and an exclamation: “ Inarguably!” Hall on How Harrison Renews Dad's 'Appetite for Humanity' and Killer Instinctĭexter: New Blood Trailer Teases a Fresh Target for Dexter, the Return of Deb… and Dexter's Son, All Grown Upĭexter: New Blood showrunner Clyde Phillips isn’t shy when looking back at his work on the series proper.
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