Paramount+ has now confirmed Dexter: New Blood will screen this Sunday November 7.
Due to the dateline this looks to be ahead of the US premiere (which is Nov 7 USA).
https://twitter.com/paramountplusau/status/1455332691415429123?s=21
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âDexter: New Bloodâ Review: Revival Beats a Tired Story to Death - Rolling Stone
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Fairly brutal review of Dexter New Blood.
Iâm still going to watch, but it is hard to disagree with a lot of this article on the necessity for this show based on its original run.
That said, I donât quite agree with everything the article says, I didnât feel that Dexter dragged on and on.
For me the show peaked at Season 4 but I still found Season 5 and 6 really strong. I enjoyed Season 7 however Season 8 fell off a cliff edge.
And Iâm going to throw the comment out there before Iâve seen it - I just donât think I can get into a Dexter outside of the Miami setting⌠Miami in and of itself played a character in the show that was fundamental to its identity. The glitzy, sun drenched Miami juxtaposed against the brutal, dark, murderous storyline provided the show with its identity.
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Putting the spare 10 News First money to good use!
Season 4 was absolutely the peak and part of me wishes they ended it there.
Season 5 and 6 were both a letdown, but Season 7 was very good. I prefer to forget Season 8 existed.
Iâm looking forward to the new season, with expectations well and truly lowered.
No one else watched it last night?
I saw a few comments from people online saying it wasnât up at 8pm as advertised.
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It was.
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Yeah when I checked it was there on the iOS app, maybe on other platforms it didnât appear straight away. Either that or people are stupid, also highly likely.
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The Paramount+ interface is pretty terrible, but the episode was there last night.
It wasnât bad, but it just didnât really feel like Dexter. The straw that broke the camelâs back seemed to be a bit strange too.
Iâll keep watching to see where this leadsâŚ
The second episode is already on Paramount+, it isnât meant to be up until 8pm.
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Forgot we had a thread for this lol
Watched the finale last night⌠While it has aired in Australia. Iâll spoiler tag in case anyone happens to click through before they see it
Still trying to process my thoughts on the end of Dexter. As much as I didnât want it to, I figured that the season would end with his death.
Not sure if it was a result of COVID or simply the writing, but Batistaâs involvement seemed like a massive missed opportunity. A surprise face to face reunion would have been amazing. Iâm glad we got to see him again in the finale, but it could have been so much more.
The reveal of Kurtâs trophy room to Angela was by far the most chilling scene of the season. Wouldâve liked some sort of epilogue on that element of the story.
Overall, I think a step up from the exiled lumberjack ending, and from the weaker seasons of the original (5,6,8)
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Agree with all your thoughts, @Bort.
I feel like they couldâve had at least a couple more episodes in which Batista worked with Angela to hunt down Dexter for being the Bay Harbour Butcher.
Ultimately though, death was the only right ending for Dexter, IMO. Prison or disappearing again just wouldnât have felt right. And Harrison being the one to do it was very satisfying. Still quite sad itâs all over though.
I wouldnât be surprised to see a spin-off with Harrison as the main protagonist and possibly Dex as the ghost Harry/Deb character.
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Took a bit to get in to this one, but glad I watched.
The last couple of eps really brought it back and think it regained a lot of spark about why many people enjoyed Dexter when it was at its best.
Iâm super late to this as I waiting until I was back from xmas and all episodes had aired before I binged Dexter, it was a very hard temptation to resist as I was a HUGE fan of the original series and have read all the books by Jeff Lindsay as well.
There is so few people in this thread but donât want to spoil it for anyone who hasnât seen it so will respect the blurring of spoilersâŚmakes for a very blurred post thoughâŚ
I absolutely loved this season, whilst the first episode of two took a bit to hook me in it absolutely got there. I was very hesitant that alot of what I enjoyed about the initial run of Dexter wouldnât be replicated in this new setting. For me, the location of Miami played a really pivotal role in the original series but have to say that it was unfounded and they did a great job here.
Whilst it wasnât at a level of the original series, it was a huge step up from the final season and on par with the later half of the shows run - I know Season 5-7 had their critics but I still really, really enjoyed them. Season 8 is the only one I had big problems with.
I think the show ended the only way it could. Whilst it wouldâve been nice to explore what else they might have done had Dexter survived I donât think it wouldâve done the character or the show any good and wouldâve continued to tarnish the reputation of the show.
I fully agree that it wouldâve been nice to have a face to face reunion with Batista, I wish they hadâve been able to get Batista to see Dexter in the prison cell before shit went down, I wouldâve liked a really honest, transparent conversation that highlighted how much of a monster Dexter really is.
I think his death was predictable but as I mentioned, the only way it couldâve and shouldâve ended - he should have died at the end of the original shows run but itâs like the writers simply chickened out of going down that path and the showâs reputation and legacy was tarnished as a result.
Fully agree that it was satisfying that Harrison was the one to do it but I disagree that there should be a spinoff focusing on Harrison and his âDark Passengerâ. I donât actually think Harrison has a dark passenger, he was just a traumatised kid who needed love and support. My view is that Dexter manifested the dark passenger because that is what he wanted, Harrisons speech at the end sorta confirmed that for me.
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Shadow and Boneâs Patrick Gibson will be playing the younger version of Michael C. Hallâs Dexter Morgan, opposite Christian Slater as his foster father Harry. Other surprising cast announcements have also included Patrick Dempsey (Greyâs Anatomy) as Miami Metro Police Captain Aaron Spencer, and Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) as Dexterâs new boss, CSI Chief Tanya Martin.
Michael C. Hall Makes Epic Return To The DexterÂŽ Franchise In Two Series For Paramount+.
DexterÂŽ: Resurrection And Previously Announced DexterÂŽ: Original Sin. Coming Exclusively To Paramount+.
As part of its expanding Dexter Universe, SHOWTIME has announced the return of Michael C. Hall in the new series Dexter: Resurrection and the previously announced origin story Dexter: Original Sin .
The announcement was made by a surprise appearance from Executive Producer and star Michael C. Hall (Dexter , Six Feet Under) alongside Executive Producer and Showrunner Clyde Phillips (Dexter , Nurse Jackie) at San Diego Comic Con during the Dexter: Original Sin panel, which is currently in production.
Golden GlobeÂŽ and SAG Winner Michael C. Hall will return as Dexter Morgan in both series â he will star in Dexter: Resurrection set in the present day and narrate the inner voice of a young Dexter (played by Patrick Gibson) in Dexter: Original Sin which takes place in the 90s.
"We are thrilled to have the brilliant Michael C. Hall reprise his iconic role as Dexter Morgan in Showtimeâs most successful series ever,â said: Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios.
âWhile Dexter: Resurrection will appeal to the tens of millions of longtime fans, Dexter: Original Sin will introduce a whole new generation of viewers into this iconic series by starting from the beginning, which is sure to satisfy existing audiences as well.â
Click here for a special teaser of Dexter: Original Sin.
Dexter premiered in 2006 and ran for eight seasons where it captured millions of fans and instantly became a cult classic. At the end of its run, Dexter was the #1 SHOWTIME original and since then, has been seen in encores around the world. Over time, it has built a rabid and loyal fan base in the tens of millions.
In 2021, Dexter: New Blood premiered, a limited series set ten years after the conclusion of the original, and instantly became SHOWTIMEâs most watched and most streamed original ever.
All previous seasons of Dexter and Dexter: New Blood are currently available to stream on Paramount+.
Canât seem to find many people excited for this. People online just seem to be widely mocking it. Makes you wonder who theyâre making this for.