Dexter: New Blood tries to undo that god awful finale of Dexter back in 2013. Dexter is often listed as one of the worst TV finales of all time. A great TV series that completely lost its way.
Developed as a miniseries (although, of course there is talk of a second season) for Showtime as a continuation of the series Dexter.
Starring Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter reprising their roles as Dexter and Debra Morgan, respectively, alongside new cast members Jack Alcott, Julia Jones, Johnny Sequoyah, Alano Miller and Clancy Brown.
So how do the ten episodes stack up? For me the series airing overly a slightly quiet summer break was refreshing to have something new to watch.
The plot for the miniseries goes a little like. After faking his death ten years ago in a hurricane, Dexter Morgan has moved to the fictional small town of Iron Lake, New York, hiding his identity under the name of Jim Lindsay, a clerk at a local wilderness sporting gear store.
He has a romantic relationship with the town's chief of police Angela Bishop, and has been successfully suppressing his vigilante serial killing urges. Dexter's deceased sister Debra has replaced their father Harry as an imaginary presence he often speaks to.
In the first episode, his estranged son Harrison from his previous life arrives unannounced with mysterious motives. A string of incidents around Iron Lake causes Dexter to fear that the "Dark Passenger" within him, and potentially within his son, will reveal itself.
Jack Alcott as Harrison Morgan is creepy AF, if a second season was to happen he for sure would be seeking more blood. Not so much new blood in a second season.
The episodes were a really easy watch with Alano Miller as Sergeant Logan being so good eye candy along with throwbacks to the original series featuring David Zayas as Angel Batista & John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell / Trinity Killer.
Did it write all the wrongs of the 2013 finale? Well I am not giving any spoilers here, some may not have had as much time up their sleeves as me on a Sunday night.
Anyhoo Dexter: New Blood is streaming now on Paramount Plus+ along with all new Showtime titles like the much talked about Yellowjackets which I am desperate to watch!
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