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When he came, the whole crew, the whole set, all of the actors - everybody was just elevated. Just give me a weekвЂ™s notice to put stuff in order and IвЂ™ll be there.вЂќ So I called him up and said, вЂњYou want to come back? One day.

We presented together at the Creative Arts Emmys, and weвЂ™re in contact all of the time. I got him to come back with one phone call. ItвЂ™s a flashback, obviously, because Dexter took him out in Season 4. TVLINE | ItвЂ™s also been confirmed that John Lithgow is reprising his role as the Trinity Killer. As the characters, storytelling and directing evolved, we broke some rules we set up just to make it more dynamic. Dexter doesnвЂ™t have to open a door for her.вЂќ WeвЂ™d have to remind ourselves all of the time about that. It would always come up in the writing room, вЂњWait a minute. She doesnвЂ™t want him doing what he does best. TheyвЂ™re a very well-lived-in couple when we first meet them. She comes back as that little conscience in DexterвЂ™s head. As Dexter said in a Season 1 episode: вЂњIf I was capable of love, I would love her.вЂќ She was a perfect candidate to come back. SheвЂ™s foul-mouthed, aggressive, takes no sвЂ“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 characterвЂ™s death in Season 8, Jennifer Carpenter is back. We put together a great room and wrote the hell out of the season. HeвЂ™s in,вЂќ and Gary said, вЂњGo hire a writing room.вЂќ He didnвЂ™t say, вЂњOK, go figure out the pilot.вЂќ He said, вЂњThis is happening.вЂќ It was the best possible news. I called Gary, whoвЂ™s a reasonably busy guy, and he snatched up the phone right away and said, вЂњWell?вЂќ I said, вЂњMichael 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.

HeвЂ™d clean it up and weвЂ™d bounce it back and forth. Hall is ready to come back, and we want you to do it.вЂќ I said, вЂњGive me 10 days to think about it, come up with a theme and an arc.вЂќ IвЂ™d write a draft and send it to my writing assistant. ItвЂ™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 heвЂ™d say, вЂњWell, maybe.вЂќ That would get pushed to me, and IвЂ™d call him up and heвЂ™d say, вЂњEh, IвЂ™m not ready.вЂќ 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?Д¬LYDE PHILLIPS | There had been various iterations of attempting to revive the show. TVLINE | You left Dexter after what is arguably the seriesвЂ™ 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 heвЂ™s forced to contend with), triggers DexterвЂ™s urge to kill again.

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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.

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ItвЂ™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 ShowtimeвЂ™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 вЂњarguably the showвЂ™s best season,вЂќ the executive producer interrupts the declaration with a laugh and an exclamation: вЂњ Inarguably!вЂќ Hall on How Harrison Renews Dad's 'Appetite for Humanity' and Killer InstinctДexter: New Blood Trailer Teases a Fresh Target for Dexter, the Return of DebвЂ¦ and Dexter's Son, All Grown UpДexter: New Blood showrunner Clyde Phillips isnвЂ™t shy when looking back at his work on the series proper.

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