SAN DIEGO (AP) 鈥� The 鈥淒exter鈥� universe is expanding, with everyone's favorite serial killer coming back from the dead.
At , the 鈥淒exter鈥� team, led by showrunner Clyde Phillips, announced that audiences would see more of the character in 鈥淒exter: Resurrection,鈥� a new sequel series from Showtime. It will pick up where fellow franchise sequel left off with its main character dead, prompting many fans to believe any future sequels would be impossible.
Michael C. Hall, who started playing the titular character in 2006, will reprise his role. He made a surprise appearance at the Comic-Con panel, shocking fans even before they heard the news of the new series. Phillips didn't disclose too many details, but somehow, the 鈥淩esurrection鈥� will revive its lead.
The announcement came during the promotion of 鈥淒exter: Original Sin,鈥� a prequel series that explores the character as a younger man, played by Patrick Gibson.
鈥淭his weekend there were a lot of surprises," Gibson said in an interview with The Associated Press. 鈥淭hey set up the characters in season one to have such rich inner life and so much complexity that even with eight seasons, there鈥檚 so much more to explore.鈥�
At the panel, the creatives behind the franchise also announced that Hall is the narrator of the 鈥淥riginal Sin鈥� series, where he will divulge the inner thoughts of young Dexter. The prequel series is set to release in December 2024 and 鈥淒exter: Resurrection鈥� will start filming in January for a summer 2025 release.
Fans at the packed venue Friday when the panel made the surprise announcement.
鈥淥riginal Sin鈥� also stars Christian Slater, who said he was 鈥渙bsessed鈥� with the original series and was looking forward to exploring more of the story that the previous series didn't get to examine.
鈥淭o see Dexter becoming Dexter 鈥� it's really cool to see how Clyde Phillips has handled that and the writing is just so good and so rich, it's fun to do,鈥� Slater told to The Associated Press.
鈥淒exter鈥� premiered in 2006 and ran for eight seasons, earning Hall five drama actor Emmy nominations. It quickly became one of Showtime's most successful series and gained a cult-like following.
Kaitlyn Huamani And Krysta Fauria, The Associated Press
