Why was Dexter Cancelled?
Daniel Lopez
Updated on March 16, 2026
From his perspective, the series finale was designed to be open-ended because it was always Showtime's intent to continue the story years later. That's exactly what happened with New Blood which picked up with Dexter a decade later living under the alias Jim Lindsay in upstate New York.
Is Dexter coming back in 2022?
Episode 10 of Dexter: New Blood arrived on Showtime in the US on Sunday, January 9th, 2022.Will they ever bring Dexter back?
First of all, let's get something out of the way: Dexter, the character, is definitely not coming back. "I have three words for you: Dexter is dead," Phillips added in the Deadline interview." I wouldn't do that to the audience.Will there be season 10 of Dexter?
WARNING!Showtime's Dexter: New Blood featured the return of a few familiar faces, but there are still several important original characters who didn't come back that can appear in Dexter season 10.