Summary
With theDexterfranchise set to continue beyond the events ofDexter: New Blood, the upcoming sequel show can finally address a long-running mystery that’s permeated the story for a while now.Screen Rant learned aboutDexter: Resurrectionat San Diego-Comic Con 2024, including the fact thatMichael C Hall will make a shock return to reprise his roleas the franchise’s title character. As well as learning how Hall will lead theDexter: ResurrectioncastafterNew Blood’s ending, the saga’s continuation needs to answer for two big character absences from the last two shows.
TheDexterfranchise has already ended twice. The first time around, the main show concluded with a divisive finale in 2013. When theNew Bloodlimited series continued Dexter Morgan’s story over a decade later, the sequel show’s new ending was also met with much criticism.Dexter: Resurrectiongives the saga a rare third chance to get things right. However, the addition to Dexter’s future also can’t ignore its past, as previous efforts have done.
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Dexter: Resurrection Can Finally Reveal What Happened To Astor & Cody
Dexter’s step-children vanish from the story after season 7 of the original show
Dexterran for eight seasons, and the original run reveals a great deal about the main character’s past while also following his present-day exploits. One of the biggest milestones in Dexter’s life is meeting Rita Bennett and eventually marrying her.Dexter: New Bloodallows Hall’s character to come face-to-face with his and Rita’s son after last seeing him as a very young child. Interestingly,Rita’s two children from her previous relationship don’t appear inNew Blood, begging the question of where they are.
The sudden and unaddressed absence of Dexter’s step-children could easily have been part ofNew Blood’s story.
Astor and Cody continue to appear in the original show even after the death of their mother inDexter’s season 4 finale. Eventually, though, they just stop being part of the story, and the show never explains why, or where they went. The sudden and unaddressed absence of Dexter’s step-children could easily have been part ofNew Blood’s story, even if it were just a short line or two of dialogue. Unfortunately, an explanation never came, so the announcement ofDexter: ResurrectionatSan Diego Comic-Con2024 means this shortfall can be rectified.
Harrison’s New Blood Ending Sets Up Astor & Cody’s Return
Dexter’s son could logically seek out his half-siblings after his father’s death
More important than being Dexter’s step-children,Astor and Cody are Harrison’s half-siblings. AfterHarrison seemingly killed his father at the end ofNew Blood, Astor and Cody are the only family he has left. Even Harrison’s surrogate mother, Hannah McKay - who Dexter left Harrison in the care of - is confirmed to have passed by the time ofNew Blood. So, it would make sense that Harrison would want to do what he did with his father and track down his blood relatives.
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Even if Dexter somehow survived being shot by Harrison inNew Blood, which with Hall’s return now seems likely, his son is unlikely to want to reunite with him for a second time.Harrison shot Dexter on purpose because he saw his serial killer father as a villainafter Hall’s character killed an innocent man. Alone in the world, regardless of whether Dexter is alive, it would be logical for Harrison to be a big part ofDexter’s upcoming continuation and for him to look for Astor and Cody for some form of salvaged family life.
Dexter: New Blood
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Set a decade after his disappearance, Dexter: New Blood follows Dexter Morgan living under a new identity in Iron Lake, New York. Despite his attempts to embrace a peaceful life, unforeseen events in the tight-knit community reignite his Dark Passenger, challenging his efforts to leave his past behind.
