After the polarizing reception to the original series finale of "Dexter," former series showrunner Clyde Phillips developed the sequel series "Dexter: New Blood" as a means of continuing the story of serial killer Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall). The finale of that series, which saw the former Miami Metro PD living a new life in a wintery upstate New York town, essentially tried to right the ship once again by giving the titular character a more fitting ending. Unfortunately, Dexter's "death" at the hands of his teenage son Harrison (Jack Alcott) proved to once again be a controversial decision according to the fans. It truly seemed like the "Dexter" franchise would be in a perpetual state of having to make up for the last mistake it kept making.
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