Showrunners Detail Executive Note That Rewrote Dexter: Resurrection’s New York Setup

Overview

• In a Final Draft interview, Clyde Phillips and Scott Reynolds said an early plan placed Dexter in a glass high-rise as the building manager.
• Showtime president Gary Levine proposed housing Dexter with Blessing (Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine) in a basement apartment, a shift they say "opened up" the show.
• The pivot also led to Dexter taking a UrCar driving job rather than running the building, reshaping character dynamics and story mechanics in New York.
• The first season drew strong notices, with outlets reporting 95% critics and 90% audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Season 2 is officially greenlit, with writing underway and a release expected after summer, according to Phillips.