At today’s Showtime panel for the Television Critics Association press tour, Showtime President David Nevins revealed that the potential “Dexter” spinoff needs exactly one person to return: Michael C. Hall.
“[The spinoff] would have to involve Michael [C. Hall],” noted Nevins.“I think if we were to do it, I would only do it if it with Michael.”
Nevins confirmed that he wants Hall to reprise his role as Dexter Morgan and added “it remains to be seen whether [the “Dexter” executive producers] going to want to do [the spinoff], whether I’m going to want to do it. But they never felt like killing Dexter was the right end.”
Nevins also said that “It’s something we continue to talk about. If we were to do it, we would have to have a very good reason to do it. It would have to feel like it’s a new show. I’m not interested in doing it if it’s just a continuation… There have been some light, ongoing conversations. It hasn’t really gone anywhere yet.”
Regarding the sometimes controversial third season of “Homeland,” Nevins said that “this season was, I think, pretty brilliant in its architecture… I thought it was very clever and very audacious.”
Nevins indicated that Mandy Patinkin will be back for “Homeland” season 4 as Saul despite the character leaving the CIA at the end of season 3. “My expectation is he’ll be central. He’ll be important,” noted Nevins. “Obviously there’s a big reset. This is a show that is fundamentally about a field operative.The likely plan for next year is you will see [Carrie] on the ground in a foreign capital doing her job.”
On the drama front, Showtime also announced the Sunday, May 11 premiere date for “Penny Dreadful,” the upcoming Victorian monster mashup featuring Dracula, Frankenstien’s Monster and Dorian Gray among others. Skyfall screenwriter John Logan created the series and he is writing every episode of “Penny Dreadful.”
Showtime’s signature comedies, “Californication” and “Nurse Jackie” will return on Sunday, April 16 for the their seventh and sixth seasons, respectively. While this will be the final year for “Californication,” Nevins expressed hope that “Nurse Jackie” could continue.
