Fans of Dexter, the show about the little serial killer who could, have been eagerly awaiting this fall's upcoming revival of the series. Following the original's famously and almost universally panned ending, it seems that the creators and stars intend to make up for it. But that doesn't necessarily mean perfectly replicating what made the 2006-2013 series so popular in the first place.

Jamie Chung, one of the new stars to join the show for its latest iteration, recently shared some of her thoughts on the production and how it might compare to the first series. Chung will play a true-crime podcaster on the show, which puts her in the perfect position to really get a good look at the title character's actions and motivations. With the likes of her and the chief of police played by The Mandalorian's Julia Jones potentially on Dexter's trail, it sounds like the perfect setup for some interesting stories, even if things are set to take a decidedly different vibe than before.

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"The original series happened over 10 years ago. So there's certainly a different vibe of the way the actual show is shot in terms of the aesthetic," Chung said when speaking with People.com, "I do think it's a little darker." Naturally, she likely wasn't at liberty to disclose any more specific information about the reboot, only opting to mention a few already known details like the setting of upstate New York and Dexter's own previous attempt to go into hiding at the end of the main series. "I think it will certainly satisfy everyone's appetite," she teased. "Especially if you're a big Dexter fan." Based on the teaser for the Dexter revival, which shows the man himself seemingly still keeping with his old ways, her words may very well ring true.

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Fans quickly fell in love with Michael C. Hall's performance as Dexter Morgan in the original series. His intense, yet curious portrayal of a serial killer who only kills "bad" people was a rather novel concept at the time and took a different approach than other similar ideas like Silence of the Lambs. So while the quality of each season tended to vary to a degree, with standouts like the storyline surrounding John Lithgow's Trinity Killer, people were still taken aback by the tonal shift of the ending, which saw Dexter fake his own death and flee to the middle of nowhere to live as a lumberjack (yes, really).

With such an eclectic legacy, it will be interesting to see how the revival handles things. After all this time, will Dexter's relationship with the darkness inside him (which he calls his "Dark Passenger") have evolved at all? How will he deal with the new villain of Dexter played by Clancy Brown? But most importantly, will he still use those little microscope slides to collect his trophies from each kill? Inquiring minds must know.

There's still a good amount of time to wait for the new series to release, which just gives fans plenty more time for speculating. But luckily, based on the widespread reaction to the original Dexter finale, as well as the words of the stars themselves, it appears that fans can at least rest easy knowing the folks involved intend to do everything in their power to make things right. Though hopefully, their efforts don't end up involving plastic wrap.

Dexter will return on Showtime in the fall of 2021.

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Source: People