Dexter may return, says Showtime president David Nevins Coming back to TV? Dexter the subject of 'ongoing conversations'. The critically acclaimed US drama Dexter may be exhumed from the grave. The series wrapped last year, after eight seasons on the US channel Showtime. It screens in Australia on the pay TV channel Showcase. The show's final season drew widespread disapproval from both fans and television critics. Speaking at a television conference in Los Angeles, Showtime's president David Nevins said the network was considering a new Dexter-themed project. 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," Nevins told an assemble of US-based television critics at the twice annual "press tour" in Pasadena, California. "There have been some light, ongoing conversations," he said. It would have to feel like it's a new show. I'm not interested in doing it if it's just a continuation. Though Nevins repeatedly referred to the possible Dexter-themed project as a "spin-off," he did say it would feature Dexter and that Showtime would only consider actor Michael C. Hall reprising the role. "It would have to involve Michael [C. Hall]," he said. I think if we were to do it, I would only do it if it is with Michael. Adding a little fuel to the fire, Hall was questioned at the Sundance Film Festival on the weekend about the potential return of Dexter and would not rule it out. "[But] I can't even wrap my mind around that," Hall said. And it's all just theoretical until there is some sort of script reflecting somebody's idea of where it could possibly go. Hall won't rule out a return to playing Dexter. But he'd want to see the finish line.