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"Dexter: Resurrection" Season 1 premieres Friday and, from what the critics are saying, fans are not going to want to miss it. The revival series debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with an extremely impressive 100% critics score.
From what the reviews are saying, the key to the success of "Dexter: Resurrection" is showrunner Clyde Phillips's care in channeling the original series while still injecting the revival with something new.
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The San Francisco Chronicle writes that "[Clyde Phillips] still constructs tight, sick, suspenseful stories. They're character-driven with well-placed humor too" while RogerEbert.com says that the show "is rooted firmly in the haunting and bleak foundation of the original series."
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Cade Onder of ComicBook calls it "a tremendous return for Dexter that carefully blends the old with the new to make something deliciously sinister and fun."
IGN says that the first four episodes "crackle with old Dexter fun, delivering a smorgasbord of fresh killers, cops, and crucibles for the former Bay Harbor Butcher to navigate."
Along with the old, the critics love what's new about "Dexter: Resurrection." In fact, some of them call it superior to older series.
Collider in particular claims the series is "not just more Dexter — it's better Dexter. The writing is sharper, the characters are much more layered, and the moral dilemmas hit harder than ever."
IndieWire praises both the new and old, writing, "Those little flourishes -- the new setting, the old humor, the new killers (who are just goofy enough to evoke the excellent killers of old) -- are enough of a hook to reward anyone still eager to engage with their favorite aughts era mass murderer."
Of course one of the things that stands out about "Dexter: Resurrection" is its exceptional cast and they aren't forgotten in the praise. The Daily Telegraph writes that "Watching Hall and Dinklage go head-to-head as the series develops will make the whole endeavour worthwhile."
Though the same publication has a somewhat mixed take on the acting, writing, "the less said the better about Uma Thurman's pantomime turn as Dinklage's fixer."
"Dexter: Resurrection" premieres Friday on Paramount+ Premium with two episodes. Michael C. Hall returns as the eponymous serial killer, last seen very briefly in the opening episode of the prequel series "Dexter: Original Sin."
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