Emmy Winner John Lithgow Joins "Dexter" Revival
by Dominic Patten
June 28, 2021


John Lithgow is returning to his old "Dexter" stomping ground. The multiple Emmy-winning actor is set to make a short but decisive appearance in the Michael C. Hall-led revival coming from Showtime this fall.

Awarded his fifth Emmy for the role as the revered but feared “Trinity Killer” in the fourth season of the killer series’ original run, Lithgow’s character was soundly bumped off by Dexter Morgan himself in season-finale episode “The Getaway” back in late 2009.




Which begs the question: How will Lithgow’s Arthur Mitchell return?

Details are scant, but scribes on the Clyde Phillips-showrun 10-episode limited series have concocted a pathway for the Trinity Killer to come back that works within the larger "Dexter" narrative, I’m told.

To that end, Lithgow is expected to only film for about a day or so on the L.A.-set production. It is likely that his on-camera work will occur in the next week or so.

https://deadline.com/2021/06/john-lithgow-returns-dexter-revival-showtime-1234782714/

John Lithgow Clarifies Nature of his Role on "Dexter" Revival as he Receives 13th Emmy Nom for "Perry Mason"
by Matt Grobar
July 13, 2021


John Lithgow offered new insights into the "Dexter" revival and his return to the series this morning, after scoring his 13th Emmy nomination.

The two-time Oscar nominee signed on to a revival of the Showtime drama in June, as we told you first. He only was called to set for one day—“in fact, one afternoon.” But when he arrived for the shoot, he was excited to learn about the story the revival is telling.



“I learned that it’s completely different [from the original series]. Kind of like Perry Mason, it’s a reimagination,” Lithgow told Deadline of the 10-episode limited series, show-run by Clyde Phillips. “They don’t take it into a different era, but it’s in a different part of the world, a different part of the country, and a whole new cast of characters.”

At the same time, he shared, “there are all sorts of wonderful surprises and callbacks from the first few seasons.”



So, how might Trinity return in the Showtime revival?

“As all Dexter fans know, we saw the end of the Trinity Killer, so that by definition means it’s a flashback,” offered Lithgow. “It was just wonderful to rejoin that gang—including Michael and Jennifer Carpenter and Clyde Phillips.”

https://deadline.com/2021/07/john-lithgow-dexter-return-perry-mason-emmy-nom-trump-1234792398/