Summary
Michael C. Hall will return to his most iconic role inDexter: Resurrectionin July 2025, when it debuts on Paramount+ with Showtime. Most actors are lucky to have one hit show in their career, but Hall had already starred in one of the greatest television shows of all time, before taking on the role of Dexter Morgan.
Michael C. Hallplayed funeral director, David Fisher, in HBO’s hit drama Six Feet Under, in five seasons between 2001-2005. The show was created byAmerican Beautyscreenwriter, Alan Ball, and it showcased Michael C. Hall’s range as an actor, and makes his performance in the Dexter-verse even more impressive.
Six Feet Under
Starring
Peter Krause, Michael C. Hall, Frances Conroy, Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodriguez, Matthew St. Patrick
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Created by
Alan Ball
WhenThe Sopranosdebuted on HBO in 1999, it officially launched the golden era of television. It was a time when television featured three-dimensional characters and nuanced writing that didn’t give the viewer all the answers. Two years later, HBO’s next hit arrived in the form of a drama about a family of funeral directors in Los Angeles.Six Feet Underwas peak TV, and it earned rave reviews from critics and fans alike, and it launched the career of Michael C. Hall,who would go on to play America’s favorite serial killer in Dexter, for eight seasons between 2006-2013. For over a decade, Hall was rarely absent from television screens, but it’s actually his role as David Fisher that deserves the accolades, while Dexter Morgan gets all the credit.
David Fisher was a complicated character who not only had to deal with the death of his father, Nathaniel Fisher, in the very first season, but he was also coming to terms with being gay. Hall nails every nuance of how uncomfortable the character feels in his own skin, but as the show progresses, David grows more confident, and for 63 episodes, Michael C. Hall portrayed a character who will live long in the audience’s memories.
Dexter: Resurrection
Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, David Zayas, Peter Dinklage, Uma Thurman, Kristen Ritter, Eric Stonestreet, Neil Patrick Harris, David Dastmalchian, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic Fumusa, Emilia Suárez, James Remar, John Lithgow and Jimmy Smits.
Executive Producers
Clyde Phillips and Michael C. Hall
Dexter is widely considered to be part of the golden age of television, but towards the end of its original run, the cracks were starting to show.The Trinity Killerstoryline in the fourth season is considered to be the high point of the series. However, by the time the final season arrived in 2013, Dexter Morgan’s serial-killing adventures had officially ‘jumped the shark’. However,Six Feet Underalways maintained its high quality and ended long before it was ushered out the door.Dexter’s finaleis widely considered to be the worst in the history of television, but, in stark contrast,Six Feet Under’s ending is arguably one of the best of all time. Both shows have strong themes surrounding death, but they couldn’t be more different.
Dexter: New Bloodsupposedly provided fans with a definitive ending, but due to the success of the limited series and Showtime’s merger with Paramount,Michael C. Hall’s serial killer with a codewill return inDexter: Resurrectionin July 2025, and it looks set to run for multiple seasons.The Dexter-verse will always have a complicated legacy due to its many missteps, but that can’t be said forSix Feet Under, with its perfect ending,and strong five-season run. Dexter Morgan will always be the best-known character of Michael C. Hall’s career, but David Fisher arguably had the better arc.
