How is Deb alive in the new Dexter?

Yes, Deb is back. No, she didn't come back to life. Dexter: New Blood takes place almost 10 years after the ending of Dexter, which means it's kind of impossible to bring her back after her own brother dumped her body in the ocean in Miami.
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How is Deb in the new Dexter?

If Deb is dead, then how is she in Dexter: New Blood? In the new series, Deb is actually a version of her that Dexter sees only in his head. "[She's] more of a link or an echo or an inconvenient truth for Dexter," Jennifer Carpenter revealed at the 2021 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour.
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Is Dexter's sister still alive?

Her character, serial killer Dexter Morgan's sister Deb, was killed off in the 2013 series finale, which was pretty widely panned. Showtime declined to comment on this story. As previously reported, titular star Michael C. Hall is also on board for the show's return.
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Is Dexter's sister in New Blood?

Dexter: New Blood is making way for some old blood as the newest trailer released by Showtime unveils the return of Jennifer Carpenter as his adoptive sister Debra Morgan.
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Does Deb Morgan get pregnant?

At the conclusion of Dexter is Delicious, Deborah is pregnant by her boyfriend, Kyle Chutsky, and in Double Dexter we learn that she gave birth to a son, Nicholas, and raises him alone.
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What happens to Dexter's son?

He dies at the hands of Harrison (Jack Alcott), his long-lost son who found him hiding in Iron Lake. The one-off season ends with Harrison driving away and his father saying, "I died so you can live."
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Does Dexter sleep with Debra?

Dexter told her he couldn't because he's been sleeping with her. Deb told Dexter she was in love with him. It's almost as weird as the Petraeus scandal. As usual, Deb summed up things well.
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Why did Dexter throw Deb in the ocean?

He also buried her at sea, dropping Debra into the sea to mark the end of his time in the life he'd made for himself. It was poetic justice that Dexter, who had experienced a thrill disposing of his victims in the exact same way, had to let go of his sister like this.
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Is Dexter's sister back?

But Deb is just as definitely back, eight years later, in Showtime's revival, "Dexter: New Blood." And dead sister is so over her brother's serial killing.
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Does Dexter see Harrison again?

Dexter and Harrison finally reunited

The revival begins as if just as much time has gone by for Dexter, finding him in a fictional small town in Upstate New York. He uses the alias Jim Lindsay, works as a store clerk, and no longer kills. His life is completely different life, is what we're saying.
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Who returns in Dexter: New Blood?

In Sunday's episode of Dexter: New Blood, David Zayas reprised his role as Sgt. Angel Batista in a scene involving Chief of Police Angela Bishop (Julia Jones). Zayas appeared on all eight seasons of Dexter from 2006-2013, so it wouldn't have felt like a true sequel if Batista didn't at least stop in once to say hi.
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Who shot Debra on Dexter?

Reporter (Deb's Shooting) is a character in Season Eight of the Showtime series DEXTER. He breaks the news that Debra Morgan is recovering in the hospital after being shot by Oliver Saxon.
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Is Debra Morgan dead?

Dexter's original series finale saw the heartbreaking, extremely impactful death of Debra Morgan, which Dexter's final line in New Blood's finale betrays.
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Is Deb a ghost in the new Dexter?

As Carpenter revealed during a panel for the Television Critics Association (via Deadline), Deb isn't a ghost in the new series but more of an inconvenient truth. Deb's new role as Dexter's conscious will show her caring for him as she did in life and occasionally provoking him.
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Why was Debra killed off in Dexter?

Many have speculated that Deb's death was the catalyst for Dexter realizing he couldn't be a “normal” father or even a “normal” person. Her demise opened his eyes to the monster he was; no moral argument could reason that away for him anymore.
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Is Deb Dexter's Dark Passenger?

Dexter: New Blood brings Deb back as the show's new Dark Passenger, and here's why a dead family member always plays that role for the titular killer. The Showtime reboot recently premiered, setting up Dexter Morgan's (Michael C. Hall) new life as "Jim Lindsay" in the snowy, sleepy town of Iron Lake, NY.
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Will Debra Morgan return to Dexter?

But now Dexter (played by Michael C. Hall) is back and so is his sister Debra, played by Jennifer Carpenter, despite her character being killed off in Season 8 of the original series.
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Is Deb alive?

Unfortunately, Deb is still dead in New Blood. Similar to how Dexter would see visions of his late father Harry in the original series, he sees visions of Deb in the revival.
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Why did Jennifer Carpenter return to Dexter?

I felt dead and I felt revived. I felt privileged and I felt like I needed repair. And in some ways, I felt like an addict. I still wanted more of it.
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Is Hannah a killer in Dexter?

Hannah McKay is a character in the Showtime series DEXTER. She was a serial killer with whom Dexter Morgan became romantically involved.
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Does Dexter ever get caught?

In the Dexter: New Blood finale, Dexter is finally arrested by his on-and-off-again girlfriend, Angela Bishop (Julia Jones). Dexter was never arrested before this point. Dexter's arrest finally reveals cracks in the titular killer's facade. For once in his life, Dexter has to answer for his vigilante-style justice.
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Why did Julie Benz leave Dexter?

Dexter Actor Julie Benz Had Panic Attack Before Being Told Rita Bennett Was Being Killed Off. Julie Benz says she had a panic attack before she was told her character was to be killed off Dexter. The actor starred as Rita Bennett in the hit series, but was axed after four seasons on the show.
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What episode do Deb and Dexter kiss?

Dexter Daily | Dexter: New Blood: POLL: About Dexter-Deb Kiss Scene on Episode 6.11.
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Does Deb marry Quinn?

At the start of season six, Quinn and Debra have been living together for a few months. Quinn proposes to Debra, but she turns him down because she wants their relationship to stay as it is. As a result, they break up.
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Does LaGuerta find out about Dexter?

In the season finale, LaGuerta arrests Dexter for the murder of Hector Estrada, unaware that he actually escaped Dexter.
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