“Dexter” might return on television, but not without Michael C. Hall. Showtime president David Nevins has confirmed rumours of the possible comeback of the crime drama show, but said that he would only revive the show if the actor is involved.

When the show ended in September 2013 after eight seasons, rumours abound that a spin-off would be developed in the future. However, the said spin-off would not involve Dexter or Hall, who played the titular anti-hero.

Nevins, who was talking to the reporters at the Television Critics Association on Thursday, addressed a few questions about the now-defunct series, including a possible spin-off.

He said that network bosses are in “very preliminary” talks about another “Dexter” show. If it were just up to Nevins, however, the new show “would have to involve Michael.”

He continued, “If we were to do it, I’d only do it with Michael.”

Fans shouldn’t expect the new show to start at the end of the last season of “Dexter,” though. Nevins said that he doesn’t want it to be just a continuation of the show.

Nevins cleared that nothing is a concrete plan yet at this stage.

“It remains to be seen if they’re going to want to do it, if I’m going to want to do it. But they never felt like killing Dexter is the right end. I think that show is that character. If we were to do it, I would want to do Dexter in a new concept and configuration. I would want the show to feel different and not just a continuation of the old show.”

“Dexter” had been critically acclaimed since it was first aired in 2006. However, its last episode wasn’t as well received. Dexter had to mercy-kill his sister Deb (Jennifer Carpenter) when she was left in a vegetative state from a gunshot incident. He also faked his own death and exiled himself to a remote location, where he became a lumberjack.