Dexterfans have a lot to be thankful for these days, what with the premiere ofDexter: Original Sin, and the news ofDexter: Resurrectionpremiering in June 2025. After a nearly three-year absence, suddenly our favorite vigilante serial killer is everywhere, and – as it turns out –we have the hit TV seriesYellowstoneto thank forOriginal Sin, which wasn’t the direction creator Clyde Phillips was initially looking to take things.
Speaking withEntertainment Weeklyabout the prequel series, Phillips mentioned that following the events inDexter: New Blood, he assumed that was it for the character,as he was left for dead, bleeding out in the snow after being shot by his son, Harrison. However, after the finale became the most-watched episode in the history of the Showtime network, execs immediately pushed for yet another sequel. Phillips went on to write all 10 episodesbefore a drastic shift was made thanks toYellowstoneand its two prequels.
“We wrote all 10 episodes of the sequel, and then Chris McCarthy from MTV Entertainment and Paramount came on board and said, ‘I’m not in the sequel business, I’m in the prequel business.’ Because he had doneYellowstone[prequels]1883and1923. So Chris said, ‘Can you come up with a prequel in two weeks?'”
‘Dexter: Original Sin’ Creator Reveals How Fans Are Getting a Double Dose of Their Favorite Serial Killer
‘Dexter: Original Sin’ is off to a great start, and though things will continue next year with ‘Dexter: Resurrection,’ that wasn’t always the plan.
As such, Phillips rushed to come up with an ideaand churned outDexter: Original Sinas quickly as he couldto appease those with the purse strings. The prequel is set 15 years before the events in the original series, and follows a young Dexter Morgan as he navigates life after college as an intern at Miami Metro, all while doing his best to hide his Dark Passenger from everyone but his father.
Original Sinwas then given the green light and put on the fast track to the point where Phillips said he only managed to finish things a couple of weeks ago.“I’m still editing, actually,“he told EW. Thus far, the results have been spectacular, as even though the series has only aired one episode, it’s being heralded by many as a throwback to the original that manages to capture the same magic that made us fall in love with Dexter in the first place.
‘Dexter: Original Sin’ is Filled With Easter Eggs
Upon first viewingDexter: Original Sin, longtime fans will notice that the plot of the debut episodeis a callback to a flashbackwe saw in Season 1, Episode 3 of the original series, in which we got a brief glimpse of Dexter’s first kill.Original Sinexpanded upon that, while at the same time introducing us to the familiar characters we’ve come to know and love, portrayed by a fresh crop of new faces, includingPatrick Gibson as the titular serial killer.
Phillips said the fun won’t stop there, as the deeper we get intoOriginal Sin, the more we’ll notice little things that fill us with a deep sense of nostalgia.“If people like Easter eggs, this show is an Easter egg hunt,“he commented, and then added:
“It’s so much fun. We’ll finish a script and somebody will be reading it and say, ‘What if we just put this little piece of information in there, and the fans will go nuts?’ And we do it.”
WithDexter: Original Sinnow in full swing, we can’t wait to see what the rest of the season has in store for us, and we’re already looking forward toDexter: Resurrectionin the spring. Check outnew episodes ofOriginal Sinevery Friday on Paramount+ with Showtime, and on Sunday on Showtime’s linear cable channel.
Dexter: Original Sin
Dexter: Original Sin explores the origins of Dexter Morgan as he transitions from student to serial killer in 1991 Miami. Guided by his father, Dexter channels his dark urges through a moral code while starting a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.
