Dexter: Original Sin is ready to go back in time.
new paramount+ The show will shed light on the fictional serial killer's backstory, but before the series premiere on Friday, December 13th, we'll remind you about how Dexter's story originally ended.
Michael C. Hall played Dexter Morgan on the Showtime series for eight seasons from 2006 to 2013. After the original drama ended, Hall reprized his role as Dexter in the 2021 limited series spinoff New Blood.
The show ran for 10 episodes on Showtime, and the network decided to continue with “Dexter: Original Sin.''
The first part stars Patrick Gibson as Dexter and is set in the '90s. The plot focuses on Dexter's transition from a student to an unsuspecting member of the Miami Police Department taking revenge on a serial killer.
Original Sin's star-studded cast also includes Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Christian Slater, Alex Shimizu, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Patrick Dempsey, and Reno Wilson will appear.
Dexter's storyline in the OG show had him hiding out as a lumberjack following his sister-in-law Debra (Jennifer). Carpenter) was killed. However, it was implied in “New Blood” that his life was over, so he decided to opt for another spin-off instead.
Hall, 53, praised. “Original Sin” gave him a new window into the world of his prolific characters.
“The script they executed is amazing. As a fan and as an actor, I can't wait to spend some time seeing actual footage of what I was trying to imagine for myself when imagining Dexter's early days. [were like]'' he told Entertainment Weekly in August. “I'm now going to ask you to refer to a Technicolor version of his memories.”
Hall, who narrates the role of young Dexter in “Original Sin,” added, “I can only speak vaguely at this point, but I think my experience will help inform what happens next in other series.” . It's pretty crazy. I'm very happy. ”
Read on for everything you need to know about Dexter ahead of the premiere of “Original Sin.”
Dexter's brother
It remains to be seen whether “Original Sin” will mention Dexter's secret brother. In the original series, Dexter learns that he has a brother when he is already an adult. Yeahwho is also a serial killer. Brian (Christian Camargo) becomes an ice truck killer and even stalks Dexter during his murder.
Dexter's complicated family history
Slater, 55, will play Dexter's father, Harry, in a role originated by James Remar. Dexter started working at the police station through his father.
Who is Dexter's mother? Now, Harry's biological mother Laura (Sage Kirkpatrick) met Harry when she was a confidential informant for the Miami Metropolitan Police Department. She was killed in front of Brian and Dexter for her work against the Colombian cartel.
Harry adopted Dexter, and Brian was placed in the foster care system. Dexter gained an adoptive mother when Harry started dating Debra's mother, Doris. She died when Debra was a teenager.
Dexter's first kill
The moment that would be depicted in “Original Sin” is Dexter's first murder. In the Showtime series, Dexter is given permission to kill Nurse Mary thanks to his father. Harry initially tries to stop Dexter from becoming a serial killer, but quickly changes his mind when he realizes that the medical professionals are poisoning him.
Harry tried to help Dexter control his killing by creating “rules” for his son to follow. Some of the rules were to only kill those who deserved to be killed and to leave no evidence that would allow the police to trace him, to name a few.
How did “Dexter” originally end?
In the final episode of the “Dexter'' series, after Debra is brutally attacked by an associate of a serial killer, the killer is forced to disconnect her from life support. After adopting a new identity as a worker at a lumber company, Dexter goes into seclusion. However, many fans were not satisfied with the ending of his story.
Creator and showrunner Clyde Phillips later said that despite leaving the show after season 4, he had a different ending in mind.
“In the final scene of the series, Dexter wakes up and everyone thinks, 'Oh, that was a dream.' Then the camera pulls back again and again, and we realize, “No, this is not a dream.” When Dexter opens his eyes, he finds himself on the execution stand in a Florida prison. They just started administering the medication and he's looking out the window into the observation gallery,” he told E! News from 2013 after the final episode of the series.
Phillips continues, “And the gallery includes the Trinity Killer and the Ice Truck Killer, Lagertha, whom he is responsible for killing, Doakes, who is probably responsible for him, Rita, Lyla, who is probably responsible for Dexter, There are all the people who did.” All the big deaths, and also who the weekly episodic killings were. They are all there. …Literally, as he was about to die, his life flashed before his eyes. I think it was a great, epic, and very satisfying conclusion. ”
What happened to Dexter's fate in “New Blood”?
Phillips returned to direct the New Blood sequel, giving Dexter a more fitting ending. Reconstruction accelerates after Dexter fakes his own death in a hurricane and moves to a small town.
As he builds a new life, he suppresses his murderous urges while having hallucinations of his deceased sister.
At the beginning of the series, Dexter's estranged son Harrison (Jack Alcott) shows up unannounced. The reunion sets off a chain of events that leaves Dexter worried that his son may also become a murderer. During the ending of the limited series, Dexter asks Harrison to shoot him in order to free his son.
Just before the fatal shooting, Dexter realizes that he is feeling love for the first time. Harrison drove out of town to start over.
“Dexter: Original Sin” will be available to Showtime subscribers on Dec. 13 on Paramount+. The series will make its network debut on Showtime on December 15th at 10pm ET.
