Dexter: Michael C. Hall to Star in New Revival, Narrate Original Sin Prequel
You just can’t keep a good killer down.
Michael C. Hall will return to reprise his role as serial killer Dexter Morgan in a new revival, Dexter: Resurrection, TVLine has learned. Hall will also narrate as the inner voice of Dexter in the upcoming prequel series Dexter: Original Sin. The news was announced during the Original Sin panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday.
But wait: Didn’t Dexter die at the end of the previous revival, Dexter: New Blood? In fact, he did: He was shot dead by his son Harrison in the finale, which aired in January 2022. (Read our full recap here.) So it remains to be seen how, exactly, Dexter will make his return — but the new revival is titled Dexter: Resurrection, after all. (Maybe he wasn’t as dead as we thought?)
Dexter: Resurrection is slated to debut next summer on Paramount+ with Showtime, with Dexter: Original Sin premiering this December. Original Sin is set in 1991 Miami, 15 years before the original series, with a young Dexter — here played by Patrick Gibson (Shadow and Bone) — starting a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department. The cast also includes Christian Slater as Dexter’s dad Harry Morgan and Molly Brown as his sister Debra, joined by Patrick Dempsey and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
“We are thrilled to have the brilliant Michael C. Hall reprise his iconic role as Dexter Morgan in Showtime’s most successful series ever,” Paramount Global Co-CEO and Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios President/CEO Chris McCarthy said in a statement. “While Dexter: Resurrection will appeal to the tens of millions of longtime fans, Dexter: Original Sin will introduce a whole new generation of viewers into this iconic series by starting from the beginning, which is sure to satisfy existing audiences as well.”
Get a sneak peek at Dexter: Original Sin below, and hit the comments to share your ideas for how to bring Dexter Morgan back from the dead.
I would say it takes place between the 10 years from the original Dexter and the New Blood series. But he wasn’t killing during that time so the wouldn’t make sense. This is weird.
How though especially with how the sequel series ended. I guess either he comes back as a ghost like Ghost Harry or they will retcon the ending which I wouldn’t mad about if they did,
Yeah seriously, Dexter being a lumberjack was a much better ending, but I detested the sequel honestly and would love the entire thing to be retconned.
THANK YOU
100% agree. New Sin was rubbish. Wasn’t against Dexter dying but the entire season was rubbish.
How though especially with how the sequel series ended. I guess either he comes back as a ghost like Ghost Harry or they will retcon the ending which I wouldn’t mad about if they did,
Let me guess, Resurrection opens with Deb finding Dexter in the shower and the reveal that season 8 and New Blood were all a dream!
Seriously, bringing this show back again is beyond shark jumping. Can’t they just leave well enough alone?
I love this, Mike ! I really hope they do the same !
To all the people asking how , easy it’s fictional, they explain anything they want to fit the narrative they are going for. If the wanted to pretend new blood never happened and or season 8 never happened that’s exactly what they can and will do if they choose
MCH is so typecast, the only way he can keep on acting is to resurrect Dexter again and again.
I for one am excited! I’ve been missing the series a lot and will watch regardless of how contrived it will have to be in order for him still be alive. We’re slowly getting a Dark Passenger Universe. The Dexterverse.
He didnt die in New Blood, that last episode they kept us (the audience) at arms length, the distant camera angles and he didnt even speak to us
One question: Why?
Money.
Am I wrong or is new blood a reboot rather than a spinoff? It sounds like a new actor will play a different Dexter Morgan in a new version of the show. In that regard MCH will be the Harry talking to him and guiding him in his mind. Unless I am misunderstanding?
Nevermind, read it wrong. Please ignore my above comment. I would delete it if I could.
Michael C. Hall is Dexter, no one else can play that part. His voice and acting were perfection. I am super excited that they are bringing it back. I’ve missed the show so much.
Hall’s voiceover narration was one of the best things about “Dexter,” and was vital for viewers to understand a character who was usually outwardly pretending to be “normal.” I have no problem with him reappearing in that form, given that the original show often had characters (especially Harry and Deb) reappear to comment on the action after they were gone.
Ironically they need to let this franchise die
Dexter was shot and laying in the snow. That was the last we saw of him. I said all along that someone came and saved him.
Dexters going to return as he didnt die at the end and hes recaping his life to the feds in prison
He was saved in the end by Yvonne Strahovski’s character who came to Alaska to look for Harrison. Harrison lied about her dying. I hope Showtime doesn’t sue for revealing it.
They never showed him actually dead. Just assumed dead since there was a lot of blood and we assumed it was a heart shot.
But recall he told Harrison exactly where to shoot. The audience believed this was due to him wanting an instant death. But he didn’t die instantly meaning it was not in fact a heart shot.
Dexter wanted his son to believe he was dead as well as the local police. Now we get a Batista-led manhunt.
This will be good.
Hopefully so. Having Batista in the sequel was super pointless if that isn’t followed up on.
That’s true. He was too big of a character to bring up and mention he’s on his way with zero payoff.
I’m not sure what exactly they’ll do but i am guessing Batista shows up to the area and figures out something’s off.
Remember it’s personal for him considering LaGuerta plus Dex being his good friend.
Deadpool retrieves him from another Earth to save ours? No wait that’s Wolverine…
So excited for this. While New Blood was pretty good, the ending was even worse than the original. Can’t have too much Dexter!
We are thrilled to have the brilliant Michael
Made my weekend. Christian Slater. Michael C Hall. Can’t ask for much more.
It just keeps getting better at better. I’ve gone from ‘ugh, why?!’ at the announcement to ‘ok! now please! when?! let’s go!’… Hope it can deliver
Okay, here’s what “Resurrection” should be:
They find Dexter bleeding out but not quite dead after Harrison shot him. They take him to the hospital, then to jail. You see Batista finally get justice for LaGuerta, Doakes, etc. Trial ends – life in prison.
But then…
5 years later a Trinity copycat is on the loose. The police are outmatched and Batista enlists the help of the person who killed Trinity the last time – Dexter.