Dexter: Original Sin Cancelled, Reversing Prequel's Season 2 Renewal

Dexter's Original Sin prequel just got stabbed through the heart: Paramount has pulled the plug on the previously renewed series' Season 2, TVLine has learned.

The prequel was originally renewed in April, but the series had been on hiatus with no plan in place to resume production. The series originally bowed December 13, 2024, with its finale hitting Paramount+ Premium February 14. (Read our finale post mortem here.)

A bit of good news for Dexter fans: A writers room for a potential Season 2 of Dexter: Resurrection may begin work soon, ahead of the follow-up's official renewal.

Set in 1991, Original Sin told the origin story of a young Dexter Morgan during his early days at Miami Metro PD, with Shadow and Bone's Patrick Gibson playing the lead role, and Michael C. Hall serving as narrator and Dexter's inner monologue.

Along with Gibson and Hall, the cast included Molly Brown (Billions) as Deb and Christian Slater (Mr. Robot) as adoptive father Harry. Special guest star Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy), James Martinez (Love, Victor), Christina Milian (Grandfathered), Alex Shimizu (The Blacklist) and Reno Wilson (Good Girls) also co-starred.

Variety was first to report the news.

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