{"id":138100,"date":"2024-12-17T17:02:47","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138100"},"modified":"2024-12-17T17:02:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T10:02:47","slug":"original-sin-ep-explains-why-dexter-is-back-from-the-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138100","title":{"rendered":"Original Sin&#8217; EP explains why Dexter is back from the dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-page_1-0\" data-sc-sticky-offset=\"90\" data-sc-ad-label-height=\"24\" data-sc-ad-track-spacing=\"100\" data-sc-min-track-height=\"250\" data-sc-max-track-height=\"600\" data-sc-breakpoint=\"50em\" data-sc-load-immediate=\"4\" data-sc-content-positions=\"[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]\" data-bind-scroll-on-start=\"true\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong>Warning: This article contains\u00a0spoilers\u00a0for the series premiere of\u00a0<em>Dexter: Original Sin.<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> The new <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/dexter\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Dexter<\/em><\/a> prequel series didn&#8217;t just resolve a major cliffhanger from sequel <em><a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/dexter-new-blood-what-to-expect-showrunner-clyde-phillips\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Dexter: New Blood <\/a>\u2014<\/em> it actually <em>reversed<\/em> it.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> While <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/dexter-original-sin-prequel-first-images-christian-slater-8679798\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Dexter: Original Sin<\/em><\/a> mostly takes place in 1991, 15\u00a0years before the original show, the premiere shocked viewers by picking up moments after the <em>Dexter: New Blood<\/em> series finale (which aired three years ago), when Dexter (<a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/michael-c-hall\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Michael C. Hall<\/a>) was <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/dexter-new-blood-series-finale-harrison-spinoff\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">seemingly fatally shot by his son Harrison (Jack Alcott)<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> At the time, there was no question about Dexter&#8217;s fate. As his long-lost son drove off, Dexter bled out in the snow and said, &#8220;Let me die so my son can live.&#8221; But in the opening moments of the prequel, viewers see Dexter getting discovered in the woods and driven to the hospital where doctors save his life. The show then jumps back to the past as Dexter&#8217;s entire life, beginning literally from his birth, flashes in front of his eyes.\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block ew-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption type--mouse text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Michael C. Hall in &#8216;Dexter&#8217; season 7.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>Randy Tepper\/Showtime<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Showrunner Clyde Phillips \u2014 who also ran the first four seasons of the original series as well as <em>New Blood<\/em> \u2014 reveals, however, that Dexter originally <em>did<\/em> die at the end of <em>New Blood<\/em> and was brought back to life due to the success of the sequel&#8217;s finale.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Phillips tells <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> that he &#8220;didn&#8217;t know&#8221; that he would go on to revive Dexter, both as a character and a franchise, after <em>New Blood<\/em>. &#8220;He dies in the end,&#8221; he explains. &#8220;I wrote the finale \u2014 he died at the end of that show. And then it was the most watched episode in the history of Showtime.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Phillips says that Showtime &#8220;immediately&#8221; greenlit another sequel series, and he got to work on developing the story right away. But then <em>Yellowstone<\/em> had a surprising impact on the future \u2014 or, more accurately, the <em>past<\/em> \u2014 of the <em>Dexter<\/em> franchise.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> &#8220;We wrote all 10 episodes of the sequel, and then Chris McCarthy from MTV Entertainment and Paramount came on board and said, &#8216;I&#8217;m not in the sequel business, I&#8217;m in the prequel business,'&#8221; Phillips says. &#8220;Because he had done <em>Yellowstone <\/em>[prequels] <em>1883 <\/em>and <em>1923<\/em>. So Chris said, &#8216;Can you come up with a prequel in two weeks?'&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block ew-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme mntl-sc-block-image figure-landscape figure-high-res\"><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption type--mouse text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"> <span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Patrick Gibson, &#8216;Dexter: Original Sin&#8217;.<\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"figure-article-caption-owner\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Myrna Suarez\/Paramount+with Showtime<\/p>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Phillips went back to the drawing board and ultimately came up with the story for <em>Dexter: Original Sin<\/em>, which follows a young Dexter Morgan (now played by Patrick Gibson) as he first learns his father Harry&#8217;s (now played by <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/christian-slater\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Christian Slater<\/a>) code for only killing other killers while beginning his career at Miami Metro Homicide as a forensics intern. The prequel was then made on an accelerated timeline, as Phillips reveals they only just finished filming two weeks ago: &#8220;I&#8217;m still editing, actually.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_25-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> While Hall was <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/michael-c-hall-returns-voices-dexter-first-teaser-dexter-original-sin-8710640\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">previously announced to be the narrator for the prequel<\/a> as Dexter&#8217;s inner thoughts, it was a surprise twist to see him onscreen at the beginning of the premiere. Phillips reveals that will be the only time Hall is seen in this series before he goes on to film <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/michael-c-hall-dexter-original-sin-new-series-dexter-resurrection-comic-con-2024-8684694\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">present day-set sequel series <em>Dexter: Resurrection<\/em><\/a>. &#8220;They&#8217;re starting to call it the Dexter-verse,&#8221; Phillips says. &#8220;I&#8217;ve heard that a couple of times, which I&#8217;m fine with.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <strong><em>Sign up for <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ew-tv-inline-offer\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.dotdashmeredith.com\/ew-tv-inline-offer\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8216;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.<\/em><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Even though adult Dexter won&#8217;t be in any more scenes, the showrunner promises that longtime <em>Dexter<\/em> fans will have plenty to love in the prequel. &#8220;If people like Easter eggs, this show is an Easter egg hunt,&#8221; Phillips says. &#8220;It&#8217;s so much fun. We&#8217;ll finish a script and somebody will be reading it and say, &#8216;What if we just put this little piece of information in there, and the fans will go nuts?&#8217; And we do it.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> <em>Dexter: Original Sin<\/em>\u00a0releases new episodes on Fridays on Paramount+ with Showtime, which then air Sundays at 10 p.m. ET\/PT on Showtime.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/why-dexter-original-sin-brought-dexter-back-from-the-dead-8761612\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warning: This article contains\u00a0spoilers\u00a0for the series premiere of\u00a0Dexter: Original Sin. 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