Fans of the beloved serial killer series Dexter rejoice as Paramount+ announced that Dexter’s story isn’t quite over. Although the Dexter finale debuted in 2013, the show will receive a prequel titled Dexter: Original Sin. According to Comicbook.com, a new trailer revealed that Dexter: Original Sin will be released on December 13, 2024, with Paramount+’s Showtime plan only.

Dexter: Original Sin joins the lineup of new Dexter content emerging after the original series, like Dexter: New Blood, which premiered in 2021 and follows Dexter as he is confronted by the return of his son. According to mxdwn, more spin-offs from the Dexter franchise are circulating, with one potential spinoff focusing on the origin story of the character Trinity Killer. Another new series, Dexter: Resurrection, is set to premiere in the summer of 2025 via mxdwn.

As for Dexter: Original Sin, the logline promises the following: “Set in 1991 Miami, Dexter: Original Sin follows Dexter (Gibson) as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can’t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry (Slater), he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcement’s radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department” via Comicbook.com.

Starring as young Dexter Morgan is Patrick Gibson (Shadow and Bone, Before We Die), Dexter’s sister Debra Morgan will be played by Molly Brown (The Good House, Senior Year) and Dexter’s father Harry Morgan will be played by Christian Slater (Archer, Inside Job), per mxdwn. Christina Milian (Soundtrack, Step Up: High Water), James Martines (Love, Victor, Run All Night), Alex Shimizu (The Blacklist, The Terror) and Reno Wilson (Good Girls, Mike and Molly) will also join the cast as series regulars via mxdwn. 

Mxdwn continued that “Joe Pantoliano (The Sopranos, Bad Boys, The Matrix), Brittany Allen (The Boys, What Keeps You Alive, It Stains The Sands Red), Randy Gonzalez (Bloodline, David Makes Man), Aaron Jennings (Pure Genius, Grand Crew, NCIS), Raquel Justice (One Day at a Time, Andi Mack, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn), Jasper Lewis (V/H/S, The Impersonators, As Its Remembered), Carlo Mendez (The Bay, Demise, Mayday), Isaac Gonzalez Rossi (That’s Amor, The Mother, The Devil In The Room) and Roberto Sanchez (Palm Royale, Six Hours Away, Venom)” will also join the cast as recurring characters in Dexter: Original Sin.

Additionally, big stars are set to join the Dexter: Original Sin. Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy, Enchanted) will star as Captain of the Miami Homicide Department, per mxdwn. Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Cruel Intentions) will star as Chief Tanya Martin via mxdwn. Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under, Gamer), who played Dexter Morgan in the original series, will also return in the form of a voiceover via Comicbook.com.

Dexter: Original Sin will premiere with 10 episodes on Paramount+ and Showtime, as per Comicbook.com. The new trailer teasing the series is available to watch below.