The Dexter prequel Original Sin won’t get a second season, despite an announcement to the contrary earlier this year. The Dexter franchise is still a going concern, however, with a writers room for season two of Dexter: Resurrection set to begin work in the near future.
Showtime announced a second season renewal for Dexter: Original Sin in April, six weeks after the 1991-set series following a young Dexter Morgan (played by Patrick Gibson) ended its 10-episode first season. Sources say, however, that the show had been on hiatus since production wrapped, and no start date for production on a second season was ever scheduled.
With a change in leadership at Paramount following the Skydance merger, the Dexter franchise moved from Showtime/MTV Entertainment into the reborn Paramount Television Studios under Matt Thunell. The decision then came to focus on Resurrection, which continues the present-day Dexter’s (Michael C. Hall) story from the original 2006-13 series and the 2021-22 follow-up Dexter: New Blood.
A writers room for a potential second season of Resurrection is set to open soon, with the intent being a renewal, sources tell THR — though season two has yet to be formally greenlit. The series has been performing well for Paramount+ Premium and the linear Showtime channel. The premiere episode drew 3.1 million viewers over its opening weekend and grew to 4.4 million after seven days; Paramount says the Aug. 15 episode drew the show’s largest audience of the season.
Sources also note that Paramount remains invested in the Dexter franchise but is directing its efforts toward the unfolding story of Resurrection rather than filling in more of the character’s life in a continued prequel series.
Variety first reported the news.
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