Summary
Filming is underway forDexter: Resurrectionahead of its premiere this summer. The 10-episode sequel will take place immediately after the events of 2021’s limited series,New Blood. It’ll follow Dexter Morgan after he survived a gunshot wound to the chest, and it’ll see the return of legacy characters Angel Batista and Harrison and Harry Morgan. It’s unclear which other legacy characters might join them, butwithOriginal Sinnow being part of the Dexter-lore, the inclusion of a new character introduced in the prequel might be a fun and interesting twist.
Characters like Tanya Martin and Bobby Watt were introduced inOriginal Sin, and there could be a part for either a future version of them, orsignificant flashbacks to Dexter’s past. Of course, this would create a problem for the prequel series, as it would reveal the fate of the characters, but it would be a great way to create significant connective tissue between both shows.
Dexter: Original Sin
Starring
Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson, Patrick Dempsey, Joe Pantoliano, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Raquel Justice and the voice of Michael C. Hall
Created by
Directed By
Michael Lehmann
Dexter Morgan is actually alive inResurrection, and he’ll be joined by at least three other familiar faces. There is also a chance that Joey Quinn and Vince Masuka will return in the sequel series, with both characters still offering a lot to the story.New characters played by Uma Thurman and Peter Dinklagewill also feature in the series, buthot off the heels of the success ofOriginal Sin, it would be very interesting to see some of the newer faces in the Dexter-verse make appearances too.Sarah Michelle Gellarwas criminally underused inOriginal Sin, and it would be fun to see her and Masuka turn up at a crime scene inResurrection’s timeline.
Alternatively,Dexter’s love interest, Sofia, could make a dramatic return in the future timeline to confess her undying loyalty to her first love. What about Bobby Watt?Harry Morgan’s loyal colleague was another character underused in the prequel series. An older version of Bobby Watt could help fill in the blanks for Dexter, as he inevitably finds out more about his adoptive father.
Dexter: Resurrection
Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, David Zayas, Peter Dinklage, Uma Thurman and James Remar
Executive Producers
Clyde Phillips and Michael C. Hall
Fans already know how it turned out for the younger version of thelegacy characters who feature inOriginal Sin, so the stakes are already significantly lower.This is something all prequels have to navigate carefully, and this is often balanced out by the inclusion of new characters into the story to create suspense and mystery due to their outcomes being unknown.Original Sinis no exception to this rule, with the inclusion of several new characters.Having said that, one of the complaints many fans have had about theDexterprequel series has been the lack of exploration of these newly introduced characters inOriginal Sin,so this does create the potential for adding to their stories by including them inResurrection.
A clever way around this would be to feature flashbacks to the 90’s timeline in Resurrection that include revelations about the new characters that also feature in the 90s timeline. This would avoid revealing their fates, while still including them in the sequel series.Original Sinfeatured a crossover withResurrection, in the form of a flashforward toMichael C. Hall’s Dexterfighting for his life in hospital. IfOriginal Sincan feature a flashforward,Resurrectioncan most certainly manage a flashback or two.
