Dexter: Original Sin

The prequel series premiered on Friday the 13th with a single episode and will go on for a total of 10 episodes. This was announced alongside the news of a sequel series to Dexter: New Blood with Michael C. Hall returning. Obviously, he has fun playing the part, and he definitely owns it, so why give that up? I'm all for more, and this prequel includes him as a narrator. So far, we're looking good.


This story begins in Miami, 1991. That's 15 years before the original season 1 is set. The casting is phenomenal here. Christian Slater doesn't look like James Remar, but he's welcome anyway. It's easy to move past that, because these characters already feel completely authentic. Foul-mouthed Deb, chuckling Masuka, serious Batista... No sign of Doakes yet, so they must be saving him for later. We may learn the reason as to why Doakes never trusted Dexter.

This pilot episode expands on a subplot from a season 1 episode featuring Denise Crosby. Fleshed it out a bit more.

I wasn't satisfied with the New Blood finale, so I'm glad this series had its fingers crossed and is undoing it. And you know what? It was a very good episode. I forgot that Dexter used to be a great show.

Fun Fact: The pilot was directed by Michael Lehmann, who directed Christian Slater in Heathers.