Showrunner Clyde Phillips shares information on Dexter: Unique Sin, together with the truth that it tells tales in separate timelines
The crime drama sequence Dexter initially aired on Showtime for eight seasons, from 2006 to 2013, then it was revived with a season referred to as Dexter: New Blood in 2021, and now a prequel sequence referred to as Dexter: Unique Sin is about to start airing on the Paramount+ streaming service as of at present, December 13th, with the Showtime premiere to observe on December 15th. To rejoice the premiere, The Hollywood Reporter has dropped some SPOILERS… so if you wish to keep away from these, flip away!
Dexter: Unique Sin follows Dexter in 1991 Miami, as a scholar transitioning right into a serial killer in coaching. When his bloodthirsty urges can now not be ignored, Dexter finds solace and understanding in Harry. As his solely confidant, he teaches Dexter a Code that’s designed to assist him discover and kill individuals who should die—all whereas avoiding getting caught by legislation enforcement. It is a explicit problem for younger Dexter as he begins a forensics internship on the Miami Metro Police Division.
Performed by Michael C. Corridor within the 9 seasons of Dexter, the title character is “a serial killer with a code which directs his compulsions to kill solely the responsible. As a blood spatter analyst for the Miami police, he has entry to crime scenes, choosing up clues and checking DNA to verify a goal’s guilt earlier than he kills them.“ Corridor shall be narrating this prequel sequence.
This was given away within the advertising, however Corridor is ready to narrate the present as a result of Dexter has survived the final moments of Dexter: New Blood, paving the way in which for the upcoming sequel sequence Dexter: Resurrection. There have been two makes an attempt to finish the present and followers hated each of them, so showrunner Clyde Phillips advised The Hollywood Reporter that, “Once I wrote that [New Blood] finale — which was the most-watched single episode within the historical past of Showtime, by the way in which — the web went insane over it. As a result of they cherished Dexter a lot and so they love Michael Corridor a lot. I wished to take out adverts on the time that stated: ‘I only had Michael Hall for one year.’ Again once we did New Blood, I solely had him for one yr. I didn’t need him going off to jail or disappearing into the fog or any of that enterprise [in the finale], so I made a decision to be daring about it. The web hated it. Michael got here again to me and stated, ‘You know what, Dexter’s in my bones; Dexter’s in your bones, Clyde. Let’s maintain going. Can you determine a strategy to make it occur?’ And I did. As we’ll study in the beginning of Resurrection, if Dexter had been shot on a summer time’s day, he would have died. However he was shot in zero-degree temperature within the snow. He didn’t bleed out and so they had been in a position to save him. That’s how we had been in a position to resurrect him.“
Whereas the concept is that Dexter: Unique Sin is life flashing earlier than Dexter’s eyes when he’s getting ready to demise, it gained’t simply be following the title character by means of 1991. There are tales taking part in out in two separate timelines: 1991 and 1973. The ’73 scenes observe Dexter’s foster father Harry (performed by Christian Slater) as he works the case that led him to the younger Dexter. Phillips stated, “That 1973 story bolsters the information of what goes on in the 1991 part of the show.” And it’ll reveal data on Harry that Dexter by no means even knew.
Since that is an origin story, will probably be accessible to new viewers… however established Dexter followers could have a complete totally different viewing expertise. Phillips defined, “We had this canon of lore from 9 seasons of the present from which to attract and, if individuals like Easter eggs, this present goes to be an Easter egg hunt. We’d write the reveals, begin capturing them and somebody would are available and say, ‘I have this great story about an Easter egg,’ and we might run all the way down to set and put an image on anyone’s desk or no matter it’s that the followers are simply going to like.“
Phillips has stated that Dexter: Resurrection will premiere in June of 2025 – and the hope is that Dexter: Resurrection and Dexter: Unique Sin will each obtain a number of seasons, with a season of 1 being adopted intently by a season of the opposite, protecting totally different variations of Dexter on Showtime all year long.
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