Summary
The wait is nearly over forDexter: Original Sin, with the prequel series set to air onParamount+with Showtime on June 30, 2025. Michael C. Hall will narrate the series as the ‘inner voice of Dexter’, butthere is a chance he could also make an actual cameo inOriginal Sin,and this would be good news for fans who are anxiously awaiting the sequel series, Dexter: Resurrection.
Fans are desperate to know howDexter Morgan is actually alive inResurrection’s timeline, after his teenage son, Harrison, gunned him down in the snowy woods of Iron Lake in upstate New York. An actor has been cast as the ‘Iron Lake Doctor’ inOriginal Sin, which has led to speculation thatDexter’s origin story could also explore the current timeline, which surely means Michael C. Hall could appear inOriginal Sinbefore taking the lead inResurrection.
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, Matthew William and the voice of Michael C. Hall
Created by
Directed By
Michael Lehmann
Ever since Michael C. Hall made a surprise appearance at San Diego Comic Con 2024, to confirm he was set to narrateOriginal Sin, while also starring in the upcoming sequel series,Resurrection, fans have been wildly speculating as tohow Dexter survival would be explained. The wait was expected to drag on until summer 2025, whenResurrectioneventually airs, but that might not be the case.Original Sinlooks like it might crossover with the sequel series, with Dante Myles being cast as the ‘Iron Lake Doctor.‘There is absolutely no way a doctor from the town where Dexter ends up living inNew Blood, would be making an appearance in theiconic location of Miamiback in 1991. The only explanation is a flash-forward aspect to the prequel show.
IfOriginal Sindoes include flash forward scenes, it is highly likely Michael C. Hall would be appearing in them,especially as he really looked like he needed the assistance of a doctor after being shot in the chest. So, this could provide the audience with a tease at howDexter Morgansurvives before transitioning into the past to tellDexter’s origin story. It wouldn’t be the first time a prequel series has done this sort of thing, withBetter Call Saultaking this approach with Jimmy/Saul’s future timeline under his assumed name of Gene Takovic in the snowy wilderness of Nebraska.
An Appearance By Michael C. Hall In Original Sin Would Be Great But It Needs To Avoid Overshadowing His Origin Story
Fans will be tuning intoDexter: Original Sinto see how Dexter’s origin story plays out, but that doesn’t mean it has to be set solely in the past. Michael C. Hall is involved as an executive producer on the prequel series, while also providing his dulcit tones for the ‘inner voice of Dexter’. It wouldn’t be a stretch to suggest that Michael C. Hall might also make a physical appearance in the series as well.However,if Hall does actually make an appearance, it should only be a brief cameo to avoid taking the shine away from Patrick Gibson’s performance as the younger version of Dexter.A good way to do this would be to beginOriginal Sinwith a flash forward to the events that take place after the closing moments ofNew Blood. The ‘Iron Lake Doctor’ could turn up to treat Dexter’s wounds, and the future sequence could end with the serial killer opening his eyes, and then a sharp cut to black. The newDexter: Original Sintitle sequencekicks in and the audience is transported back toMiami in 1991, to explore the origins ofDexter’s dark passenger.
It would provide the audience with a tease of what’s to come inResurrection, without going overboard and telling too much of the story they intend to focus on in the sequel series.Dexter regaining consciousness could also be intertwined with the start of his narration inOriginal Sin, and reveal that he is telling the story of his life from the present timeline. Alternatively, maybe the events ofOriginal Sinare Dexter’s life flashing before his eyes while he is clinically dead, before he gets revived inResurrection.
