The 'Original Sin' star shares what the original Dexter Morgan said after their first table read for the prequel series on the Showtime serial killer.

Dexter’s storyline in the OG show left him hiding out as a lumberjack after his stepsister, Debra (Jennifer Carpenter), was killed off. But in “New Blood,” it was implied that his life had ended, so they decided to opt for another spinoff instead.

Dexter: Original Sin has set up the sequel series, Resurrection, but it has the potential to run for multiple seasons alongside it.

"It definitely helps in getting a role where you're playing the same guy," Gibson told PEOPLE Patrick Gibson also sees the resemblance between himself and Michael C. Hall. The 29-year-old Dexter: Original Sin star spoke to PEOPLE at the show's premiere in New York City on Thursday,

Patrick Gibson, Michael C. Hall, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Christian Slater attend the premiere of Showtime's "Dexter: Original Sin" in New York City on Wednesday. The prequel series, which follows Gibson as a younger version of Hall's Dexter,

Michael C. Hall is fully supportive of Dexter: Original Sin, says showrunner Clyde Phillips. Phillips, 66, who was a showrunner on the original 2006 crime drama, which ran for eight seasons, told PEOPLE at the prequel's premiere at the SVA Theater in New York on Wednesday, Dec. 11, that having Hall's support was "crucial."

Actors Patrick Gibson and Molly Brown join CBS New York to talk about the new show.

Original Sin’s Christian Slater on His HEATHERS Full-Circle Moment (Exclusive) Christian Slater and Molly Brown chat with ET about 'Dexter: Original Sin,' streaming Dec. 13 on Paramount+. Christian reflects on the serial killer motif across his career,