Original Sin showrunner Clyde Phillips reveals that the prequel was greenlit the second that Dexter: New Blood officially ended.

Warning: The Following Contains SPOILERS for the First Episode of Dexter: Original Sin, "And in the Beginning..." After almost three years, Dexter Morgan made his triumphant return to TV today with the premiere episode of Dexter: Original Sin on Paramount+ with Showtime,

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.