{"id":61110,"date":"2024-12-16T07:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T13:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/?p=61110"},"modified":"2025-02-21T22:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T04:57:28","slug":"primetime-tv-review-dexter-original-sin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/16\/primetime-tv-review-dexter-original-sin\/","title":{"rendered":"Primetime TV Review: Dexter: Original Sin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>TV Review!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-61115\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/originalsinkeyart-1.png\" alt=\"Key art for &quot;Dexter: Original Sin&quot;\" width=\"231\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/originalsinkeyart-1.png 270w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/originalsinkeyart-1-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Dexter: Original Sin&#8221; on Showtime Review by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/13\/biosuzanne\/\">Suzanne<\/a> 12\/16\/24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My original review is below. I didn&#8217;t like the casting, at first, but the show won me over. Gibson sounds more like Dexter than I had originally observed, and he plays a younger, more innocent version of the serial killer we all know and love. Christian Slater is always great, and he excels here as Harry. Molly Brown captures the essence of Deborah.\u00a0 After awhile, I could enjoy the show and forget that these two don&#8217;t really look anything like the actors on the mother ship. It&#8217;s a great show, and I&#8217;m sad that it&#8217;s over now. I sure hope we get a second season.<\/p>\n<p>I loved &#8220;Dexter&#8221; and its sequel, mostly because of Michael C. Hall and his devilish grin. He&#8217;s a fantastic actor, and he&#8217;s &#8211; let&#8217;s just say &#8211; sexy. He has a lot of charisma, no matter which role he&#8217;s playing.\u00a0 The new actor playing the college-age Dexter, Patrick Gibson, doesn&#8217;t really look at all like Michael C. Hall. Moreover, he is not as good of an actor and is not as charismatic nor handsome. He&#8217;s handsome enough, I suppose, but he&#8217;s not going to make the female viewers swoon.\u00a0 He reminds me of the actor who starred in &#8220;Ugly Betty,&#8221; Eric Mabius. Mabius looks kind of dopey (he&#8217;s great at comedy), and so does Gibson.\u00a0 It doesn&#8217;t really work.<\/p>\n<p>That would be bad enough, but the actors they chose to play Harry (Dexter&#8217;s adopted father) and Deb (his sister) don&#8217;t look or sound at all like the actors who played them in &#8220;Dexter.&#8221; Christian Slater plays Harry Morgan. He&#8217;s a great actor, no question, but he doesn&#8217;t look or act anything like James Remar (who played Harry).\u00a0 Molly Brown plays Deborah, and she&#8217;s a beautiful woman.\u00a0 She&#8217;s a good actress, but the original actress, Jennifer Carpenter was not beautiful. She is an amazing actress, but she has a big, pointy nose and is gangly, like she doesn&#8217;t know what to do with her arms and legs all of the time. For me, this part of the casting is terrible. I may get used to it, but I don&#8217;t know. It helps that Michael C. Hall narrates the show.\u00a0 The other actors, who play Masuka, LaGuerta and Batista, look and act enough like their &#8220;Dexter&#8221; counterparts. There are three new characters, played by familiar actors: Sarah Michelle Gellar (of &#8220;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#8221; fame) plays Dexter&#8217;s new boss at the forensics lab, Tanya. Patrick Dempsey (&#8220;Grey&#8217;s Anatony&#8221;) plays the chief detective, Captain Aaron Spencer. Lastly, Reno Wilson (&#8220;Good Girls&#8221;) plays Detective Bobby Wyatt, who is partnered with Harry (and his best friend).<\/p>\n<p>In the first episode, Dexter was still in college and about to graduate. He told Harry that hunting animals no longer satisfied his &#8220;urges.&#8221; Because of a situation, Dexter has to get his first kill, and it goes well.\u00a0 Then he gets a job at the lab.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t want to give you any spoilers. It&#8217;s a good show; very well written by the same people who wrote &#8220;Dexter&#8221; and &#8220;Dexter: New Blood.&#8221; Prequels are very popular now on TV. We&#8217;ve had many, such as &#8220;Bates Motel,&#8221; &#8220;Young Sheldon,&#8221; &#8220;Young Rock,&#8221; and the new &#8220;NCIS: Origins.&#8221; There&#8217;s also a new &#8220;Dexter&#8221; series, &#8220;Dexter: Resurrection.&#8221; I hope they&#8217;ll have a better ending than the last one.<\/p>\n<p>Check it out because it does drag you into the story. If you can look past the different-looking characters, you should enjoy it.\u00a0 It just started on Showtime with Paramount+.<\/p>\n<p>MORE INFORMATION:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/shows\/dexter-original-sin\/\"> Official Site<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Bw8ZdQpVtdU&amp;t=3s\">Trailer<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"callOut\">New Series Now Streaming<\/div>\n<div id=\"hero-description-box\" class=\"description-box\">\n<div class=\"description\">DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN chronicles America\u2019s favorite serial killer&#8230;in training.<\/div>\n<section class=\"show__cast\">Starring: Christian Slater, Patrick Gibson, Molly Brown, Patrick Dempsey, James Martinez<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section><\/section>\n<section>\n<div class=\"about__header-title\">Dexter: Original Sin<\/div>\n<div class=\"about__header-description\">Set in 1991 Miami, DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN follows Dexter Morgan as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can\u2019t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcements\u2019 radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"release-titles\">\n<p class=\"doc-type\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Release <\/strong><\/span><time datetime=\"2024-09-12 09:00:00\">09\/12\/2024<\/time><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"doc-release-title\">PARAMOUNT+ WITH SHOWTIME UNVEILS TEASER AND PREMIERE DATE FOR SHOWTIME ORIGINAL SERIES DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"release-body-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><strong>PARAMOUNT+ WITH SHOWTIME<em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em> UNVEILS TEASER AND PREMIERE DATE FOR\u00a0SHOWTIME ORIGINAL SERIES<em> DEXTER<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>: ORIGINAL SIN\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><strong><em>Series Set to Premiere on Friday, December 13, Streaming on the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME Plan Ahead of its On-Air Debut on Sunday, December 15<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><strong><em>Produced by SHOWTIME Studios and Counterpart Studios<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sho-pr.com\/pressclips\/dexter_os\/DexterOS_103_PW_082124_00053_RT.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/public-assets-pressexpress.s3.amazonaws.com\/assets\/pages\/images\/2024\/09\/11\/image_37627392821726088045226-pyi6vjfe.jpg\" width=\"568\" height=\"378\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo Credit: Patrick Wymore\/Paramount+ with Showtime<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><strong>Watch the New Teaser <\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f_Q936R8Hwk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><strong>September 12, 2024 &#8211;<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"> Paramount+ with SHOWTIME<em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em> today revealed the premiere date and new teaser for the highly anticipated prequel <em>DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN<\/em>. The series will premiere Friday, December 13 on streaming and on demand for Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><sup>\u00ae <\/sup><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">plan, before making its on-air US debut on Sunday, December 15.\u00a0The title will begin rolling out on Paramount+ internationally on December 13.\u00a0Currently in production in Los Angeles, the 10-episode drama series chronicles America\u2019s favorite serial killer in training.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Set in 1991 Miami, <em>DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN <\/em>follows Dexter (Patrick Gibson) as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can\u2019t be ignored any longer, Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness. With the guidance of his father, Harry (Christian Slater), he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcement\u2019s radar. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><em>DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN <\/em><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">also stars Patrick Dempsey, Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson and special guest star, Sarah Michelle Gellar. Michael C. Hall returns to voice the iconic inner monologue in Dexter Morgan\u2019s head.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><em>DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN <\/em><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">is executive produced <\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">by Clyde Phillips and <\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">produced by SHOWTIME Studios and Counterpart Studios. Executive producers also include Scott Reynolds (<em>Jessica Jones<\/em>), <\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Michael C. Hall (<em>DEXTER, Six Feet Under<\/em>), <\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Mary Leah Sutton (<em>Resident Evil)<\/em>, Tony Hernandez <em>(Emily in Paris)<\/em> and Lilly Burns <em>(Russian Doll)<\/em>, with the series being produced by Robert Lloyd Lewis (<\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><em>The Lincoln Lawyer<\/em><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">). Michael Lehmann (<em>Heathers) <\/em><\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">serves as directing <\/span><span class=\"normaltextrun\">executive producer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\">For Showtime Studios, the series is being creatively overseen by Gary Levine and Urooj Sharif with production supervised by Tara Power. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution outside of Paramount+ markets.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\">For more information on Dexter: Original Sin, follow along on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sho_dexter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dexteronshowtime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">TikTok<\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DexterOnShowtime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Dexter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sho_dexter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">X<\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\"> and join the conversation using #DexterOriginalSin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><strong>About Paramount+<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\">Paramount+, part of Paramount\u2019s (Nasdaq: PARA, PARAA) global portfolio of multimedia entertainment and news brands, is a direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand and live streaming service, combining live sports, breaking news and A Mountain of Entertainment\u2122. The streaming service features an expansive library of original series, hit shows and popular movies across every genre from world-renowned brands and production studios, including BET, CBS, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and the Smithsonian Channel. Paramount+ with SHOWTIME\u00ae, the service&#8217;s cornerstone plan, is also home to SHOWTIME\u00ae content, including scripted hits and critically acclaimed nonfiction projects and films. This premium plan includes unmatched events and sports programming through the local live CBS stream, including golf, basketball and more. All Paramount+ subscribers have streaming access to CBS News Network for 24\/7 news and CBS Sports HQ for sports news and analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\">For more information about Paramount+, please visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paramountplus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"normaltextrun\">www.paramountplus.com<\/span><\/a><span class=\"normaltextrun\">, and follow @ParamountPlus on social media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\"><strong>About SHOWTIME\/MTV Entertainment Studios &amp; Paramount Media Networks<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"normaltextrun\">SHOWTIME\/MTV Entertainment Studios &amp; Paramount Media Networks is a global network of media assets that reaches over one billion people in more than 180 countries featuring some of the most iconic brands in entertainment including SHOWTIME, MTV, Comedy Central and Paramount Network among others \u2013 and, its Studios arm which produces 120+ series annually, including some of today\u2019s biggest hits such as Yellowstone, Yellowjackets, Emily in Paris, 1883, 1923, George &amp; Tammy, South Park, Tulsa King, RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race, The Challenge and Jersey Shore, to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- TVMEGBODY -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1056557952271337\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8801203268\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61114\" src=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dexteroriginalsin2.png\" alt=\"Patrick Gibson as Dexter Morgan, Molly Brown as Debra Morgan and Christian Slater as Harry Morgan in &quot;Dexter: Original Sin&quot; (Frank Ockenfels 3\/Paramount+ with Showtime)\" width=\"528\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dexteroriginalsin2.png 528w, https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/dexteroriginalsin2-300x212.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Proofread and Edited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/2020\/06\/20\/biobrenda\/\">Brenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tvmeg.com\/index.php\/primetime\/reviews\/\">Back to the Main Reviews Page<\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>The opinions in these articles are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The TV MegaSite or its other volunteers.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TV Review! &nbsp; &#8220;Dexter: Original Sin&#8221; on Showtime Review by Suzanne 12\/16\/24 My original review is below. I didn&#8217;t like the casting, at first, but the show won me over. Gibson sounds more like Dexter than I had originally observed, and he plays a younger, more innocent version of the serial killer we all know [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,917],"tags":[911,2190,86,461,2191],"class_list":["post-61110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","category-dexter","tag-dexter","tag-dexter-original-sin","tag-drama","tag-showtime","tag-vigilante"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61110"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62782,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61110\/revisions\/62782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tvmeg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}