Original Sin releases insights into Dempsey and Gellar's show

As Dexter: Original Sin prepares for its December premiere, Entertainment Weekly has released exclusive new images.

Patrick Dempsey and Sarah Michelle Gellar are back in the 90s for the new prequel series of Showtime's hit serial killer show DexterEntertainment Weekly has now revealed exclusive images from the upcoming sequel. Here you can see Dempsey's new look as Captain Aaron Spencer, head of the Miami Metro Police Department's homicide unit. You also get a look at Gellar's look as Tanya Martin, the CSI chief. Both characters are Dexter's new bosses as he begins an internship in forensics at the Miami Metro PD.

Gellar reflects humorously: “It's funny – I think it's a different '90s than the one I knew because I was like, 'I don't remember that hairstyle.' But I played a teenager in the '90s, not an adult in a business setting, so maybe that's how people dressed in the '90s. Maybe that's how they wore their hair. In the '90s in Miami, they wore a lot more makeup, oh man. There's a lot of blue eyeliner and blue mascara. There's a lot of shoulder pads, and I like to wear a good pair of shoulder pads – that's the closest I'll ever get to looking like a linebacker.”

Dexter: Original Sin follows Dexter in 1991 Miami, a student who turns into a serial killer in training. When his thirst for blood can no longer be suppressed, Dexter finds comfort and understanding in Harry. As his only confidant, he teaches Dexter a code that will help him find and kill people who deserve to die – all without getting caught by the police. This is a particular challenge for young Dexter when he begins an internship in forensics at the Miami Metro Police Department.

The prequel series will be available on Paramount+ on Showtime starting this year. DecemberThe first season will consist of 10 episodes. Production is currently underway in Miami.

Clyde Phillips, the showrunner of the first four seasons of Dexter and returned to the job for Dexter – New Bloodserves as showrunner on this new show. Phillips also serves as executive producer alongside Scott Reynolds, Mary Leah Sutton, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns and Michael C. Hall. Robert Lloyd Lewis is producing with Showtime Studios and Counterpart Studios. Michael Lehmann, who directed Slater in the cult classic Heatherwill serve as executive producer. The show will be creatively directed by Gary Levine and Urooj Sharif for Showtime Studios, with production led by Tara Power. Outside of Paramount+ markets, the show will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

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