Showtime couldn’t resist whipping up more of everyone’s favorite TV serial killer, Dexter Morgan. Of course, another season of wouldn’t be possible because Dexter finally met his maker, and although the show broke viewing records, hard-core fans were not universally pleased with the ongoing mystery of the show, which some called a lost opportunity but still better than ending with a hurricane disappearance and . An official prequel provides another opportunity to make things right for real (although do not rule out a future spin off based upon Harrison’s future).
Let’s talk about what we can expect from . Plot Previously, whispers of this prequel series , when the reported that “an origin-story prequel” had been ordered by showtime. Additionally, the publication revealed that “Showtime is also exploring separate spinoffs based on the back stories of compelling ‘Dexter’ characters, including one known as the Trinity Killer.
” That latter series obviously would not star John Lithgow, but perhaps they could hire Christopher Rodman, who portrays the younger of Lithgow’s character on . For now, however, the focus is on Dexter’s origin story, although it remains to be seen how a prequel will dance around or possibly ignore the preexisting ( ) flashbacks we already saw about Harry raising Dexter (and the inception of his Code + Dark Passenger) after his adoption. However, Showtime has revealed that begins in 1991.
That would be around 15 years prior to when .