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.

Warning: The following contains MAJOR spoilers for the Dexter: Original Sin series premiere, “And in the Beginning.”] The series premiere of Dexter: Original Sin, which arrived on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday (December 13),