Teaser Trailer for DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN - "They Say It Takes a Village to Raise a Killer"
Showtime has released the first teaser trailer for the upcoming Dexter prequel series Dexter: Original Sin. It offers a first look at all of the main characters in the series, and it’s narrated by Michael C. Hall, saying, “I’m a killer, but I wasn’t born this way. I was made.”
The series is set in 1991 Miami and follows Dexter (Patrick Gibson), “a student refining his killer skills with the help and support of his adoptive father Harry (Christian Slater).
“In his dad, he finds solace and understanding, especially as his bloodthirsty urges grow and can no longer be ignored. As his only confidant, Harry teaches Dexter a code that’s designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to die — all while avoiding getting caught by law enforcement.
“This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.”
Michael C. Hall is also a producer on the series and he previously said: “It’s pretty heady. I’m having flashbacks of the first time I came to Comic-Con. We were in this hall. That was … 75 years ago? It’s amazing to still be alive. I cannot wait to watch this show.
“To a certain degree, I have a sense of what is coming. I’ve spent so much time with this character and to go back to have those sort of imaginative blanks filled in this technicolor show … It’s amazing.”
Showrunner Clyde Phillips talked about the prequel saying: “Expect what you have seen before but better. To see these characters as their younger selves is just amazing and the storytelling, I promise you, will be surprising and astonishing and satisfying.”
Executive Producer Scott Reynoldsadded: “It’s a wide-open path. Being able to tell a story about a kid who thinks he’s worthless and a dad who says he’s not is a beautiful thing.”
The cast of the series also includes Patrick Dempsey, Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu, Reno Wilson and special guest star Sarah Michelle Gellar. Hall will voice the inner monologue in Dexter’s head throughout the show.
The series is set to premiere on December 15th.