It's wild to think about it, but the Dexter franchise has been with us nearly two decades, since the original series debuted back in 2006. While the Dexter finale was controversial, two more shows have followed: the sequel New Blood and the new prequel Original Sin (both of which are streaming with a Paramount+ subscription with Showtime).

Original Sin Season 2? Paramount+ hasn’t officially renewed the series, but these are early days, so no worries yet. Also, a slight cliffhanger makes the situation look promising. When quizzed, showrunner Clyde Phillips revealed to Hollywood Reporter that the cliffhanger wasn’t always in the cards.

Dexter: Original Sin is a prequel series taking audiences to Dexter Morgan's killer origins. Hall is still there as the narrator, but Patrick Gibson plays a younger Dexter, with Christian Slater as the caring father with a code,

Patrick Gibson has revealed he would be interested in returning as Dexter in a second season of Original Sin if it gets picked up.

Original Sin ended on a high note over the weekend, measuring a finale audience that grew 27% over the December premiere. The finale tallied 2.68M global viewers on Paramount+ with Showtime, according to Paramount Global.

"If people like Easter eggs, this show is an Easter egg hunt," showrunner Clyde Phillips told us. Now that the prequel has released his finale, The Hollywood Reporter rounds them all up.