NOTICE! This article contains SPOILERS for Dexter: Original Sin season 1, episode 1!Showtime prequel series Dexter: Original Sin is already underway, with several episodes still remaining before the Season 1 finale is released. Following the original Dexter show, which premiered in 2006 and ran for eight seasons, and the 2021 revival limited series Dexter: New BloodShowtime takes the franchise back to Early days of the serial murder and career of Dexter Morgan in the Miami subway with a new prequel show. Dexter: Original SinThe timeline begins in 1991, following young Dexter, Deb, and a still-alive Harry Morgan when Dexter finally gets the green light to use Harry's Code.
The series premiere Dexter: Original Sin premiered on December 13, 2024 with positive reviews, focusing on Dexter's first death, revelations about Harry's past and Dexter becoming an intern at Miami Metro. With many new and old characters in Dexter: Original Sinthe premiere lays the groundwork for many of the sad twists, familiar character dynamics, and methods that Dexter would later implement in the original show. There's still plenty more to explore during Dexter's first year as a serial killer, with some new villains and tragic family developments to come. Dexter: Original SinThe end of season 1 arrives.
Dexter: Original Sin, season 1 has 9 episodes left
New episodes release Fridays on Paramount+ with Showtime
Following Dexter: Original Sin season 1, episode 1, there is nine episodes remaining in the prequel's inaugural season. New episodes of Dexter: Original Sin releases for streaming Fridays at 12:01 a.m. ET on Paramount+ with Showtime. After making its streaming debut, Dexter: Original SinNew episodes premiere linearly every Sunday at 10pm ET directly on Showtime. With the exception of December 20th, which has a two-episode drop with episodes 2 and 3 debuting on streaming that Friday, Dexter: Original Sin There will be a new episode released each week.
There will be no new episode of Dexter: Original Sin released on January 17, 2025. This will be a hiatus week, with the series resuming on January 24, 2025.
However Dexter: Original Sin the first season with just 10 episodes marks a departure from the original show's episode count per season, the prequel's episode count maintains the release strategy implemented by Showtime's recent sequel series Dexter: New Blood. The original eight seasons of Dexter had 12 episodes each, while Dexter: New Blood ended after just 10 total episodes as a limited series. In time since the original Dexter the show ended, more Showtime series adopted the 10-episode season strategy instead of 12, so Original sinThe length of the season follows this trend.
Dexter: Original Sin season 1 finale will be on Friday, February 14, 2025
Dexter Season 1 Episode 10 Will Wrap Up Inaugural Season
THE Dexter: Original Sin The season 1 finale will be released on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, February 14, 2025 at 12:01 a.m. ET. While this is the date and time for the finale's streaming release, the tenth and final episode of Dexter: Original Sin Season 1 will make its linear premiere on Showtime on Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10pm ET. After the Dexter prequel finale, that Showtime primetime slot will be taken over by the network's return Yellow Jackets season 3.
Episode # |
Episode title |
Release date and time on Paramount+ with Showtime |
Release date and time on Showtime |
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1 |
“And in the beginning…” |
December 13, 2024 at 12:01 pm ET |
December 15, 2024 at 10pm ET |
2 |
“Boy in a Candy Store” |
December 20, 2024 at 12:01 pm ET |
December 22, 2024 at 10pm ET |
3 |
“Miami Vice” |
December 20, 2024 at 12:01 pm ET |
December 22, 2024 at 10pm ET |
4 |
“Fender Bender” |
December 27, 2024 at 12:01 pm ET |
December 29, 2024 at 10pm ET |
5 |
“F is for F***-Up” |
January 3, 2025 at 12:01 pm ET |
January 5, 2025 at 10pm ET |
6 |
“The Joy of Killing” |
January 10, 2025 at 12:01 pm ET |
January 12, 2025 at 10pm ET |
7 |
“The big problem of the bad body” |
January 24, 2025 at 12:01 pm ET |
January 26, 2025 at 10pm ET |
8 |
“Business and Pleasure” |
January 31, 2025 at 12:01 pm ET |
February 2, 2025 at 10pm ET |
9 |
“Blood donation” |
February 7, 2025 at 12:01 pm ET |
February 9, 2025 at 10pm ET |
10 |
“Code Blue” |
February 14, 2025 at 12:01 pm ET |
February 16, 2025 at 10pm ET |
THE title of Dexter: Original Sin the first season, episode 10, is “Code Blues”, which hints at a tragedy to come, as it is the hospital code often associated with heart attacks. This seems to indicate that Harry Morgan may die in Dexter: Original SinThe end of Season 1, as Michael C. Hall's narration as Dexter in the premiere indicated that Harry would live approximately another year after his heart attack. While this may be delayed until later in the series, Dexter: Original Sin season one is certainly building towards a big event for the Morgan family.
What is the next Dexter show and when will it be released after Dexter: Original Sin's Season 1 Finale
Dexter: The Resurrection arrives in 2025
After Dexter: Original Sin Season 1 comes to an end, the wait won't be long until another Dexter show is on the way. After the reaction Dexter: New BloodEnding in 2022, which featured Dexter Morgan being shot and killed by his teenage son, Harrison, that resolution was undone when two new Dexter spinoff shows were announced: Showtime prequel, Dexter: Original Sinand a new series of sequels, Dexter: Resurrection.
In the opening scene of Dexter: Original Sinit is revealed that Michael C. Hall's Dexter actually survived New blood'The end, being rushed to a hospital and revived by doctors. This is used to set up the new spinoff Dexter: Resurrectionwhich will bring Hall back as Dexter Morgan after miraculously surviving his gunshot wound. Although an exact release date has not been announced, it has been confirmed that Dexter: Resurrection will premiere on Paramount+ with Showtime in summer 2025. If Dexter: Original Sin season 2 is renewed, so the prequel will likely return later Resurrectionthe end.