Overview

• Clyde Phillips said the prequel was renewed in April and then canceled in August, adding that he had already told writers and actors to expect a return and that the process “wasn’t handled well.”
• Variety reports that Paramount+ intends to open a writers room for a possible second season of Dexter: Resurrection, even as Original Sin will not proceed to Season 2.
• Phillips described a planned franchise expansion being shelved after the merger, including completed scripts for a Trinity prequel and a separate Harrison project that he now believes are unlikely to move forward.
• Deadline notes a writers room for Original Sin’s second season never opened and that new leadership chose to concentrate resources on Resurrection.
• Viewership figures cited by Deadline show Original Sin debuting with 2.1 million global viewers in three days and growing to 2.68 million by the finale, while Resurrection opened with 3.1 million in three days and reached 4.4 million in its first week.