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- Dexter: Authentic Sin creator Clyde Phillips revealed his response to the present being canceled
- “It wasn’t dealt with nicely, and I am not joyful about it,” he stated
- Dexter: Authentic Sin was canceled in August
Dexter: Authentic Sin creator Clyde Phillips is opening up concerning the present being canceled after only one season.
Phillips, 75, revealed on Dissecting Dexter podcast that the present’s cancellation, which Selection reported in August, was troublesome information to obtain.
“It was a tricky telephone name that I received that evening. They’d already picked up the present, and I’d knowledgeable all of the writers and knowledgeable all of the actors, after which they un-picked it up…” the showrunner shared. “It wasn’t dealt with nicely, and I’m not joyful about it.”
The present adopted a youthful Dexter (Patrick Gibson) as he “transitions from pupil to avenging serial killer” and learns to “channel his internal darkness,” in accordance with a synopsis. The present additionally starred Sarah Michelle Gellar, Christina Milian, Patrick Dempsey and Christian Slater.
Phillips claimed on the podcast that former Paramount boss Chris McCarthy “needed the ‘Dexter’-verse to develop” previous to the merger between Paramount and Skydance, which was accomplished on Aug. 7.
“He needed me to be his new Taylor Sheridan,” he claimed, referring to the creator of Yellowstone and its spinoffs. “We plotted out a few years of this, wanting ahead to introducing new characters.”
He recommended that reveals centering round youthful variations of James Doakes (Erik King) and Captain Matthews (Geoff Pierson) might have been within the works.
Phillips shared that he spent a 12 months in Los Angeles centered on “writing all these reveals” and “creating the [Dexter]-verse,” however “then the merger occurred and Paramount had different plans,” he alleged.
Paramount didn’t instantly return ipromiseyoumedia’s request for remark.
Whereas season 2 of Dexter: Resurrection continues to be within the works, a possible Trinity spinoff — which might have centered on the killer performed by John Lithgow within the authentic sequence — has been placed on the “back-burner,” in accordance with Phillips.
“I truthfully don’t suppose [Paramount is] going to go for it,” he stated of the potential spinoff. “I simply suppose they’re keen on Resurrection.”
“In the event that they cancel Authentic Sin, which is a built-in hit, how are they going to choose up Trinity?” he questioned. “In the event that they do, I’d be delighted, however I don’t see them doing it.”
In Dexter: Resurrection, Michael C. Corridor reprised his function as Dexter Morgan whereas interacting with an entire new forged of evil characters performed by visitor stars Peter Dinklage, Uma Thurman, Neil Patrick Harris and Eric Stonestreet, amongst others.
“Like, Al Pacino and the mafia. It simply retains pulling me again in,” Corridor informed Deadline in July 2025, about returning. “Once we completed the sequence correct and Dexter put himself into self-imposed exile, I knew we might be revisiting him in some unspecified time in the future to seek out out what the hell occurred to him.”
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Dexter: Authentic Sin and Dexter: Resurrection are streaming on Paramount+.
