Original Sin’ and ‘Dexter: Resurrection’

Dexter is back!

Dexter star Michael C. Hall is returning to his original franchise in a big way.

The actor is joining prequel series, Dexter: Original Sin, as the inner voice of the titular serial killer, a.k.a. the narrator role he also played in the original run of the show. He’s also starring in the new series Dexter: Resurrection, which is set in the present day.

The news of Hall’s casting was announced during the show’s 2024 Comic-Con panel on Friday after the opening credits for the new prequel series (which is a recreation of the original show’s graphic breakfast-making process) played for the packed Ballroom 20, and the final credit revealed Hall’s casting.

Then Hall walked onstage to join the cast and showrunner for the panel and got a standing ovation from the crowd. At the end of the panel, it was revealed he’s starring in the completely new series as well.

“It’s pretty heady. It’s so gratifying,” Hall said of returning to the franchise for the prequel. “I cannot wait to watch this show. I’m on the inside to a certain degree and I have a sense of what’s coming but I’m really excited. I’ve spent so much time with this character and to go back and have all the imaginative blanks filled in is going to be great.”

When it comes to recording Dexter’s inner thoughts, Hall has a lot of experience after doing it for so many years — he previously played the older version of the character on Dexter for eight seasons from 2006 to 2013 and then returned to the role in 2021 sequel series Dexter: New Blood.

“It was always a tricky thing to imagine where Dexter might have been coming from, who he’s talking to,” Hall said. “There were times I imagined he was in some sort of space where he was shown his life and had to justify it to some overlord or something. And I suppose it kind of works the same way in this.”

Sign up for Entertainment Weekly‘s free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.

Special guest star Sarah Michelle Gellar moderated the panel and asked Hall and the new, younger Dexter, Patrick Gibson, if they’ve spent a lot of time together yet.

“The first time I encountered Patrick was when I joined via Zoom for a table read for the first two episodes,” Hall revealed. “We exchanged some emails. We just met today and we’re almost the exact same height.” 

“Michael’s a little taller, I’ll admit,” Gibson said with a laugh.

“You still have time to grow,” Hall quipped. Later in the panel, Hall rescinded his comments and wondered if he should answered differently. “We actually grew up in the same house,” he joked.

Self-proclaimed Dexter superfan Gibson then admitted, “Michael doesn’t know that I’ve spent many nights falling asleep to his voice. This is the first time I’ve been able to tell you.”

Dexter: Original Sin is set to premiere in December, while Dexter: Resurrection will debut in summer of 2025, on Paramount+.