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Dexter: Original Sin creator is “not happy” about the show being cancelled months after it was renewed: “It wasn’t handled well”

Lauren Milici

19 September 2025

The show was picked up for a second season in April, before being cancelled in August

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Dexter: Original Sin creator Clyde Phillips has finally spoken out after Paramount Plus renewed and then subsequently un-renewed the prequel for a second season.

“It was a tough phone call that I got that night. They had already picked up the show, and I’d informed all the writers and informed all the actors, and then they un-picked it up,” Phillips told the Dissecting Dexter podcast. “It wasn’t handled well, and I’m not happy about it.”
It was announced back in April that the show would return for a second season, with Deadline reporting that a season 2 writers’ room was already being set up, and that filming would begin in early 2026. In August, however, it was announced that the streamer would no longer go ahead with the show. Phillips said that, though it hasn’t officially been cancelled, this means that the Trinity Killer spin-off series will likely be canned as well – despite being in development for over a year. The showrunner also stated that the cancellation has to do with Paramount’s merger with Skydance.

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Lauren Milici is a Senior Entertainment Writer for GamesRadar+ based in New York City. She previously reported on breaking news for The Independent’s Indy100 and created TV and film listicles for Ranker. Her work has been published in Fandom, Nerdist, Paste Magazine, Vulture, PopSugar, Fangoria, and more.

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