The original Dexter, which debuted in 2006 and ran for eight seasons, followed forensic analyst Dexter Morgan, who is also a serial killer, taking the lives of murderers in a vigi

Original Sin ended on a high note over the weekend, measuring a finale audience that grew 27% over the December premiere. The finale tallied 2.68M global viewers on Paramount+ with Showtime, according to Paramount Global.

After letting the police captain escape in Episode 9, we see Dexter (Patrick Gibson) follow Spencer to a massive ship, where he’s holding his son. Realizing that Dexter has caught up with him, Spencer floods the chamber where Nicky is chained, forcing the serial killer into a choice — save a child or let his urge to kill take priority.

Is it even a Dexter finale without a bit of bloodshed, a big twist, and a setup for the next season? Of course not. Dexter: Original Sin took a page from the original series' book in its finale on Feb. 14, shaking up the show ahead of what we can only hope will be a second season (at time of press, Showtime had yet to confirm an official return).

Showrunner Clyde Phillips, who is currently working on 'Dexter: Resurrection,' just set up another season of the prequel series with that ending: "We didn't know everything going in, and still don't."

Dexter: Original Sin is a prequel series taking audiences to Dexter Morgan's killer origins. Hall is still there as the narrator, but Patrick Gibson plays a younger Dexter, with Christian Slater as the caring father with a code,

Dexter: Original Sin actor Patrick Gibson sat down with ComicBook.com to discuss the entirety of the first season of the prequel series. Dexter is a show that is held highly among its fans and has only continued to add new fans since its debut almost 20 years ago.

"If people like Easter eggs, this show is an Easter egg hunt," showrunner Clyde Phillips told us. Now that the prequel has released his finale, The Hollywood Reporter rounds them all up.