Sarah Michelle Gellar is joining the 'Dexter' family! The Emmy winner has signed onto 'Dexter: Original Sin,' which follows a young Dexter Morgan played by Patrick Gibson as he becomes an avenging serial killer in Miami. Nina L. Diaz, president of content and CCO, Showtime spoke out about the casting noting, "Sarah Michelle Gellar is a pop culture icon who perfectly rounds out our best-in-class cast featuring Christian Slater and Patrick Dempsey among others..."
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00:00Sarah Michelle Gellar is joining the Dexter family.
00:04The Emmy winner has signed on to the Dexter Original Sin series,
00:07which follows a young Dexter Morgan, played by Patrick Gibson,
00:11as he becomes an avenging serial killer in Miami.
00:14Nina L. Diaz, president of content and CCO of Showtime, spoke out about the casting, noting,
00:19Sarah Michelle Gellar is a pop culture icon who perfectly rounds out our best-in-class cast,
00:24featuring Christian Slater and Patrick Dempsey, among others.
00:28Gellar will have a special guest-starring role as Tonya Martin,
00:31the CSI chief at the Miami Metro Police Department, and Dexter Morgan's new boss.
00:36The official description of the Dexter prequel reads,
00:39Set in 1991 Miami, Dexter Original Sin follows Dexter as he transitions from student
00:44to avenging serial killer. When his bloodthirsty urges can't be ignored any longer,
00:49Dexter must learn to channel his inner darkness.
00:52Slater is set to play his father, and Dempsey plays Aaron Spencer.
00:55For more on this casting, head to THR.com.
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