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'Dexter: Original Sin' Review: Showtime Prequel Beats a Dead Horse

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Showtime's 'Dexter: Original Sin' struggles to revive the beloved serial killer franchise, delivering a prequel that fails to capture the magic of the original.
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  • The new prequel series follows a young Dexter Morgan, played by a different actor, in a story set before the events of the original show
  • Critic Alison Herman says the prequel 'beats a dead horse', unable to recapture the captivating charm of the beloved Michael C. Hall version of Dexter
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Michael C. Hall, 'Dexter: Original Sin'
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