Warning: Implied spoilers ahead for the originalDextershow.
Summary
Dexter: Original Sinhas recast many of the characters from the originalDextershow, and although there’s still one very important figure missing from the prequel, it feels very much like an intentional move rather than an oversight. Thecast ofDexter: Original Sinwill be playing younger versions of those who appeared in the franchise’s original show, with the addition ofMichael C Hall coming back to narrate the story. The omitted character in question didn’t appear inevery season ofDexter, but it would be incorrect to say they weren’t a pivotal figure.
Dexter’s original run began in 2006 and concluded in 2013after eight seasons. In 2021,Dexter: New Bloodran for 10 episodes and rectified the parent show’s underwhelming ending. Now, withDexter: Original Sinas well as another upcoming sequel show,Dexter: Resurrection, the series is rapidly becoming a sprawling franchise that covers more and more of Dexter Morgan’s timeline. The title character’s story is always at the heart of each project, which easily explains whyone character from the firstDexterseries isn’t inOriginal Sin.
Dexter: Original Sin Timeline Explained: When The Prequel Is Set Before The Original Show
Dexter: Original Sin will take place in 1991 Miami, fifteen years before the start of the original series and roughly 30 years before New Blood.
Sgt. Doakes Being Missing From Dexter: Original Sin Is A Good Thing
Erik King played Doakes throughout Dexter seasons 1 & 2
Erik King’s Sgt. James Doakes is present throughout the first two seasons ofDexter. The show’s skewed perspective of right and wrong places him as the antagonist, although trying to find and punish a serial killer would give him hero status in many other stories.Doakes is only one of very fewDextercharacters who doesn’t have a younger counterpartin the upcoming prequel show, which is a far better alternative than having him interact with Patrick Gibson’s Dexter Morgan too soon. Doing so would have hurt the franchise’s inaugural installment.
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Michael C Hall will narrate the show as Dexter*
There aren’t many Doakes episodes where he doesn’t suspect Dexter to be the Bay Harbor Butcher. As a result, Doakes treats Dexter Morgan very differently from the rest of the Miami Metro Homicide team. Doakes' confrontational attitude is part of what makes the first two seasons so exciting. IfOriginal Sinrevealed that Doakes had a history with Dexter that predated the original show by too long, then it would have negatively impacted their tense dynamic inDexter.The rest of the team treats Dexter like family, which now makes even more sense given their shared past.
Doakes Could Appear In Dexter: Original Sin Eventually
Dexter’s nemesis may make a late entrance
Even though Doakes doesn’t currently appear to be part of the plan forDexter: Original Sin, that doesn’t necessarily stop him from entering the fray eventually. It’s unknown how many seasonsOriginal Sinwill run for, butthere is still plenty of space to fill in theDextertimelinebetween the start of the prequel and the beginning of the original show. So, the ill-fated sergeant fromDextermay not be slated to appear inDexter: Original Sinjust yet, but the fact he’s a colleague of Michael C Hall’s character during his original debut suggests they met before 2006.
