The director took an optimistic and positive approach about the prequel, and urged fans to rally behind making it a reality.
Around this time last year, the excitement surrounding the debut of Dexter: Original Sin was reaching its peak. The prequel promised a return to 1991, inviting viewers to witness Dexter becoming what he is today. Fans were actually swept up in the casting, the tone, and the storytelling, and it was clear from the finale that this was not a one and done thing, and hopes for a second season were realistic.
For a brief moment, those hopes seemed justified. The series secured a Season 2 renewal in April, only for everything to unravel when Skydance stepped in to lead Paramount right after their merger was finalized. The renewal was reversed, and even as backlash grew, nothing actually appeared to change the studio’s stance. Many believed the best chance for revival would come alongside Dexter: Resurrection, but the double announcement we were waiting for never really came.
Just as optimism was fading, Marcos Siega stepped back into the conversation. Known for directing many episodes across Seasons 2, 3, 4, New Blood, and most recently Resurrection, Siega appeared on The Dark Passengers: A Dexter Podcast, hosted by Jack and Diana Pesin at CBS Radford Studios.
During the discussion, he surprised everyone by playfully saying that Dexter: Original Sin might not be dead after all. “I heard it might be coming back. You heard it here first,” he said, a comment that immediately captured attention.
When the hosts pointed out that his words would inevitably spread here on Dexter Daily (as it now happened!) Siega revealed that this is exactly why he said it, and made it clear he meant every bit of it. In fact he explained that putting the possibility back into the public sphere actually matters, because enthusiasm from the fanbase can fuel momentum. He wants the Dexter universe to grow, not shrink, and he was not shy about saying so.
His optimism didn’t stop with Original Sin. He expressed the same hope for the long-discussed Trinity Killer prequel, suggesting that if Paramount were strategic, they’d explore it someday. He also emphasized that he wasn’t making promises on behalf of the studio but in fact speaking as someone who really wants the franchise to flourish. In his words, he was thinking like a fan, hoping that by voicing these possibilities, he might actually help nudge them closer to reality.
Siega later added that putting this kind of energy into the world is sometimes how unexpected things happen. He did not claim insider confirmation, only that he does not believe these projects are definitively off the table. His comments were mixed with sincerity, humor, and self-awareness, even joking that Clyde Phillips (who was present during the interview) would probably insist it is too much work.
Even though he has a long list of directing credits beyond Dexter, Siega’s passion still gravitates toward this franchise. And what he said actually reflects that.
Of course, some of the fans may feel disconnected from his optimism, especially after the main petition to revive Original Sin reached 100,000 signatures in a month and still went unanswered. But his outlook actually offers something valuable: It encourages fans to keep the conversation alive, and to believe that cancelled doesn’t always mean finished. And for a show like Dexter that has already reinvented itself more than once...well, it’s hard to say he's wrong.