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Although Sarah Michelle Gellar’s 2023 TV show didn’t last long, the upcomingDexterprequelOriginal Sincan make up forWolf Pack’s swift cancelation with a similar role for the ‘90s icon.Dexterbegan airing in 2006 and concluded in 2013, although the series was briefly revived as the short-lived continuationDexter: New Blood. Centering on the vigilante serial killer Dexter Morgan, the original show was a blackly comic adaptation of the novels of the same name by Jeff Lindsay. Now, theupcoming prequel seriesDexter: Original Sinis set to explore the antihero’s early years.
Dexter: Original Sinwill center on Dexter’s years as the protégé of Detective Harry Morgan. Played by James Remar in the original series, Harry was the calculating adoptive father who recognized Dexter’s lethal sociopathy early in life and channeled it toward vigilante violence.Dexter: Original Sinwill add ‘90s legend Christian Slater toDexter’s cast of charactersas a younger version of Harry, but this is not the only icon from the decade that the prequel series has cast.Dexter: Original Sinwill also featureBuffy The Vampire Slayer’s Sarah Michelle Gellar in a pivotal supporting role.
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Dexter: Original Sin will be the first series of the franchise to recast its titular protagonist, making it even harder to outdo Dexter’s best season.
Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Dexter Prequel Role Is A Bounce-Back From The Wolf Pack’s Cancelation
The ‘90s Legend Has A Choice Role In Dexter’s Prequel
Sarah Michelle Gellar will play Dexter’s boss, the chief of Crime Scene Investigation, inDexter: Original Sin, and this part could be the star’s best TV role in a while. As Dexter’s boss during his time as an intern in the Crime Scene Investigation department, Gellar’s character is likely to be the first person to uncover his dark secret. Whether Dexter can hide his true self from her or not is sure to cause all manner of tension, and Gellar is ideal for the role of a veteran who can’t be fooled by the character’s slick, sociopathic lies.
AlthoughWolf Packwas relatively well received among viewers, the series wasn’t a critical hit
Furthermore, Gellar’s role will be great news for anyone who was holding out hope for the arrival ofWolf Packseason 2. The actor played a supporting role in 2023’s promising supernatural teen drama, which followed a pair of teens who encounter a werewolf during a wildfire. Gellar was the arson specialist who tried to get to the bottom of the blaze, inching closer to discovering a world of paranormal weirdness in the process. AlthoughWolf Packwas relatively well received among viewers, the series wasn’t a critical hit, and it was canceled in early 2024.
Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Dexter Prequel & Wolf Pack Roles Are Similar
The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Star Plays A Law Enforcement Officer In Both Shows
Wolf PackandDexter: Original Sinboth provide Gellar with similar roles, and both parts owe at least some of their inspiration to her most famous character. AsBuffy The Vampire Slayer’s heroine, Gellar played a paranormal investigator who rooted out evil in her seemingly sweet small town of Sunnydale.Wolf Pack’s Sarah Michelle Gellar rolehad an obvious connection since her character was once again looking into supernatural threats, butDexter: Original Sinalso has some interesting parallels to explore. InBuffy The Vampire Slayer, Buffy often hid her battles against evil from adult authorities who didn’t understand them.
It is fair to assume thatOriginal Sin’s younger version of Dexter will have to hide his vigilante killings from Gellar’s character in much the same way. Thus,Dexter: Original Sincan turn Gellar into the adult trying to find answers to a mystery and, in the process, threatening to uncover a teenage antihero’s secret double life.Wolf Packgave her a similar role in 2023 and both parts invert her role inBuffy The Vampire Slayer, where Gellar’s heroine was the one doing all the covering up and hiding.
Wolf Packseason 1 had too much story to tell and not enough screen time to do it justice
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Sarah Michelle Gellar’s TV Comeback Never Found Its Feet
WhileDexter’s divisive series finalemeans that a comeback isn’t a bad idea, it is still a shame that Gellar’s earlier comeback didn’t take off. There are four books in author Edo van Belkom’sWolf Packnovel series, so the story of the show never had an opportunity to find its feet. With four young main characters and Gellar’s arson detective to follow,Wolf Packseason 1 had too much story to tell and not enough screen time to do it justice. This could have been fixed in a second season, and the show’s ratings success proves it had potential.
Unfortunately, even thoughWolf Packsubverted traditional werewolf tropes, the series was canceled after its first outing.Wolf Pack’s playful take on the werewolf sub-genre wasn’t enough to save the series, even though the show deserved more than one season to tell its story. Luckily, Sarah Michelle Gellar has been able to bounce back with her upcoming role inDexter’s prequel. AsDexter’s CSI boss, Gellar can flip the role that made her famous inBuffy the Vampire Slayer. Thus,Dexter’s prequelOriginal Sinis arguably even more exciting than a potentialWolf Packseason 2.
