"Dexter: Original Sin" has been canceled by Paramount after just one season. Oddly enough, the series received a renewal back in April, but that is no longer the case. Instead, the series will come to an abrupt end after just one season. Variety reported on the cancellation, providing more details about the show being shut down.

The Dexter franchise is making another sharp turn. Despite receiving a Season 2 renewal earlier this year, Dexter: Original Sin will not be returning. Sources confirmed to Variety that Paramount quietly shelved the prequel series,

Dexter: Original Sin just lost its second act, but the franchise’s pulse beats on. Paramount is shifting its focus to Dexter: Resurrection, bringing Michael C. Hall’s antihero back to center stage. On Friday,