‘Dexter: Original Sin’ Adds James Martinez, Christina Milian, Alex Shimizu & Reno Wilson As Production Begins In Miami
deadline.comDexter: Original Sin has cast four new series regulars to join previously announced Patrick Gibson, who is taking over the titular serial killer role (in his younger years) made famous by Michael C.
Hall in Showtime’s Dexter. As production kicks off today in Miami with Clyde Phillips at the helm, James Martinez (Love, Victor), Christina Milian (Falling Inn Love) and Alex Shimizu (The Blacklist) have joined the series portraying younger versions of OG characters. Martinez plays Angel Batista (originally portrayed by David Zayas), an up-and-coming homicide detective who leads with his heart; Milian plays Maria LaGuerta (Luna Lauren Velez), Miami Metro’s first female homicide detective; and Shimizu plays Vince Masuka (C.S.
Lee), a forensic analyst who eagerly shares his expertise while relishing the chance to boss around his new intern, Dexter Morgan. Wilson also joins the cast as a new character, Bobby Watt, the longtime partner and confidant of Dexter’s adopted dad, who is played by Christian Slater in Dexter: Original Sin.
The 10-episode original drama series from Paramount+ with Showtime follows Dexter (Gibson) in 1991 Miami, a student transitioning into a serial killer in training.
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