Dexter spin-offs in the works

Crime drama Dexter is returning for another brand-new series, with the new show Origins featuring Dexter Morgan's 'transition into the avenging serial killer'.

That apart, according to reports, there will be another season of the hit-series follow-up, New Blood.  It will follow the journey of Morgan's son Harrison. 

The hit-US crime drama ran for eight seasons between 2006 and 2013. It is based on forensic scientist Dexter, played by Michael C Hall. He lives a traumatic double life as a vigilante serial killer. In the upcoming series, the viewers will see his early years as a young cop. 

As per the Mirror.co.uk report, the series shows Dexter graduating from college before joining Miami Metro Police. An official synopsis reads: "It will dramatise young Dexter Morgan at the outset of his transition into the avenging serial killer he would become. Set in Miami that was a hotbed of real serial killers of his time, the show will begin as Dexter graduates college to join Miami Metro, where he meets younger versions of many of the characters we came to know in the original Dexter. And, of course, the show will also focus on Dexter's family, including a very-much-alive Harry and a very formidable, teenage Deb."