Patrick Dempsey (Gray’s Anatomy) has joined the solid of Paramount+ with Showtimes’ Dexter: Unique Sin in a collection common position. Within the Dexter prequel collection, Dempsey will play Aaron Spencer, the Captain of the Miami Metro Murder division who has a decades-long relationship with Harry Morgan (Christian Slater).
Dexter: Unique Sin stars Patrick Gibson, who’s taking on the titular serial killer position (in his youthful years) made well-known by Michael C. Corridor within the Showtime mothership collection. Molly Brown, James Martinez, Christina Milian and Alex Shimizu additionally star. Manufacturing is at the moment underway in Miami with Clyde Phillips on the helm.
The ten-episode authentic drama collection follows Dexter (Gibson) in 1991 Miami, a scholar transitioning right into a serial killer in coaching. When his bloodthirsty urges can now not be ignored, Dexter finds solace and understanding in Harry. As his solely confidant, he teaches Dexter a Code that’s designed to assist him discover and kill individuals who need to die—all whereas avoiding getting caught by regulation enforcement. This can be a explicit problem for younger Dexter as he begins a forensics internship on the Miami Metro Police Division.
“Patrick Dempsey is a beloved actor who’s internationally recognized for the long-lasting characters he has performed and his performances,” Chris McCarthy, Paramount International Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Leisure Studios, shared. “We’re thrilled to have him be a part of our all-star solid of Dexter: Unique Sin, the extremely anticipated origin story of the franchise.”
Dexter: Unique Sin is government produced by Clyde Phillips and produced by Showtime Studios and Counterpart Studios. Scott Reynolds additionally EPs alongside, Michael C. Corridor, Mary Leah Sutton, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, with Robert Lloyd Lewis producing. Michael Lehmann will function directing government producer.
Dempsey is greatest recognized for his portrayal of Dr. Derek Shepherd on the hit ABC collection, Gray’s Anatomy, which earned him a Display Actors Guild Award and a number of Golden Globe nominations. He’s additionally well-known for starring in traditional ‘80s nostalgia movies corresponding to Can’t Purchase Me Love and Loverboy.
Dempsey can most not too long ago be seen in Michael Mann’s Ferrari the place he portrays Piero Taruffi reverse Adam Driver. Earlier than that, he starred in Eli Roth’s horror movie Thanksgiving and the Disney+ movie Disenchanted. Further credit embody Bridget Jones’s Child, Transformers: Darkish of The Moon, Valentine’s Day, Manufactured from Honor and Enchanted. He’s repped by UTA, Burstein Firm and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman.