{"id":605684,"date":"2023-02-07T20:52:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T02:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/07\/billions-spin-offs-dexter-prequel-showtime-is-trying-to-do-a-yellowstone\/"},"modified":"2023-02-07T20:52:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T02:52:07","slug":"billions-spin-offs-dexter-prequel-showtime-is-trying-to-do-a-yellowstone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/07\/billions-spin-offs-dexter-prequel-showtime-is-trying-to-do-a-yellowstone\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Billions\u2019 Spin-Offs, \u2018Dexter\u2019 Prequel, Showtime Is Trying To \u2018Do A Yellowstone\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dexter New Blood<\/p>\n

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With news that Showtime and Paramount Plus are about to merge into a new service, Paramount+ with Showtime (seriously), it\u2019s not just Showtime\u2019s series that are being ported over. They\u2019re actually attempting to replicate Paramount Plus\u2019s business model as well.<\/p>\n

That means attempting to follow<\/a> the mold of Yellowstone, a Paramount series they hilariously do not have the actual streaming rights to, given that it\u2019s the #1 show in the country, so instead they\u2019ve crafted a series of spin-offs and prequels that have gotten a lot of viewership in the burgeoning Yellowstone \u201cuniverse.\u201d The latest, 1923, set Paramount Plus viewership records, and will be getting a second season.<\/p>\n

Paramount and Showtime believe the best path forward is to also do this with classic Showtime series like Billions and Dexter. In that vein, Billions is getting multiple spin-offs. Ones set in Miami and London have been proposed, along with something called \u201cMillions\u201d about lower-tier financiers and \u201cTrillions,\u201d which would follow the ultra-rich. It\u2019s unclear how many of these may see the light of day, but the plan may be to throw them all at the wall and see what sticks.<\/p>\n

Dexter, meanwhile, cancelled plans for another season after New Blood, the sequel series meant to tie up loose ends from the much-hated finale. Instead, they\u2019re moving forward with a \u201cYoung Dexter\u201d prequel instead, \u201ctelling the title character\u2019s origin story.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dexter<\/p>\n

<\/fbs-accordion>Showtime<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There is plenty to be skeptical about regarding this strategy, given the shows we\u2019re talking about. Sure, Billions is a big Showcase series, but enough for 3-4 spin-offs to justify their existence? The show is hardly at its peak, having just aired its sixth season with a seventh on the way, and viewership a fraction of what it used to be. Yellowstone, it is not.<\/p>\n

As for a Dexter prequel, conceptually, that doesn\u2019t really even make sense. If you\u2019ve seen Dexter, you\u2019ll know that almost too<\/em> much time was spent discussing Dexter\u2019s origins with Harry training him to be a \u201cmoral\u201d serial killer, so it\u2019s unclear what ground is left to tread there. And of course, the only reason Dexter works at all is because of Michael C. Hall\u2019s performance, and at 52 he will of course be too old to be playing \u201cyoung Dexter\u201d even with some de-aging.<\/p>\n

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Yellowjackets<\/p>\n

<\/fbs-accordion>Kailey Schwerman\/SHOWTIME<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Really, the only show that feels fresh and engaging and like a huge asset to Paramount Plus integration by itself is Yellowjackets, which was one of the best shows of last year, and everyone is certainly eager to see more from it. But even there, it\u2019s not like people are demanding this network-created \u201cuniverse\u201d concept where we need a Yellowjackets prequel and a couple spin-offs. Just\u2026keep making the main show. Nothing like that has been announced for Yellowjackets yet, but it sure feels like it\u2019s only a matter of time.<\/p>\n

Paramount Plus is a strange experiment, rooted heavily in Star Trek and the whims of Taylor Sheridan. One of its biggest series is a Halo show that most people are hate-watching. While I am glad that a Paramount Plus sub will now get me Yellowjackets, the idea of five Billions universe shows and a Dexter prequel no one asked for does not seem like the correct path forward here. But we\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n

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\n Paul Tassi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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