Prequel series 'Original Sin' gives serial killer Dexter Morgan a new fate, and creator Clyde Phillips tells The Hollywood Reporter why: "The internet hated [the last ending]."

Dexter: Original Sin” isn’t unwatchable. It’s filled with entertaining performances, but the story feels like it’s beating a dead horse.

"The audience is going to lean forward when they hear his voice, and he's a huge star," he adds of Hall, 53, who is now Original Sins' narrator after playing the original Dexter M

"It definitely helps in getting a role where you're playing the same guy," Gibson told PEOPLE Patrick Gibson also sees the resemblance between himself and Michael C. Hall. The 29-year-old Dexter: Original Sin star spoke to PEOPLE at the show's premiere in New York City on Thursday,