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For eight seasons of the original Dexter (2006–2013), Vince Masuka was the comic relief—a brilliant but socially awkward forensic scientist obsessed with sex, puns, and himself. He never mentioned a child. When New Blood was announced, showrunner Clyde Phillips (who returned after leaving the original show in Season 4) realized he had a unique opportunity.

"We wanted to honor the past without being shackled by it. The idea that Masuka had a wild past and a daughter he never knew about felt exactly like something the old Masuka would have done." — Clyde Phillips, Showrunner