Dexter: Resurrection

Ten weeks after the events of Dexter: New Blood, Dexter Morgan, who has recovered from his near-fatal gunshot wound, traces a missing Harrison to New York City. But when Captain Angel Batista tracks him from Miami, Dexter realizes that his past is catching up with him faster than he realized. In the second season, Dexter is torn between two killers, one well-known and another spreading a new kind of fear across New York, while struggling with a midlife crisis. At the same time, Harrison follows his own sense of justice as both face the darkest chapter in their lives. ==Cast and characters==

Main • Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, a serial killer who targets criminals who slip through the justice system • Uma Thurman as Charley Brown, Prater's right-hand and head of security • Jack Alcott as Harrison Morgan, Dexter's son, who works as a bellhop at the Empire Hotel • Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Blessing Kamara, a rideshare driver whom Dexter befriends and who becomes his landlord • Kadia Saraf as Claudette Wallace, a New York City Police Department (NYPD) detective investigating the murder at the Empire Hotel • Dominic Fumusa as Melvin Oliva, a detective and Wallace's NYPD partner • Emilia Suárez as Elsa Rivera, a cleaner at the Empire Hotel and Harrison's friend • James Remar as Harry Morgan, Dexter's deceased adoptive father who manifests as his internal conscience during times of conflict • David Zayas as Angel Batista (season 1), the former captain of the Miami Metro Homicide unit and an old colleague of Dexter's • Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater (season 1), a billionaire venture capitalist who runs a secret society of serial killers • Brian Cox as Don Framt / the New York Ripper (season 2), an inactive serial killer who now taunts his victims Notable guest stars • John Lithgow as Arthur Mitchell / Trinity Killer • Erik King as James Doakes • Jimmy Smits as Miguel Prado • Max von Essen as Keith Bauer / the Canton Clubber, a former member of Prater's secret club • C. S. Lee as Vince Masuka, a forensic analyst for the Miami Metro Homicide Department • Neil Patrick Harris as Lowell Sloane / the Tattoo Collector, a member of Prater's secret club with an obsession for tattooed human skin • Steve Schirripa as Vinny Valente, Elsa's landlord • Lesley Stahl as herself, a television journalist who interviews Prater • Christian Camargo as Brian Moser / Ice Truck Killer, Dexter's deceased brother who appears to him as a vision ==Episodes==

Development On July 26, 2024, at San Diego Comic-Con during the Dexter: Original Sin panel, a sequel series to Dexter: New Blood titled as Dexter: Resurrection was announced. It is developed by Clyde Phillips who is also serving as an executive producer and the showrunner. On January 7, 2025, Michael C. Hall, Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, and Marcos Siega were added as executive producers. Production companies involved with the series are Showtime Studios and Counterpart Studios. On October 8, 2025, Showtime renewed the series for a second season with Paramount Television Studios assuming production following Showtime' parent Paramount Global merged with Skydance Media to form Paramount Skydance two month prior in August 2025 when producer Showtime Studios was folded into the revived studio. Writing In the second season, the series will return to the formula of the original series, Dexter, wherein addition to a season-long "Big Bad" storylineweekly episodes will feature "little bads". Casting reprises his role as Dexter Morgan. Upon the series sequel announcement, Hall was confirmed to reprise his role as Dexter Morgan. A few weeks later, Uma Thurman was cast as a series regular. In February 2025, Peter Dinklage, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic Fumusa and Emilia Suárez joined the cast as a series regular while Krysten Ritter was cast in a guest role as serial killer Mia LaPierre / Lady Vengeance. In March 2025, Neil Patrick Harris, Eric Stonestreet and David Dastmalchian were respectively cast as Lowell / the Tattoo Collector, Al / Rapunzel and Gareth / Gemini Killer in guest role, with Steve Schirripa joining in a recurring capacity. John Lithgow revealed in an interview that he will reprise his role as Arthur Mitchell / Trinity Killer. In late March 2025, Jimmy Smits was confirmed to be reprising his role as Miguel Prado. In April 2025, Marc Menchaca and Reese Antoinette were cast in guest roles. On June 1, 2025, Erik King was confirmed to be reprising his role of James Doakes. In April 2026, it was reported that Brian Cox, Dan Stevens, Bokeem Woodbine, and Nona Parker Johnson joined the cast as series regulars for the second season as Don Framt / the New York Ripper, Owen Stark / the Five Borough Killer, Captain Mixon and Fiona Mixon, respectively. The same month, Desmond Harrington was promoted as a series regular for the second season reprising his role of Joey Quinn. Filming Principal photography for the first season began on January 9, 2025, in New York City, and concluded on June 18, 2025. Filming for the second season began on April 13, 2026. In January 2026, it was announced production for the second season would take place at Sunset Pier 94 Studios in Manhattan, New York. According to The Hollywood Reporter, by remaining in New York, the series received an additional 10-percent tax credit on top of the 30-percent credit they received during the first season's production. ==Release==

Dexter: Resurrection premiered on Paramount+ with Showtime on July 11, 2025, with its first two episodes. ==Reception==

Audience viewership Dexter: Resurrection became Showtime's most-streamed premiere, drawing 3.1 million global cross-platform viewers within its first three days, surpassing Dexter: Original Sins streaming premiere record. It is 44% more than Original Sin and 76% more than Dexter: New Blood. Critical response The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 95% approval rating based on 62 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Dexter brushes off a minor case of death and multiple false endings to reemerge as vital as ever in a knowingly absurd continuation that rediscovers the thrill of the hunt." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 65 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Alison Herman for Variety criticized the series for feeling creatively unnecessary and overly reliant on nostalgia despite the seemingly definitive ending of Dexter: New Blood, but praised the performances of Michael C. Hall, Peter Dinklage, and Uma Thurman, noting that it largely revisits familiar elements rather than justifying its return. Kristen Baldwin from Entertainment Weekly criticized the series as another unnecessary revival that reflects an overreliance on franchise extensions, noting its familiar and sometimes predictable storytelling but praised the performance of Hall and the appeal of its supporting cast. She concluded that offers some entertainment value for fans despite not being essential viewing. ==Notes==