Dexter: Resurrection (2025)

Dexter: Resurrection is an American crime drama mystery television series developed by Clyde Phillips. It is a sequel series to Dexter and Dexter: New Blood, and it features Michael C. Hall reprising his role as Dexter Morgan alongside Uma Thurman, Jack Alcott, David Zayas, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic Fumusa, Emilia Suárez, James Remar, and Peter Dinklage.

Dexter: Resurrection premiered on July 11, 2025, on Paramount+ with Showtime, and comprises ten episodes. In October 2025, the series was renewed for a second season, which is slated to premiere on October 30, 2026.

Premise

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

David Zayas as Angel Batista (season 1), the former captain of the Miami Metro Homicide unit and an old colleague of Dexter's

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

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

Dan Stevens as Owen Stark / the Five Borough Killer (season 2), a serial killer that threatens the police with phone calls about murdering innocent people

Bokeem Woodbine as Captain Mixon (season 2), the NYPD Homicide department captain and Fiona's father

Nona Parker Johnson as Fiona Mixon (season 2), a training officer in the NYPD Homicide department and Harrison's new love interest

Desmond Harrington as Joey Quinn (season 2; guest star season 1), a lieutenant of the Miami Metro Homicide Department

Recurring

David Magidoff as Teddy Reed, Iron Lake's acting Sheriff

Jason Alan Carvell as Stefan Pike, the Empire Hotel's manager and Harrison's boss

Darius Jordan Lee as Lance Thomas, Harrison's co-worker at the Empire Hotel and friend

JillMarie Lawrence as Constance Kamara, Blessing's wife

Reese Antoinette as Joy Kamara, Blessing and Constance's daughter

Eric Stonestreet as Al Walker / Rapunzel, a member of Prater's secret club with a penchant for ponytails

Krysten Ritter as Mia LaPierre / Lady Vengeance, a member of Prater's secret club, who becomes friends with Dexter

Emily Kimball as Gigi, a student tour guide and Harrison's new girlfriend

David Dastmalchian as Gareth Pike / Gareth's twin brother, collectively the Gemini Killers, members of Prater's secret club

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

Marc Menchaca as Red Schmidt / Dark Passenger, a serial killer whom Dexter impersonates in order to infiltrate 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

Production

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. According to Hall and Phillips, Resurrection is designed to have multiple seasons.

By August 2025, a writer's room for the second season was in preparation for pre-production, despite no renewal by that point, set to start on October 6, 2025. 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, where – in addition to a season-long "Big Bad" storyline – weekly episodes will feature "little bads".

Casting

Upon the series sequel announcement, Hall was confirmed to reprise his role as Dexter Morgan. On January 7, 2025, David Zayas, Jack Alcott, and James Remar joined the cast to reprise their roles as Angel Batista, Harrison Morgan, and Harry Morgan as series regulars. 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 the same month, David Magidoff joined cast to reprise his role as Teddy Reed in a recurring capacity. 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 had 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 to a series regular role for the second season, reprising the character of Joey Quinn from the original series, while set photos would reveal Kane Hodder and Chris Jericho as having been added to the cast. In July, Gabriel Luna was cast in a guest capacity as Ray Ballard / the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger. With the release of a first look for the second season, it was revealed that Shavo Odadjian would appear in the season as R.H. Martin.

Filming

Principal photography for the first season began on January 9, 2025, in New York City, and concluded on June 18.

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. Filming for the second season began on April 13, 2026, and concluded on September 19.

Release

Dexter: Resurrection premiered on Paramount+ with Showtime on July 11, 2025, with its two first episodes, while remaining episodes were released on a weekly basis up until the season finale on September 5. The second season is scheduled to premiere on October 30, 2026.

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 Sin's 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 63 critic reviews, with an average rating of 7.55/10. 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 of Variety criticized the series for feeling creatively unnecessary and overly reliant on nostalgia despite the seemingly definitive ending of Dexter: New Blood, though praised the performances of Michael C. Hall, Peter Dinklage and Uma Thurman, noting that the series 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 praising 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.

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

Official website

Dexter: Resurrection at IMDb