Dexter: Resurrection


Dexter: Resurrection is an American crime drama mystery television series developed by Clyde Phillips. It is a sequel series to Dexter: New Blood and Dexter, and it features Michael C. Hall reprising his role as Dexter Morgan alongside Uma Thurman, Jack Alcott, David Zayas, Ntare Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic Fumusa, Emilia Suárez, James Remar, and Peter Dinklage.
Dexter: Resurrection premiered on July 13, 2025, on Paramount+ with Showtime, and comprises ten episodes. In October 2025, the series was renewed for a second season.

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.

Cast and characters

Main

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 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
  • Liam Delgado as Dante Rivera, Elsa's son
  • Kit Flanagan as Mildred Brown, Charley's ill mother

Notable guest stars

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 official renewal by that point, set to start on October 6, 2025. On October 8, 2025, Showtime officially renewed the series for a second season with Paramount Television Studios assuming production for the second season 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 formula of the series Dexter will be returned to, in which apart from having a "Big Bad", which he describes as "great", "little bads" for weekly episodes will return.

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 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 / The 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 November 2025, Clyde Phillips confirmed that the character Don Framt / the New York Ripper would appear in the second season.

Filming

for the series began on January 9, 2025 in New York City, and wrapped on June 18, 2025.
Principal photography for the second season is set to begin on April 13, 2026.

Release

Dexter: Resurrection premiered on Paramount+ with Showtime on July 13, 2025, with its first two episodes.
The second season is set to premiere in October 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">Showtime (TV network)">Paramount+ with Showtime on July 13, 2025, with its first two episodes.
The second season is set to premiere in October 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 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.