What Do We Know About the upcoming continuation of the Dexter franchise, Resurrection? More than you may think. Following the success of the sequel series New Blood and the prequel Original Sin, Dexter star Michael C. Hall returns in Resurrection, and we know the plot, cast, and confirmed release date. Let’s dive in and look at what is coming up from Showtime with Dexter: Resurrection.
Dexter Morgan isn’t dead after all.
Despite Dexter: New Blood showrunner Clyde Phillips declaring that Dexter was truly dead at the end of the series and promised he would not lie to the audience, he later told TV Insider that the beginning of Resurrection would have a doctor say to Dexter ‘Had you been shot in the summertime, you’d be dead, but you were shot in zero degree weather. And we ripped you open, and we’re able to get you minutes before you died.’” As seen in the opening of the premiere episode of Dexter: Original Sin, the serial killer survived his seemingly mortal wounds as the prequel is structured as what Dexter remembers as he is being operated on in the emergency room.
What is Resurrection about?
Originally announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Dexter: Resurrection was set to follow Harrison, Dexter’s son, as he begins his killing career after his father’s death in New Blood. Michael C. Hall has stated that the new series picks up right after the conclusion of New Blood. It seems now that where the finale of Original Sin leaves Dexter’s fate on the operating table will truly be where the next series takes the plot.
Harrison may be the main character
Jack Alcott, who played Dexter’s son Harrison in New Blood, is set to reprise the role in Resurrection. Whether the series shifts the narration from Michael C. Hall to Alcott is currently unknown, but Dexter may be the supporting player in the new narrative centered on his offspring. Could there be duelling voice-overs as the perspective is shared between father and son?
Familiar faces return for Resurrection
In a Variety interview, Hall teased that the next series has not closed the door on any character to return. Hall said, “There’s a whole cast of characters that populate his wider world and have the potential to re-emerge.” New Blood saw John Lithgow reprise his role as the Trinity Killer and David Zayas return as Angel Batista, with most of the faces in Original Sin played by new actors for the 1990s time period. Even departed characters could come back, as we saw with Jennifer Carpenter in New Blood.
It has been confirmed that Jack Alcott, David Zayas, and James Remar all have series regular status on Dexter: Resurrection, meaning we should expect to see a lot of their characters: Harrison, Angel Batista, and Dexter’s adoptive father Harry Morgan.
Jimmy Smits and John Lithgow will both be appearing on the show, despite the fact that their characters, Miguel Prado and the Trinity Killer, did not survive their seasons of Dexter. Someone who will not be back is Jennifer Carpenter, who said she has completed the Dexter era of her career.
David Magidoff, who played Teddy Reed from the Iron Lake Police Department in Dexter: New Blood, will be playing the character again in this show.
New additions to the cast include Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) as Charley, “the Head of Security for mysterious billionaire Leon Prater. A former Special Ops officer, Charley worked various high-level private security jobs before taking on her position as the resourceful and meticulous right-hand woman for Prater.” Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) is playing Leon Prater himself, “a billionaire venture capitalist. To the world, Leon is a generous philanthropist, but behind his polished exterior lies dark intrigue.” Deadline notes that they’ve heard Leon Prater is the “big bad” of the season – which would suggest that he’s a serial killer. Also playing killers are Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones), playing the recurring role of Mia Lapierre, a “renowned sommelier whose alter ego is the ‘Lady Vengeance’ serial killer“; Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family) as a Midwestern guy named Al; and Neil Patrick Harris of How I Met Your Mother and Doogie Howser, M.D. as a character named Lowell.
Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (The Lincoln Lawyer), Kadia Saraf (Law & Order: SVU ), Dominic Fumusa (Nurse Jackie), and Emilia Suárez (Up Here) are in the cast, too. Deadline reported that Mwine is set to play Blessing Kamara, “a rideshare driver who radiates unwavering optimism and a man devoted to his family and community.” Saraf is Detective Claudette Wallace, “a razor-sharp investigator known for her methodical precision and unrelenting focus.” Fumusa will play Detective Melvin Oliva, “Claudette Wallace’s partner at NYPD who is the only one that understands his quirky partner.” And Suárez has been cast as Elsa Rivera, “Harrison Morgan’s vibrant and determined friend and co-worker at the Empire Hotel.” David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil) is playing a character named Gareth, and Steve Schirripa (The Sopranos) is playing a greedy slumlord named Vinny.
Director Marcos Siega will be back behind the camera
While we don’t know how many directors will helm episodes of Resurrection, Marcos Siega will be one of them. The director of six episodes of New Blood and nine of the original series, Siega, confirmed via Instagram that he will be directing the premiere episode at least. Whether or not Siega will direct the whole season has yet to be revealed, but the reunion of the director with star Michael C. Hall and showrunner Clyde Phillips should give us some inclination as to how similar the new series will be to New Blood.
When will we see it?
Dexter: Resurrection was formally unveiled with a brief teaser that aired with the debut of Dexter: Original Sin. In the short clip, Michael C. Hall provided the voice-over. Resurrection was given a premiere window in the Summer of 2025. With production slated to kick off in January 2025, Clyde Phillips has said that the show will premiere in June. The hope is that Dexter: Resurrection and Dexter: Original Sin will both receive multiple seasons, with a season of one being followed closely by a season of the other, keeping different versions of Dexter on Showtime throughout the year.
On the first day of filming, Michael C. Hall shared a video from the set:
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