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What is Dexter: Resurrection? What we know about the new spinoff

If you're a Dexter fan, here's what to get excited about

Michael C. hall sitting in a chair on Dexter
Showtime

Dexter is having quite the revival on Showtime and streaming on Paramount+ as of late. The prequel series, Dexter: Original Sin, debuted in December 2024 to widespread fanfare. Now, Dexter fans can rejoice at even more morbid, murderous adventures with Michael C. Hall in Dexter: Resurrection. The award-nominated TV star will reprise his titular role once again in the fourth confirmed series in the franchise. Hall was a surprise guest at Comic Con 2024, where it was announced that he would be donning Dexter’s khakis and flannel yet again all these years later. Hall has appeared in other great stuff outside the Dexter world, such as one of Netflix’s Harlan Coben series.

We know Dexter: Resurrection is a sequel series, so it will take place after the events of Dexter and Dexter: New Blood. It’s not a reboot or redo of the original show, so everything will fit into Dexter’s timeline in a way that allows audiences to see even more of Dexter’s life.

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This is everything we know about Dexter: Resurrection so far.

Will there be another season of Dexter: New Blood?

There will no longer be another season of Dexter: New Blood. The sequel series released in 2021 showed where Dexter went after he fled Miami, taking up residence in New York away from the people who knew him so well down south. After a series finale that went awry in more ways than one, Dexter: New Blood was a way for fans to regain trust in the franchise and it let the creators breathe life into the character again.

There was supposed to be another season of Dexter: New Blood with Dexter’s son, Harrison, in the main role. With the news about Dexter: Resurrection, it looks like the second season of New Blood will cease to exist and Resurrection will continue the story from that show with Dexter in the main role once again instead of Harrison.

What will Dexter: Resurrection be about?

Some fans were confused about the nature of Dexter: Resurrection’s plot after the events of Dexter: New Blood. In the finale of that show, Dexter’s son, Harrison, shoots Dexter at his request and leaves his father for dead in the snow. The conclusion to that series seemed to seal the character’s fate once and for all and give Dexter the ending he deserves, but Dexter: Resurrection will seemingly bring him back to life. How that will happen is completely unknown. We know that with enough creative plotting and good writers, almost any twist or turn is possible in Hollywood.

Dexter: Resurrection’s title is more than blunt in stating what will happen to the character when we see him again. Not only will the showrunners resurrect Dexter from near-certain death, but they will also be tasked with resurrecting his plot. Where does Dexter go from here?

His relationship with his son served as the main thematic heft of Dexter: New Blood. Family is always the backbone of so many storylines in this franchise. Dexter: Resurrection will most likely look at the fallout of Dexter asking his son to shoot him and perhaps revive the character’s thirst for blood once again.

Who is starring in Dexter: Resurrection?

Michael C. Hall in a poster for Dexter.
Showtime

Michael C. Hall will return once again as Dexter. Hall is one of the best actors of his generation. He has starred in great HBO series (Six Feet Under) and taken to the Broadway stage. Other confirmed actors include old Dexter stars James Remar (who played Dexter’s father in the original series), David Zayas (who played Dexter’s coworker Angel), and Jack Alcott (who played Dexter’s son, Harrison, in Dexter: New Blood).

It was recently announced that Academy Award-nominated actress Uma Thurman will be playing a character named Charley. Thurman has started to experiment with TV roles after spending a lot of her early career in Quentin Tarantino’s movies (Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill series).

Jennifer Carpenter has been a constant in the Dexter franchise. The talented Carpenter plays Dexter’s sister, Debra Morgan. After Debra’s death at the end of the first series, she became one of Dexter’s inner voices in New Blood (much like Dexter’s father was in the original series). Carpenter’s return was not confirmed at Comic Con 2024, but it’s hard to imagine the story without her.

Is the Dexter franchise still popular?

The original Dexter was added to Netflix in June 2024 and ranked in the top 10 on the streamer for weeks after its arrival. While the prevalence of antiheroes on TV isn’t what it was when Dexter first aired, the series now has a glint of nostalgia that shines on it. Old fans can introduce new ones to the fun and thrills of the murder mystery elements in the series.

Michael C. Hall spoke a little on the enduring popularity of the character in an interview with Variety, saying, “I think we all have our shadow side that we contend with and Dexter’s is obviously a little weightier than most. People enjoy spending time with someone who is doing his best to take responsibility for that side in his sort of outside-the-box way and morally gray way. People, I think, relish the invitation to identify with someone who is contending with this much darkness, and maybe contending with it in a way that is arguably admirable — even though he’s doing what he’s doing.”

When does Dexter: Resurrection premiere?

Fans will have to wait a little longer for Dexter: Resurrection. According to TV Guide, the premiere should be sometime during summer 2025. This gives fans time to digest Dexter: Original Sin first, and then jump right into Resurrection afterward. Between both shows, there will be nonstop Dexter on streaming services for the foreseeable future!

Shawn Laib
Shawn Laib is a freelance writer with publications such as Den of Geek, Quote.com, Edge Media Network, diaTribe, SUPERJUMP…
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