• Dexter: Resurrection follows the title character as he heads to New York Metropolis seeking his son.
• Returning stars like Michael C. Corridor and David Zayas seem alongside new faces Peter Dinklage and Uma Thurman.
• The sequence premiered on Friday, July 11.

We by no means would've thought Dexter (2006–2013) would grow to be a full-blown franchise, however right here we’re, heading right into a third new sequence.

Dexter: Resurrection picks up simply weeks after the occasions of New Blood (2021–2022), reuniting audiences with serial killer Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Corridor), who's in some way survived a near-fatal gunshot. Along with his umpteenth likelihood at life, Dexter is trailing his son Harrison (Jack Alcott) to New York Metropolis, whereas his former coworker Captain Angel Batista (David Zayas) closes in on them.

Now, Corridor, Alcott, and Zayas aren't the one ones reprising their roles. Alongside newcomers like Peter Dinklage, Uma Thurman, Neil Patrick Harris, Eric Stonestreet, and David Dastmalchian, the sequence can be resurrecting acquainted faces with John Lithgow, Jimmy Smits, and Erik King showing as Arthur Mitchell/the Trinity Killer, Miguel Prado, and James Doakes, respectively.

Learn on to be taught extra in regards to the Dexter: Resurrection forged and the place you would possibly've seen them earlier than.

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Michael C. Corridor as Dexter Morgan

To many, Golden Globe winner Michael C. Corridor will at all times be remembered as Dexter Morgan, the vigilante serial killer with an ethical code.

However his vary goes effectively past these darkish corridors, having earned essential acclaim as David Fisher on HBO's Six Feet Under (2001–2005). He additionally portrayed President John F. Kennedy on The Crown (2017) and took a villainous flip as an eccentric Bulgarian within the comedy hit Game Night (2018).

Lately, Corridor has stepped again into Dexter's sneakers, first for New Blood, then the prequel Unique Sin (2024–current). Now, Dexter lives on in Resurrection after his supposed dying.

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Corridor famous that returning to the character supplied loads of contemporary alternatives. "The truth that Dexter didn't die liberated the character to a level," he instructed The Los Angeles Times. "He can't return to who he was, however he can reclaim among the important magic of who he’s. He isn’t blind to his previous, however he's not dragging it round in the identical means. He's in a position to let it’s."

Sequence creator Clyde Phillips instructed Leisure Weekly that Resurrection is, at its core, "a father and son present." Dexter's central mission is "to search out his son."

"And these returning characters, as a lot of a shock and as thrilling as it’s to see them, assist launch the mission for what the present is about: his drive to see Harrison," Phillips clarified.

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Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater

Peter Dinklage is finest recognized for his iconic function as Tyrion Lannister on Game of Thrones (2011–2019), a efficiency that set a document for many Emmy wins by a supporting actor in a drama.

His breakout got here with The Station Agent (2003). He's since starred in movies like Elf (2003), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Cyrano (2021), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023), and the Oscar-winning musical Wicked (2024).

The actor's packed slate continues with Roofman (2025), Wicked: For Good (2025), and the King Lear adaptation Lear Rex.

On Resurrection, Dinklage takes on the function of Leon Prater, a billionaire with an unnerving fascination with serial killers. In a behind-the-scenes clip, Dinklage described Leon as "a really difficult man, and he has chosen to go down the darkish rabbit gap."

"He has by no means dedicated a violent crime himself, however he likes to be round it secondhand," the actor added.

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David Zayas as Angel Batista

Many followers know David Zayas as Angel Batista from Dexter and its spinoff New Blood, however his profession spans main roles like Enrique Morales on HBO's drama Oz (2000–2003) and mob boss Sal Maroni on Gotham (2014–2015).

Different notable credit embody Shut Eye (2016–2017), Blue Bloods (2017–2024), and The Bear (2024–current). He'll subsequent seem in Edgar Wright's The Running Man (2025) alongside Glen Powell.

Chatting with The Hollywood Reporter about Resurrection, Zayas stated, "It is a totally different Angel, with all the data he has now, significantly Dexter simply being alive. It's a brand new case he has to take care of exterior of his surroundings, in a brand new place, in New York, the place he has no authority as a police officer. … There's so many little points for him to navigate, whereas he's making an attempt to get some justice for all of what he’s missed over these a few years."

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Jack Alcott as Harrison Morgan

Since breaking out within the 2020 miniseries The Good Lord Fowl, Jack Alcott has firmly established himself inside the Dexter universe. He first joined the franchise on New Blood as Harrison Morgan, Dexter's son, and now reprises that function on Dexter: Resurrection.

In an interview with CBS News Los Angeles, Alcott described Harrison as a "deeply haunted child" making an attempt to get his life again on monitor by beginning contemporary in New York, far-off from his troubled father.

"Harrison would do something to divorce himself solely from the concept that he may very well be like his father," Alcott defined. "The concept he may very well be able to what his father's able to — that's what makes this character so enjoyable as a result of there's an entire lot of potential there. He's not afraid of nothing, and so there's lots to wrestle with."

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James Remar as Harry Morgan

With a profession spanning almost 50 years, James Remar has stayed busy. From crime dramas to status tv, his filmography consists of roles in 48 Hrs. (1982), The Cotton Membership (1984), Sex and the City (2001–2004), Django Unchained (2012), and, after all, Dexter, the place he performed the ghostly presence of Harry Morgan.

Lately, Remar has continued to broaden his vary with activates Gotham (2016–2019) and Black Lightning (2018–2021), in addition to high-profile appearances in Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer (2023) and Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis (2024). Subsequent, he'll seem on HBO's extremely anticipated horror sequence It: Welcome to Derry (2025).

On Resurrection, Remar returns as Harry Morgan, the title character's adoptive father and ethical compass. Chatting with TVLine, Remar described the expertise as "very emotional [and] very thrilling," but additionally difficult.

"I'm probably not enjoying a personality exterior of Dexter's thoughts, so it has to at all times be in stability," he added.

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Uma Thurman as Charley

One other massive identify becoming a member of the Dexter-verse is Hollywood famous person Uma Thurman, who's recognized for her Oscar-nominated efficiency as Mia Wallace in Pulp Fiction (1994) and her fierce flip because the Bride in Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2 (2003–2004). Her numerous filmography spans every little thing from Batman & Robin (1997) and Les Misérables (1998) to the romantic comedy Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) and the motion flick The Old Guard 2 (2025).

On Resurrection, Thurman performs Charley, a former Particular Ops hand now working as head of safety for eccentric billionaire Leon Prater.

"I play a somewhat harmful girl," Thurman stated of Charley throughout a June 23 appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers. "She's enjoyable, she's a highly-trained, presumably violent, individual with a really non-public ethical code."

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Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Blessing Kamara

Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine is a real multi-hyphenate whose work spans films, TV, theater, pictures, and documentary. He's probably recognized for his appearances on Heroes (2006–2009), Treme (2010–2013), The Chi (2018–2020), The Lincoln Lawyer (2022–2023), and most just lately, the Apple TV+ crime miniseries Smoke (2025). Up subsequent, he'll star alongside Sterling Ok. Brown on Hulu's eight-part sequence Washington Black (2025).

Mwine stars as Blessing Kamara on Resurrection, a rideshare driver who the actor described as "a household man."

"He's not the loneliest man on the planet. He's well-connected, he makes pals with everybody he meets, and form of brings them into his life," Mwine defined to MovieZine, noting that Blessing will get to "work together lots with Dexter on the present."

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Kadia Saraf as Detective Claudette Wallace

Kadia Saraf, who performed recurring roles on sequence like Legislation & Order: Particular Victims Unit (2021–2023) and its spinoff, Organized Crime (2023), seems on Resurrection as Claudette Wallace, an offbeat and observant detective with the New York Police Division.

In a recent interview with LRM Online, Saraf mentioned how music, particularly the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive," helps Claudette get into the zone. "She has a means of processing," the actress stated. "And so, you see the way in which she works with music or beelining from clue to clue — it's all processing… she is wired otherwise than everyone else, and she or he's okay with it."

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Dominic Fumusa as Detective Melvin Oliva

Dominic Fumusa will without end be remembered as Kevin Peyton on Nurse Jackie (2009–2015), however he's additionally lent his abilities to the cleaning soap opera Because the World Turns (2008), in addition to Homeland (2016–2017), Godfather of Harlem (2019–2023), and Justified: City Primeval (2023).

Fumusa stars as Detective Melvin Oliva, Claudette Wallace's companion on the NYPD, who appears to be the one one who actually understands her unconventional strategies.

"He comes from a world by which he could also be a person of few phrases, however I believe he has an inside confidence to him," Fumusa told Horror Fuel of Oliva. "He's an ideal match with Claudette in that he not solely understands her, however he respects her and permits her to have the area that she must do the work that she does within the method that she does it."

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Emilia Suárez as Elsa Rivera

Emilia Suárez is a singer-songwriter who's rapidly rising as a rising expertise on display. She just lately appeared within the Florence Pugh-led drama A Good Particular person (2023) and starred on Hulu's short-lived musical rom-com sequence Up Right here (2023).

On Resurrections, Suárez steps into the function of Elsa Rivera, Harrison's co-worker on the Empire Lodge. Chatting with Horror Gasoline, Suárez stated it was "an honor" to painting somebody who provides Harrison stability and heat.

"Having the ability to permit audiences to see him specific himself and be inspired to be weak and at last really feel protected sufficient to be weak with someone is absolutely an honor to get to do," she stated.

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Krysten Ritter as Mia Lapierre/Girl Vengeance

Krysten Ritter had recurring roles on Veronica Mars (2005–2006) and Gilmore Women (2006–2007) earlier than breaking out as Jane on Breaking Bad (2009–2010). She cemented her standing as a number one girl with the title function on Marvel's Jessica Jones (2015–2019) and reprised the character on The Defenders (2017). She'll return as soon as once more as Jessica Jones in season 2 of Daredevil: Born Again (2026).

Ritter joins Resurrection as Mia Lapierre, higher referred to as the serial killer Girl Vengeance. She revealed that author Scott Reynolds, whom she labored with on Jessica Jones, wrote the function along with her in thoughts.

"After I acquired the script and he instructed me about it, I used to be so excited. It's so scrumptious — it was pure sweet," Ritter stated in a latest interview. She went on to explain Girl Vengeance as "fabulous, and glamorous, and slightly playful, and psychotic, and deranged, and all the phrases that I like."

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Steve Schirripa as Vinny

Steve Schirripa is definitely one of the recognizable faces becoming a member of the Dexter world, finest recognized for his function as Bobby Baccalieri on The Sopranos (2001–2007), in addition to stints on The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013) and Blue Bloods (2015–2024), the latter of which he starred on alongside Zayas.

Offscreen, Schirripa co-hosted the Speaking Sopranos (2020–2025) rewatch podcast with Michael Imperioli, providing behind-the-scenes insights into the long-lasting HBO sequence. The pair additionally wrote Woke Up This Morning: The Definitive Oral Historical past of The Sopranos, an oral historical past of the guide launched in November 2021.

Schirripa has been tight-lipped about Resurrection, however he teased to Boston.com in April that his character Vinny is a "sleazy landlord" in New York Metropolis.

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David Magidoff as Teddy Reed

When he's not performing improv, David Magidoff is constructing a gradual profession on display. He first gained consideration as Nicky on The Morning Present (2019) and went on to seem on High Elf (2019–2020) and Impeachment: American Crime Story (2021).

Magidoff reprises his New Blood function as Teddy Reed on Resurrections, an keen however well-meaning police officer. As for the way his character has developed since followers final noticed him, Magidoff stated in a latest interview that Teddy is "stepping up" far more this time round.

"Teddy is put into extra uncomfortable conditions the place he's requested [to do] greater than possibly his expertise is allowed, so will he rise to the problem? We'll discover out," he stated.

The place can I watch Dexter: Resurrection?

The primary two episodes of Dexter: Resurrection are actually streaming on Paramount+ Premium, with new episodes dropping each Friday. For cable viewers, episodes air Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Showtime.

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