Dexter: Resurrection: Release Date, Cast, And Other Things We Know About The Limited Series

It seemed like America’s favorite serial killer’s murder streak was over, but with the upcoming premiere of Dexter: Resurrection, it looks like Dexter Morgan is far from finished. Showtime is continuing its franchise of TV shows based on author Jeff Lindsay’s homicidal vigilante with a new limited series that is taking the character to a whole new territory. See where the Bay Harbor Butcher is striking next, and other details about Dexter: Resurrection, in the following guide.

What Is The Dexter: Resurrection Premiere Date?

Dexter Morgan’s killing streak is set to reignite on the upcoming 2025 TV premiere schedule, specifically airing on Showtime on July 11, 2025. Fans can also stream the series with a Paramount+ subscription, provided they have also purchased a Showtime add-on.

What Dexter: Resurrection Is About

Dexter: Original Sin, a prequel series that was renewed for a second season, according to Deadline, also served as a direct follow-up to 2021’s Dexter: New Blood, which ended with the title character’s teen son, Harrison, shooting him and leaving him for dead. However, as the 2024 series’ opening scene reveals, that gunshot was not fatal.

Dexter Morgan is alive and well, hence the new reboot’s subtitle, Resurrection, and is leaving his previous, rural home of Iron Lake, New York, to hide out in the Big Apple. A metropolis as heavily populated as New York City seems like a perfect place for him to blend in, let alone find plenty of nefarious targets to satisfy his homicidal urges. But just how does he find himself on these new stomping grounds?

The Dexter: Resurrection Trailer Has Me Feeling The “New York Groove”

Witness a first look at how our favorite serial killer “comes back to life” and what he finds on his adventure through the City That Never Sleeps in the first full-length Dexter: Resurrection trailer. Check out the clip below:

Set to a remix of Ace Frehley’s cover of Hello’s “New York Groove,” the promo shows a glimpse at Dexter’s awkward reunion with Angel Batista (who later meets up with Harrison, who’s going down his own “dark path”) before showing him escape from his hospital window and high-tailing it to the Empire City. Soon, he discovers he will have no trouble locating his next prey when he meets an exclusive secret club of serial killers, brought together by a wealthy eccentric. What the trailer does not show, however, are the other familiar faces who will join in on the fun.

The Dexter: Resurrection Cast

It is so exciting to know that Michael C. Hall will be joined by a few members of the original Dexter cast in this new reboot. Let’s reacquaint ourselves with them and meet some of the Bay Harbor Butcher’s latest potential adversaries in the following Dexter: Resurrection cast roundup.

Michael C. Hall (Dexter Morgan)

After most recently returning to the franchise as the narrator of Dexter: Original Sin, Michael C. Hall is fully reprising his most iconic, Golden Globe-winning role for Dexter: Resurrection. In between returning to play the noble murderer, the former Six Feet Under cast member has notably appeared in movies like the acclaimed dark comedy Game Night and TV shows like The Crown as President John F. Kennedy.

David Zayas (Angel Batista)

When David Zayas returned to play Cap. Angel Batista for New Blood, one of many cop roles on the Puerto Rican actor’s resume, he discovered that Dexter was still alive and, apparently, the true Bay Harbor Butcher. Now, he will have to act as an obstacle to his former colleague and friend.

James Remar (Harry Morgan)

Once again serving as Dexter’s “conscience” in Resurrection is the hallucinatory ghost of his adoptive father, Harry, who was last played in Original Sin by Christian Slater. Reprising the role for the first time since 2013 is James Remar, who recently appeared in Christopher Nolan’s Best Picture Oscar winner Oppenheimer, most notably.

Jack Alcott (Harrison Morgan)

In addition to starring on Showtime’s Western limited series The Good Lord Bird and his guest role on the Poker Face Season 1 cast, Jack Alcott is best known for playing Dexter’s son, Harrison, as a teenager in New Blood. The young man and his own “dark passenger” are also returning in Resurrection.

John Lithgow (Arthur Mitchell)

Arguably, Dexter’s greatest enemy is Arthur Mitchell, who is also known as Season 4’s sadistic Trinity Killer, whom Dexter did not kill soon enough to save his wife, Rita, in a devastating, iconic TV cliffhanger. John Lithgow, who was recently announced as the upcoming Harry Potter TV show’s Dumbledore, confirmed to Variety that he is reprising the chilling Emmy-winning role on Resurrection as “sort of a phantom.”

Jimmy Smits (Miguel Prado)

Also coming back from the dead in the new revival series is Dexter’s friend-turned-foe, Miguel Prado, played by Jimmy Smits. The LA Law actor’s more recent, notable works include reprising his Star Wars movie role as Bail Organa in Obi-Wan Kenobi and starring in the short-lived CBS police drama, East New York.

Uma Thurman (Charley)

Among the newcomers to the Dexter Universe starring in Resurrection, we have Uma Thurman, who is best known for her Academy Award-nominated performance in the Pulp Fiction cast and reuniting with Quentin Tarantino for Kill Bill. She stars as Charley, who is the head of security for an eccentric billionaire.

Peter Dinklage (Leon Prater)

Charley’s wealthy boss is Leon Prater, played by Peter Dinklage. Also in 2025, the Emmy-winning former Game of Thrones cast member is playing the titular lead of Macon Blair’s The Toxic Avenger reboot, which hits theaters in August.

Krysten Ritter (Mia Lapierre)

As established in the trailer, Dexter crosses paths with a group of murderous New Yorkers, such as Mia Lapierre, played by Krysten Ritter. The actor is best known for her stint as Jane Margolis in the Breaking Bad cast, leading the ABC sitcom Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and playing Marvel’s Jessica Jones, whom she is reprising in Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, according to Variety.

Eric Stonestreet (Al)

Another former ABC sitcom star tapping into his dark side is Eric Stonestreet, who is known best for his two-time Emmy-winning role in Modern Family as Cam Tucker. Stonestreet appears on Resurrection as a Midwestern murderer named Al.

Neil Patrick Harris (Lowell)

Playing a killer named Lowell is Neil Patrick Harris, who may seem like an unlikely choice for such a role, but previously played a deadly ventriloquist on American Horror Story and was on the receiving end of a horrifying murder in David Fincher’s Gone Girl. Of course, the Emmy winner is best known for playing a “ladykiller” in the How I Met Your Mother cast named Barney Stinson.

David Dastmalchian (Gareth)

David Dastmalchian has played his fair share of creepy folks, such as his debut film role in The Dark Knight (one of many superhero movie roles he has scored) and a child abduction suspect in Prisoners. The Late Night with the Devil star could be playing his most sinister character yet in Dexter: Resurrection as a serial killer named Gareth.

Clyde Phillips Returns As Showrunner

A returning Dexter Universe veteran from behind the scenes is Clyde Phillips, who is serving as showrunner for Dexter: Resurrection. He previously held that position for the preceding iterations of the franchise.

Fellow EPs include Jessica Jones showrunner Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez (best known for producing comedies like Emily in Paris and Broad City), and Lilly Burns, who has worked with Hernandez on many of the same projects, including Russian Doll. However, the biggest name boasting an executive producer credit for the series is its star, Michael C. Hall, who has also been signed on for that position in the previous series since 2008.

Questions I Have About Dexter: Resurrection

As a pretty big fan of the Dexter Morgan character, there are a few questions about Resurrection that have been racking my brain since it was announced. The trailer answered a couple of them for me, but these are the inquiries that currently remain unresolved.

Is Deb’s “Ghost” Going To Be Involved?

Seeing James Remar return as Harry Morgan is one of the top reasons I am excited for Dexter: Resurrection, but it makes me wonder why Dexter’s sister, Deb (one of Jennifer Carpenter’s best roles), is not serving as his hallucinatory guide like she did in New Blood. Carpenter told People that she feels she “completed that box” in her career with the last revival series, but, considering we are expected to see more ghosts from Dexter’s past, I would not be surprised if she is merely being coy about what to expect.

Will This Officially Be The End Of Dexter’s Killing Streak?

The first series ended with Dexter going into hiding, and New Blood ended with him “dying,” which was retconned as a fakeout in Original Sin. So, because a character can only wear so much plot armor before overstaying their welcome, I must ask if Dexter: Resurrection is intended to be the official end of this saga and, if so, how will the killer's career reach its end? Will he die for real this time, or might he finally find out what it means to live behind bars? Maybe he will die, but end up returning anyway as his son’s spiritual guide as he takes up the mantle as a homicidal hero.

How To Watch Previous Installments Of The Dexter Universe

There is still time to catch up on the serial killer’s story before Dexter: Resurrection premieres. The original series is currently one of the best crime TV shows on Netflix, but its follow-ups are only available on Paramount+ with a Showtime add-on.

How to watch the Dexter Universe

There are not many other TV shows like Dexter, which is why I am always down to see more from the character, and why his Resurrection is a must-watch for me.