Dexter Morgan just can’t keep his Dark Passenger at bay, and that’s very good news for Dexter®: Resurrection fans. The original drama series has been renewed for a second season by Paramount+. Michael C. Hall is back as the iconic serial killer. Brian Cox (Succession) and Dan Stevens (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire) join the cast in series regular roles, and Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) returns for a second season.
Hall is an executive producer on the series, alongside his fellow EP (and showrunner) Clyde Phillips.
Read on for our guide to Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2, and get everything we know right now about the release date and cast, as well as information on how to watch and stream the show.
Spoiler alert: Plot points from Season 1 will be discussed. So, proceed with caution, and/or binge-watch all episodes now on Paramount+ with a subscription to the Paramount+ Premium plan.
When is Season 2 coming out?
The Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2 release date has not been announced. But give ’em a minute! For what it’s worth, filming on the first season began in New York City in January 2025, with the series dropping its first episode later that summer.
Who’s in the cast?
The Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2 cast is led by Golden Globe® winner Michael C. Hall, who returns as serial-killing anti-hero Dexter Morgan.
Brian Cox, the Emmy®, Olivier, and Golden Globe® winner, joins the regular series cast as the serial killer known as The New York Ripper.
Dan Stevens, who starred as Matthew Crawley in Downton Abbey, plays The Five Borough Killer, a serial killer who, in the manner of the still-unsolved Zodiac Killer case, taunts police with phone calls threatening the murder of innocent citizens — and then makes good, so to speak, on his threats.
Golden Globe® winner and Oscar® nominee Uma Thurman, who made her Dexter® Universe debut in Season 1, is back as Charley, the former Special Ops officer turned security chief for Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage).
With the return of Thurman, and the additions of Cox and Stevens, Dexter®: Resurrection is again shaping up to boast a — ahem — killer amount of talent.
The Season 1 cast offered a mix of Dexter® Universe veterans, including Jack Alcott, David Zayas, and James Remar, and all-star additions, including Thurman, Dinklage, Neil Patrick Harris, Krysten Ritter, Eric Stonestreet, and David Dastmalchian.
Who is Brian Cox playing in Dexter®: Resurrection?
In Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2, Brian Cox is playing The New York Ripper, a serial killer who once terrorized New York City. When we meet the character, The New York Ripper is on a hiatus. But this doesn’t mean he’s turned into a softie. The New York Ripper stays in the game by taunting the survivors of his long-ago killing spree.
What is Season 2 about?
Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2 furthers the bloody saga of Dexter Morgan, introduces us to The New York Ripper and The Five Borough Killer, and marks the return of Charley, last seen with her frail mother driving out of New York City — “this cesspool of a city,” as the character lovingly describes the metropolis.
Where can I watch Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2?
When it premieres, you can watch Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2 exclusively on Paramount+ with a subscription to the Paramount+ Premium plan. All 10 episodes of Dexter®: Resurrection Season 1 are streaming now, also on Paramount+ for Premium plan subscribers.
And if you want to engage in a really killer binge-watch, check out all four shows of the Dexter® Universe, all streaming on Paramount+ (various plans). Here’s an overview of the shows, listed in chronological order:
- Dexter®: Original Sin: This prequel series is set in the early 1990s, 15 years prior to the events of Dexter®. It explores Dexter’s young adulthood, and the start of his bloodlust. All episodes are now streaming on Paramount+ for Premium plan subscribers.
- Dexter®: Produced from 2006-2013, this is the Dexter® show that launched all Dexter® shows. The series introduces audiences to its favorite mild-mannered murderer, a man who kills by night, and works as a blood-spatter expert by day. All eight seasons can be marathoned on Paramount+.
- Dexter®: New Blood: This limited event series, released in 2021-2022, is set a decade after the events of Dexter®. In it, we meet a Dexter who lives under an assumed identity in the small town of Iron Lake, New York. All episodes are now streaming on Paramount+.
- Dexter®: Resurrection: The new installment picks up weeks after the events of the finale of Dexter®: New Blood. It focuses on Dexter’s relationship with his son, as well as the two parties’ goal of staying ahead of the law. As noted, all episodes are now streaming on Paramount+ for Premium plan subscribers.
What happens in Season 1?
Oh, quite a bit – all of it murderously entertaining. Do read on, but fair warning: We remind you this Season 1 synopsis is spattered with spoilers.
In Dexter®: Resurrection Season 1, Dexter (Michael C. Hall) awakens from a coma in upstate New York, having been shot weeks prior by his son, Harrison (Jack Alcott). Upon discovering that Harrison has run off to the Big Apple, Dexter resolves to find him. It’s not long before he discovers that Harrison has taken a job as a concierge at a Manhattan hotel, and that the young man has murdered one of the guests – sexual predator Ryan Foster (Bryan Lillis). Dexter keeps his distance, hoping to hide the fact that he’s alive. He gets sidetracked, however, by a preoccupation with Ronald “Red” Schmidt (Marc Menchaca), a serial killer who targets ride‑share drivers. Through his investigation into (and ultimate slaying of) this particular murderer, Dexter stumbles upon an odd invitation to a dinner party. He decides to attend the soirée as Red.
At the mansion location of the party, Dexter meets Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage), a venture capitalist obsessed with serial killers. The dinner has attracted several other murderers: Mia/Lady Vengeance (Krysten Ritter), Al (Eric Stonestreet), Lowell (Neil Patrick Harris), and Gareth, the Gemini Killer (David Dastmalchian), as well as Charley (Uma Thurman), Prater’s right-hand woman. Dexter spares little time killing Lowell and framing Mia for the murder of Ryan Foster. Dexter and Harrison reunite, and they realize that their respective Dark Passengers are not analogous. Their urges don’t manifest in the same way, and their bond might always be a little strained, but they love and need one another.
Dexter studies the workings of Prater’s group (and systematically snuffs some of them out) while helping Harrison stay ahead of the law. Meanwhile, the law is inching toward Dexter himself. Captain Angel Batista (David Zayas), who has known Dexter since Dexter’s days as a blood-spatter expert in Miami, has followed Dexter to New York City. He knows that Dexter has spent time living under an assumed name, and suspects him of being the infamous serial killer known as the Bay Harbor Butcher. He also believes that Harrison is starting down the same murderous path as his father.
Though Dexter wants to keep Harrison away from his dealings with Prater, Prater interrupts Dexter’s meal with Harrison. Once alone together, Dexter reveals to his son that Prater is the head of a serial-killer club, and that he believes Dexter to be this Red character. Harrison barely has time to think of a backstory for himself before Charley confronts him alone; she didn’t know Ronald “Red” Schmidt had a son, and it’s her job to know everything about everyone in Leon Prater’s orbit. Harrison lies as well as he can, and upon Charley’s departure, tells Dexter about what happened. Dexter responds by capturing Charley and demanding to know how she ended up working for Prater in the first place. Charley discloses that she collects and vets serial killers for Prater and, in exchange, the billionaire funds treatments for Charley’s ill mother. Dexter understands that it’s Prater pulling all the strings, and therefore Prater he must kill.
Batista has seen Prater with Dexter, and tips the tycoon off about the true identity of the man Prater believes is Red. Prater is delighted. He arranges for Batista to be strapped to a kill table, and rejoices that he has someone even better than Ronald Schmidt in his midst – he’s got the Bay Harbor Butcher! He offers Dexter a deal: He’ll invite serial killers to his home, and Dexter will kill them on the property. They’ll be partners. Of course, Dexter would have to start by murdering Batista. Will Dexter take the deal?
There are some things even we spoilers won’t spoil! Check out the Dexter®: Resurrection Season 1 finale episode “And Justice For All” for answers. Stream too the rest of the season to see all these twists and turns in action – trust us, we definitely didn’t reveal everything.
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