Dexter, the show where Michael C. Hall played a serial killer who only killed other serial killers, ended in 2013, but has had a huge revival in recent years. First came Dexter: New Blood in 2021, which caught up with Dexter Morgan after he left Miami for chilly upstate New York. That series seemed to end with Dexter's son Harrison giving him a fatal gunshot...but apparently no, because there's a new show called Dexter: Original Sin which reveals that he's getting treatment for the wound.
Dexter: Original Sin will air the final episode of its first season this Friday on Paramount+ With Showtime. Next up is a sequel series called Dexter: Resurrection, which will follow up on the events of New Blood. Hall will be back as Dexter Morgan, Jack Alcott will be back as Harrison, James Remar will return as Dexter's spectral father Harry, and David Zayas will be back as Detective Angel Batista. For a character who's story has ended at least twice, it's hard to keep Dexter down.
There will also be some new cast members, including Game of Thrones veteran Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) as a billionaire venture capitalist named Leon Prater. “To the world, Leon is a generous philanthropist, but behind his polished exterior lies dark intrigue,” reads the character’s official description, per TV Line.
On the original show, every season would present Dexter with a new serial killer to serial kill. It sounds like Leon Prater could be the latest. Uma Thurman will play Leon's head of security, so the star power in this thing is starting to stack up.
Dexter shows continue to hit with audiences, so whether the series is getting long in the tooth or not, I don't foresee an end anytime soon. Filming on Dexter: Resurrection is already happening, but there's no word on a release date yet. If Paramount wants to keep things to one season of Dexter TV per year, I'd count on the sequel show coming out in 2026.
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