2025 is riding a full-blown nostalgia wave, with reboots, sequels, and revivals crashing into every corner of popular culture. From retro jams to classic shows making epic comebacks, it is clear that yesterday is the new tomorrow. Now, one blood-spattered legend from 2006—Dexter
—is slicing back into the spotlight. With Netflix flexing its crime drama lineup, fans are left wondering: Will Dexter: Resurrection
finally carve out a spot in the streamer’s vault this time around?
After years of silence, Dexter
is back in the spotlight, dark passenger and an intense plot. With the trailer for Dexter: Resurrection
now out, fans are curious: when will the series premiere?
Where to stream and when to scream: Dexter’s return breakdown
At San Diego Comic-Con on July 26, 2024, fans got the exciting news: Dexter: Resurrection
was officially announced as the sequel to Dexter: New Blood
. Created and led by Clyde Phillips, the series will drop its first two episodes on July 11, 2025, exclusively on Paramount+ with Showtime.
The first trailer for ‘DEXTER: RESURRECTION’ has been released.
Premiering July 11 on Paramount+ pic.twitter.com/lJEmRePv9X
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Despite Netflix’s huge crime drama stash, this revival is skipping the platform, so Netflix fans might have to sit tight a little longer.
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Michael C. Hall crushed it as Dexter Morgan, and now fans are buzzing—who will step into the spotlight alongside him in this season’s thrilling new chapter?
Inside Dexter: Resurrection — the cast bringing the series back
Michael C. Hall slices back as Dexter Morgan, but the real spice? Peter Dinklage as the enigmatic Leon Prater, and Uma Thurman stepping in as Charley—talk about star power and Scott Reynolds’ excitement about her joining the cast
.
Jimmy Smits will return as Migel Prado in ‘DEXTER: RESURRECTION’
Also starring Michael C. Hall, Peter Dinklage, Eric Stonestreet, Uma Thurman, John Lithgow, Krysten Ritter, David Dastmalchian, David Zayas, Jack Alcott and James Remar.
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The Morgans return in full force with Jack Alcott and James Remar, while Kadia Saraf and Dominic Fumusa bring the detective heat. Sprinkle in Krysten Ritter’s shadowy Mia, plus guest legends like Neil Patrick Harris and John Lithgow—this cast is a wild, deadly ride crime lovers. cannot miss.
Dexter Morgan met his end in New Blood
, but the saga is far from over. With Dexter: Resurrection
on the horizon, fans are itching to know—what story rises from the ashes now?
Dexter: Resurrection — what story awaits beyond the grave?
Weeks after being sentenced to death by his own son, Dexter Morgan wakes from a coma to find Harrison missing without a trace. Haunted by guilt and desperate for redemption, he heads to New York City in search of him.
A few weeks after New Blood, Dexter Morgan, who has miraculously recovered from his near-fatal gunshot wound, chases a missing Harrison to New York City, where Captain Angel Batista is hot on their trail from way down in Miami. pic.twitter.com/aCB26pIiOL
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But peace is not on the menu—especially with Captain Angel Batista tracking them from Miami. As Dexter and Harrison spiral into the city’s shadows, old sins resurface, and the father-son duo must face their darkest truths before it all catches up to them.
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