Overview
- The series will launch with a double-episode premiere on Paramount+ with Showtime on July 11, 2025, before settling into a weekly release schedule.
- It picks up weeks after Dexter survives a shooting by his son Harrison, opening with him awakening in a hospital and fleeing to rebuild his life in New York City.
- Peter Dinklage leads the new cast as Leon Prater, the billionaire orchestrating a secret meeting of killers that includes Krysten Ritter, Eric Stonestreet, Neil Patrick Harris and David Dastmalchian.
- David Zayas returns as Angel Batista, who confronts Dexter about his past and may play a pivotal role in guiding Harrison’s struggle with his own Dark Passenger.
- Showrunner Clyde Phillips has designed the revival as a multi-season story that welcomes new viewers while rewarding longtime fans with callbacks and hidden nods.