SHOWTIME® today announced that Emmy® and Tony® Award winner Neil Patrick Harris (Uncoupled) will join the cast of the SHOWTIME® original series DEXTER: RESURRECTION. Harris will guest star in the role of “Lowell.”
Production for DEXTER: RESURRECTION kicked off in January 2025 in New York and the series is set to launch in the summer of 2025 on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.
The new original drama series stars SAG and Golden Globe® winner Michael C. Hall (DEXTER®, Six Feet Under) in the titular role of Dexter Morgan.
In addition to Hall, DEXTER: RESURRECTION will also star Uma Thurman as Charley, David Zayas as Detective Angel Batista, Jack Alcott as Dexter’s son Harrison Morgan, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Blessing Kamara, Kadia Saraf as Detective Claudette Wallace, Dominic Fumusa as Detective Melvin Oliva, Emilia Suárez as Elsa Rivera, with James Remar as Dexter’s father Harry Morgan and Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater. Krysten Ritter is also set to guest star.
Most recently, DEXTER®: ORIGINAL SIN, a prequel series that follows Dexter (played by Patrick Gibson) as he transitions from student to serial killer, debuted last year and became the most streamed global original series for SHOWTIME® in ten years.
The season finale aired in February and scored 2.68 million global viewers, marking it the most streamed episode of the season. The series is available to watch now on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME delivered over 15 million owned engagements across social during its season run.
DEXTER: RESURRECTION is executive produced by Emmynominee Clyde Phillips (DEXTER, DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN, NURSE JACKIE), who also returns to serve as showrunner, and produced by SHOWTIME® Studios and Counterpart Studios. Michael C. Hall (DEXTER, Six Feet Under) also serves as executive producer along with Scott Reynolds (Jessica Jones), Tony Hernandez (Emily in Paris) and Lilly Burns (Russian Doll), with Marcos Siega (DEXTER®: NEW BLOOD) serving as producing director.
Monica Raymund (DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN) is set to direct four episodes with Marcos Siega directing six episodes for the series. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Harris is repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment. Credits include:
5-time Emmy Award winner
Tony Award winner
New York Times bestselling-author
Matrix
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Gone Girl
Uncoupled
Doctor Who (played the villain in the 60th anniversary special)
It’s a Sin
Series of Unfortunate Events
How I Met Your Mother