A How I Met Your Mother star has officially joined the cast of Showtime’s highly anticipated Dexter: Resurrection as a guest star. The new Dexter series, set to debut this summer on Paramount+ with Showtime, began production in January in New York. It will see Michael C. Hall reprising his iconic role as Dexter Morgan, the beloved serial killer with a code.
Dexter: Resurrection boasts an impressive ensemble cast, including Uma Thurman as Charley, David Zayas returning 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, James Remar as Dexter’s father Harry Morgan, and Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater. Krysten Ritter has also been announced as a guest star. However, Jennifer Carpenter won’t be returning as Debra Morgan in the upcoming Dexter sequel series.
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A star of stage and screen for decades now, Neil Patrick Harris is best known for his iconic role as Barney Stinson on CBS’s How I Met Your Mother and for portraying the mischievous Count Olaf in Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. He first rose to fame at just 16 years old, playing the title character in Doogie Howser, M.D. More recently, Harris has appeared in notable television projects such as Uncoupled, Doctor Who, and How I Met Your Father. While details about his role remain under wraps, Neil Patrick Harris’ character’s name has been confirmed. According to Variety, he will play a character named Lowell in the upcoming Dexter series.
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The Dexter franchise began in 2006 and starred Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department who led a double life as a vigilante serial killer. The series aired until 2013 and received widespread acclaim, garnering numerous awards, including Emmy Awards, Golden Globes, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. The new sequel series is executive produced by Dexter veteran Clyde Phillips, who also returns as showrunner. Hall himself is an executive producer, alongside Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez, and Lilly Burns. Marcos Siega will serve as the producing director, with Monica Raymund set to direct four episodes and Siega helming six. The series is produced by Showtime Studios and Counterpart Studios and will be distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Dexter: Resurrection is one of several spinoffs expanding the Dexter universe. It is distinct from Dexter: Original Sin, a prequel series that focused on a young Dexter, played by Patrick Gibson, during his early transition into a serial killer. Michael C. Hall lent his voice to that series as Dexter’s inner monologue. The franchise also released Dexter: New Blood, which ran from November 2021 to January 2022.
Source: Variety