Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2 premieres Friday, 30 October 2026, on Paramount+ UK & Ireland. Michael C. Hall returns as the infamous serial killer Dexter Morgan, alongside new cast members Brian Cox (Succession) and Dan Stevens (Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire). Academy Award Nominee Uma Thurman (Kill Bill) also returns as Charley.
Read on for everything you need to know about Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2, including the release date, returning cast, new characters, official trailer, first-look photos and how to watch.
Spoiler alert: This guide includes plot details from Season 1. All 10 episodes of the first season are available to stream on Paramount+ UK & Ireland.
Key facts
- Season 2 premiere date: Friday, 30 October 2026
- Streaming: Paramount+ UK & Ireland
- Starring: Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
- Returning cast: Uma Thurman, Jack Alcott and more
- New cast: Brian Cox, Dan Stevens and more
- Trailer: Released 1 October 2026
When does Season 2 premiere?
Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2 premieres Friday, 30 October 2026, on Paramount+ UK & Ireland.
How to watch Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2
You can stream Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2 on Paramount+ UK & Ireland from 30 October. All 10 episodes of the first highly-rated Season 1 are streaming now.
If you’re planning a Dexter® marathon before the new season, you can also explore the four shows in the Dexter® Universe, listed here in chronological order:
- Dexter®: Original Sin: Set in the early 1990s, this prequel explores Dexter’s young adulthood and the beginnings of his murderous urges. The iconic Sarah Michelle Gellar shines as a mentor to young Dexter Morgan.
- Dexter®: The original crime drama, which ran from 2006 to 2013, introduces Dexter Morgan, a Miami police blood-spatter analyst who secretly kills murderers.
- Dexter®: New Blood: Set a decade after the original series, this follow-up finds Dexter living under an assumed identity in Iron Lake, New York.
- Dexter®: Resurrection: Picking up weeks after the events of New Blood, the series follows Dexter’s complicated relationship with his son, Harrison, as both attempt to stay ahead of the law.
Who is in the Season 2 cast?
Michael C. Hall returns as Dexter Morgan in the Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2 cast, alongside Uma Thurman as the formidable Charley and Jack Alcott as Dexter’s son, Harrison.
Brian Cox joins the cast as The New York Ripper, while Dan Stevens plays The Five Borough Killer. Gabriel Luna also joins in a guest role as serial killer Ray Ballard.
The announced cast includes:
- Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan
- Uma Thurman as Charley
- Jack Alcott as Harrison Morgan
- Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Blessing Kamara
- Kadia Saraf as Detective Claudette Wallace
- Dominic Fumusa as Detective Melvin Oliva
- James Remar as Harry Morgan
- Desmond Harrington as Lt. Joey Quinn
- Brian Cox as The New York Ripper
- Dan Stevens as The Five Borough Killer
- Nona Parker Johnson as Fiona Mixon
- Bokeem Woodbine as Capt. Mixon
- Gabriel Luna as Ray Ballard/The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger
- Krysten Ritter as Mia LaPierre/Lady Vengeance
- Eric Stonestreet as Al Walker/Rapunzel
Who does Brian Cox play?
In Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2, Brian Cox plays The New York Ripper, a serial killer who once terrorised New York City.
Although the character is no longer actively killing when we meet him, he continues to torment survivors of his earlier crimes. His arrival introduces another dangerous figure into Dexter Morgan’s world.
What is Season 2 about?
Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2 continues Dexter Morgan’s story as he simultaneously encounters two new serial killers: The New York Ripper and The Five Borough Killer.
The new season also sees the return of Charley, who was last seen leaving New York City with her seriously ill mother.
Whilst juggling parenting a teenager, wrangling notorious serial killers and hiding his true identity, Dexter Morgan has to come to grips with something even the most seasoned killer can’t comprehend; navigating middle-age.
Meanwhile Dan Stevens’ character, The Five Borough Killer, taunts police with threats to murder innocent people, echoing the tactics of the real-life (and still uncaptured) Zodiac Killer.
Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2 first-look photos
Paramount+ released official first-look photos and brand new key art for Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2.
Featuring Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, Jack Alcott as Harrison Morgan, Uma Thurman as Charley and several other returning and new characters.
The photos also offer a first-hand look at James Remar as Harry Morgan, Dominic Fumusa as Detective Melvin Oliva and Kadia Saraf as Detective Claudette Wallace.
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan in Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2.
Jack Alcott as Harrison Morgan (left) and Nona Parker Johnson (right) as Fiona in Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2.
James Remar as Harry Morgan (left) and Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan (right) in Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2.
Uma Thurman as Charley (left) and Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan (right) in Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2.
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan (left) and Shavo Odadjian as R.H. Martin (right) in Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2.
Dominic Fumusa as Detective Melvin Oliva (left) and Kadia Saraf as Detective Claudette Wallace (right) in Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2.
Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan (left) and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Blessing Kamara (right) in Dexter®: Resurrection Season 2.
What happens in Dexter®: Resurrection Season 1?
Spoiler warning: The following recap contains major plot details from Season 1.
Dexter®: Resurrection Season 1 opens with Dexter Morgan awakening from a coma after being shot by his own son, Harrison, in Dexter®: New Blood.
When Dexter discovers that Harrison has moved to New York City, he follows him to Manhattan, where Harrison is working as a hotel concierge. Dexter soon learns that his son has killed a hotel guest named Ryan Foster.
Meanwhile, Dexter becomes obsessed with Ronald “Red” Schmidt, a serial killer targeting ride-share drivers. After killing Schmidt, Dexter assumes his identity and attends a mysterious dinner party hosted by wealthy venture capitalist Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage).
Prater has assembled a group of serial killers, including Mia/Lady Vengeance (Krysten Ritter), Al Walker/Rapunzel (Eric Stonestreet), Lowell (Neil Patrick Harris) and Gareth, the Gemini Killer (David Dastmalchian).
Also joining the macabre dinner is Charley (Uma Thurman), Prater’s trusted associate, who recruits and vets serial killers for the billionaire.
Dexter begins methodically targeting members of Prater’s group while trying to protect Harrison from the police. Father and son eventually reunite, but their relationship remains complicated by their different approaches to their murderous impulses.
Meanwhile, Captain Angel Batista (David Zayas), Dexter’s former Miami colleague, arrives in New York. Batista suspects that Dexter is the Bay Harbor Butcher and fears Harrison may be following in his father’s footsteps.
As Dexter infiltrates the inner workings of Prater’s organisation, he discovers that Charley works for the billionaire because he funds medical treatment for her seriously ill mother.
Dexter decides the powerful Prater must die.
But Prater learns Dexter’s true identity and makes him an extraordinary offer: Dexter can become his partner, killing serial killers brought to Prater’s mansion.
There’s just one condition. Dexter must first kill Batista.
To discover the surprising conclusion to the confrontation, stream the Dexter®: Resurrection Season 1 finale, “And Justice For All.”
All 10 episodes of Season 1 are available to stream on Paramount+ UK & Ireland ahead of the Season 2 premiere on 30 October 2026.
