*In the gripping continuation of “Dexter: New Blood,” SHOWTIME’s “Dexter: Resurrection” plunges viewers back into the complex world of Dexter Morgan, played by Michael C. Hall, as he awakens from a coma weeks after a near-fatal encounter with his son, Harrison Morgan (Jack Alcott).
Set against the restless backdrop of New York City, the series, helmed by showrunner Clyde Phillips, follows Dexter’s desperate search for Harrison, who has vanished, leaving his father to confront the consequences of their shared past. As Miami Metro’s Detective Angel Batista (David Zayas) closes in with questions, the stakes deepen for both father and son.
Joining the cast are Uma Thurman as Charley, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine as Blessing Kamara, Kadia Saraf as Detective Claudette Wallace, Dominic Fumusa as Detective Melvin Oliva, and Emilia Suárez as Elsa Rivera, with guest stars including Neil Patrick Harris, Krysten Ritter, Eric Stonestreet, and David Dastmalchian. At the heart of this chapter, Jack Alcott and James Remar, who reprises his role as Dexter’s spectral father Harry Morgan, offer profound insights into their characters’ emotional journeys.
Harrison Morgan, last seen in “Dexter: New Blood” making the heart-wrenching decision to shoot his father, carries the weight of that moment into “Dexter: Resurrection.” Alcott describes Harrison’s state as one of profound turmoil: “I mean, well, that’s such a tough moment to walk away from, not totally rocked. And it’s clearly what happens to Harrison, it’s like an indescribable amount of trauma for somebody who’s already dealt with so much.”
When we meet Harrison again, he’s fleeing from the pain of his actions, grappling with questions of identity and morality. “I think we find Harrison at the beginning of Resurrection just running from it,” Alcott explains. “I mean, just anything but that, anything but the way that that feels, the memory of that, and its implications for the future. What does that make me? What am I capable of? Like, I don’t want any part of any of that.”
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Yet, Harrison’s attempt to escape his past is fraught with challenges. Alcott notes that while Harrison strives for normalcy—“I don’t want to be right, I just want to be normal”—he’s not the same “angsty kid” from “Dexter: New Blood.” He’s piecing together a life with friends and a job, but the darkness within him persists.
“What’s behind him is also in him, and you can’t run from that,” Alcott says. “So it’s something that he’s got a face, you can’t run from that forever.” Harrison’s arc in “Dexter: Resurrection” promises a raw exploration of trauma and the struggle to reconcile with one’s own nature.
Meanwhile, James Remar returns as Harry Morgan, Dexter’s ghostly father and moral anchor, whose presence remains a cornerstone of the series. In “Dexter: Resurrection,” Harry’s role evolves to reflect Dexter’s new reality as a man in his 50s emerging from a “very frozen period of his life.”
Remar emphasizes the theme of continuity: “It’s continuity for Dexter, even though he is a fully grown man in his early 50s. He’s not the 14-year-old kid that Harry was schooling a long, long time ago.”
Harry’s lessons, once rebelled against, now resonate deeply, offering stability as Dexter navigates his fractured relationship with Harrison and the looming threat of his past catching up.
“The lessons of your father that you may have rebelled against when you were younger have greater resonance now that you’re a grown man and you’re a father,” Remar reflects. “So, the continuity is very important, and the resonance of truth is also, I think, what helps ground Dexter when the head might be going off a little bit.”
Filmed in New York, “Dexter: Resurrection” weaves a tense narrative of redemption and reckoning, with Dexter and Harrison’s paths converging in unexpected ways. As Alcott and Remar’s insights reveal, the series delves into the emotional scars of its characters, exploring whether they can outrun their pasts or must face them head-on.
With a stellar cast and a city that never sleeps as its backdrop, “Dexter: Resurrection” is poised to captivate audiences with its unflinching look at family, trauma, and the darkness that binds them.
“Dexter: Resurrection” premiered with two episodes on July 11 on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME, with new episodes dropping weekly on Friday.
Watch our conversation with James and Jack below.
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