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Dexter is everyone's favorite televised vigilante serial killer, the blood spatter expert who tried to control his dark passenger by killing people he thought deserved it, namely other killers.

Fans last saw Dexter Morgan in the television series Dexter: Original Sin, which was a prequel, and Dexter New Blood, which appeared to show the titular character's death, but he's recovered from his wounds.

The original Dexter ran from 2006 through 2013 on Showtime.

In the new revival series Dexter: Resurrection, the character is back, and details have have now been released about the new series' villains and plot, as well as a first trailer.

"I'm in the busiest city in the world for God's sake, but I have the urge. The urge to kill again. I can't quit. There's killers out here, and I have to stop them," Dexter says in the trailer, which was released on May 30. He reveals that people, including Harrison and Quinn, are looking for him. 

The first two episodes of the new show stream July 11 on Paramount+.

A trailer teaser was released on X. It shows Dexter, played by Michael C. Hall, lying in a hospital bed.

The Dexter: Resurrection villains include well-known Hollywood stars playing serial killers who square off against Dexter.

According to USA Today, Neil Patrick Harris plays 'The Tattoo Collector," Eric Stonestreet is "Rapunzel," Krysten Ritter plays "Lady Vengeance," and David Dastmalchian is "The Gemini Killer."

Michael C. Hall and Jack Alcott are seen on the set of "Dexter: Resurrection" set in Downtown, Manhattan on April 10, 2025 in New York City.Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/Getty Images

The serial killers gather for a "MurderCon style meetup," USA Today revealed. Dexter goes to New York to track down his son, Harrison, according to USA Today.

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