Now 19 years old, the Dexter television franchise has gone through five great early seasons and three progressively terrible ones in its original run from 2006 to 2013, one middling “miniseries” in 2022, one now-cancelled prequel season from earlier this year and the latest entry, Dexter: Resurrection that is certainly a resurrection, in more ways than one.
After being shot by his son and slipping into a coma in Iron Lake, Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) awakes several weeks later to find Harrison (Jake Alcott) has left the town. In the middle of physical rehab, former colleague and Miami Metro Police Department Homicide Captain Angel Batista (David Zayaz) appears, carrying with him a strong suspicion that Dexter is the infamous serial killer, the Bay Harbour Butcher.
In New York, Harrison’s new life as a hotel bellhop is compromised when the “dark urges” inherited from Dexter causes him to stop a woman from being raped, which spirals out of control when he kills and dismembers the rapist.
The hastily discarded body parts eventually end up being discovered at a trash dump site, making not only the regional news, but also placing Harrison in the crosshairs of the New York Police Department’s best detectives.
Realising the danger Harrison has put himself in, Dexter makes his way to New York City to save his son, with Angel hot on his heels. However, once in The Big Apple, Dexter realises he is not the only serial killer in the city.
