Dexter: Resurrection is continuing to fill in its ranks.
Krysten Ritter has joined the cast of the Showtime series as a guest star named “Mia.” No other details about the role are being revealed.
The series, which is now in production, returns Michael C. Hall to playing Dexter Morgan, the titular role he made famous when starring in the original Dexter, which launched on Showtime in 2006 and ran for eight seasons. Dexter: Resurrection premieres this summer.
Following the Dexter: New Blood revival series, prequel Dexter: Original Sin launched last year, and released its finale last month. Original Sin became the most streamed global original series for Showtime in 10 years with its finale’s 2.68M global viewers.
When speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the Original Sin ending, a possible season two and the future of the franchise at large, showrunner Clyde Phillips had teased of Resurrection‘s roster, “Wait until you see the cast announcements. It’s going to blow your brain, big time.”
Ritter, who has starred in Love & Death, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Sonic 3, Orphan Black: Echoes and Breaking Bad, joins the already announced cast of Uma Thurman as Charley, returning star David Zayas as Detective Angel Batista, returning star 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 and with returning star James Remar as Dexter’s father Harry Morgan and Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater.
Dexter: Resurrection is executive produced by Dexter‘s original showrunner Phillips, who returns as showrunner, and is produced by Showtime Studios and Counterpart Studios.
Hall also executive produces along with Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns, with Marcos Siega as producing director. Monica Raymund will direct four episodes with Marcos Siega directing six episodes. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
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