Summary
Dexter: Resurrectionwill be released this summer, with filming currently underway. Michael C. Hall is back as Dexter Morgan, and it’s also been confirmed that Jack Alcott, David Zayas and James Remar will also be returning. Remar played Harry Morgan in the originalDexterseries, appearing in flashbacks and as Dexter’s Ghost. However,Harry was absent in the limited series,New Blood, with Debra Morgan taking his place as Dexter’s deceased mentor.
Jennifer Carpenter hasn’t signed on forResurrection, and it could be the case that her time playing Debra Morgan in the Dexter-verse has come to an end.Her role asDexter’s Ghostappears to have been taken over by James Remar’s iteration of Harry Morgan, and while she could appear in flashbacks, the passage of time between the original series andResurrectionmakes this unlikely.
Dexter: Resurrection
Cast
Michael C. Hall. Jack Alcott, David Zayas, Uma Thurman and James Remar
Created by
Executive Producers
Clyde Phillips and Michael C. Hall
In the originalDexterseries,Harry Morganwas already long dead, so his appearances were primarily as Dexter’s ghostly apparitions, as the serial killer tried to stick to the code set out by Harry to control hisdark passenger.Many fans were disappointed when Dexter’s adoptive father didn’t return inNew Blood, and was instead replaced byDebra Morgan, who provided a very different ghostly vibe.Less of a calming influence and more of a judgmental tone. 12 long years after James Remar last portrayed Harry Morgan, he is returning to the role in the upcomingspin-off series,Resurrection, and its likely he’ll be helping Dexter from beyond the grave in a similar way to how he did in the original series.
It wouldn’t really work to have Debra return as another dead character in Dexter’s life, especially as the end ofNew Bloodsaw her fade away, seemingly to never return,after overseeing Dexter’s so-called ‘death’. Christian Slater’s iteration of Harry Morgan inOriginal Sinhas provided extra backstory for the character that can potentially be explored inResurrection, via James Remar’s original version. There isn’t really much more to say about Debra Morgan, after eight seasons spent on developing her arc, but Harry is still very much an unknown commodity.
Harry Morgan’s Code Makes His Return Arguably More Important in Resurrection
Dexter Morgan is actually alive inResurrection,after being shot by his teenage son, Harrison, at the end ofNew Blood.Original Sin’s crossover withResurrectionsaw Dexter being rushed to the hospital, and surviving the ordeal.When Dexter fully recovers, he’ll need the ghostly guidance of his long deceased father, Harry Morgan, as he grapples with breaking the code to kill Coach Logan, while facing up to the world knowing he is the Bay Harbor Butcher. If Dexter is set to go on the run inResurrection, the only person who truly understands his dark side is his adoptive father, so he’ll likely accompany him in his subconscious mind. The revelations about Harry’s past inOriginal Sinalso make his future appearance inResurrectionall the more intriguing, as there is so much Dexter doesn’t know about the lead up to his mother,Laura Moser’s death.
Dexter will need guidance from Harry throughout the series, as he will likely target bad people once again, and channel his father’s strict code.It is interesting that Harry wasn’t occupying Dexter’s mind inNew Blood, and likely also didn’t in the years after the end of the original series, so why is he returning now? The near-death experience has probably played a part in this, and maybe Harry returns while Dexter is in the operating theater, to remind him that he isn’t done killing bad guys just yet.
