Dexter Morgan is about to undergo a major change.
Series star Michael C. Hall confirms Dexter: Resurrection season 2 is going to end a franchise-long story for the titular vigilante serial killer. Set to premiere later this fall, Dexter: Resurrection season 2 will offer a significant time jump for the story, which will see its lead character hunting down more killers across New York City. Major new faces include Dan Stevens as Owen Stark, a serial killer who threatens police, and Brian Cox as Don Framt, the New York Ripper, who continues to harass the families of his victims.
Speaking with Collider, Hall revealed another change coming to Dexter: Resurrection season 2, something that will bring a franchise-long story to a close. The lead actor revealed Dexter is going to spend this season having accepted who he is, no longer wrestling with his humanity. He's become more situationally aware of his relationships with other people, understanding the real-world consequences they can have. In so doing, he's also going to be more active, having embraced his Dark Passenger, something Hall teases will come out in his performance as Dexter in the forthcoming episodes.
I think he’s put away the fetishization of being a human being and playing at being a human being and indulging in relationships. He’s had experiences that have taught him that he needs to take more responsibility for the fact that relationships are actual, they’re real. They’re not just playing out on some screen in front of him.
[H]e’s as reconciled as ever to his compulsion... I think he's put away some of his sort of detached musings about himself and what he is and isn’t, and is more of an agent in the world.
Dexter has always struggled with being "normal" in the eyes of society, having done his best to be seen as a kind, upstanding person, even when he didn't understand the feelings of others. This would always be a balancing act for him, though, also having to deal with the Dark Passenger and his need to kill. But, according to Hall, it seems like he's made peace with his urges, something that makes him more trepidatious about relationships with other people because of how real they are.
Dexter: Resurrection season 1 ended with the serial killer accepting his role in society, though still grateful for the human connections he has to people like Harrison and Blessing. He ends up stealing Leon Prater's boat and his serial killer files, deciding to hunt down killers across the country that have a connection to his now-dismembered club. Season 2 will still take place in New York, though, with Dexter still having accepted his role while dealing with a host of new villains in the process.
In addition to this core story change and the new Dexter characters who will serve as antagonists, there have been other confirmed alterations season 2 will bring to the table. For one, Joey Quinn will be returning as a series regular, having previously appeared in season 1 as a guest star. In addition, Nona Parker Johnson has been cast as Fiona Mixon, an NYPD training officer and new love interest for Harrison, while Bokeem Woodbine will play her father, Captain Mixon of NYPD Homicide.
As for Dexter embracing who he is, this lends itself to plenty of interesting storytelling changes that place a grander focus on his characterization now that he's fully confident in who he is. It could make his approach to new serial killer villains in Dexter: Resurrection season 2 much different in contrast to how he's been portrayed before. This could lead to some interesting confrontations unlike anything the franchise has done before.
