Paramount+ has announced that David Dastmalchian (Oppenheimer) will join the cast of the Paramount+original series Dexter: Resurrection. Dastmalchian will guest star in the role of “Gareth.”
Production on the series kicked off in January 2025 in New York and the series is set to launch in summer of 2025 on Paramount+. The new original drama series stars SAG and Golden Globe® winner Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under) in the titular role of Dexter Morgan.
In addition to Hall, the new series will also star Uma Thurman as Charley, David Zayas as Detective Angel Batista, 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, with James Remar as Dexter’s father Harry Morgan and Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater. Neil Patrick Harris, Krysten Ritter and Eric Stonestreet are also set to guest star as Lowell, Mia and Al, respectively.
Most recently, Dexter: Original Sin, a prequel series that follows Dexter (played by Patrick Gibson) as he transitions from student to serial killer, debuted last year and became the most streamed global original series for SHOWTIME® in ten years. The season finale aired in February and scored 2.68 million global viewers, marking it the most streamed episode of the season. The series, which is available to watch now on Paramount+, delivered over 15 million owned engagements across social during season run.
Dexter: Resurrection is executive produced by Emmynominee Clyde Phillips (Dexter, Dexter: Original Sin, Nurse Jackie), who also returns to serve as showrunner, and produced by Showtime Studios and Counterpart Studios. Michael C. Hall (Dexter, Six Feet Under) also serves as executive producer along with Scott Reynolds (Jessica Jones), Tony Hernandez (Emily in Paris) and Lilly Burns (Russian Doll), with Marcos Siega (Dexter: New Blood) serving as producing director. Monica Raymund (Dexter: Original Sin) is set to direct four episodes with Marcos Siega directing six episodes for the series. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Dastmalchian is best known for his notable roles in Christopher Nolan’s films The Dark Knight and Oppenheimer. Additional past credits include starring roles in The Suicide Squad, Dune: Part One, The Last Voyage of the Demeter and Late Night with the Devil. He’ll be seen next in Apple TV+’s Murderbot series premiering this May and Life of Chuck debuting in June. Dastmalchian is repped by Atlas Artists, Persona PR and attorney Duncan Hedges.
