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TheDexterspinoffDexter: Resurrectionwill premiere on Paramount+ with Showtime in June 2025 and will add more depth tothe dark tale of Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a complex serial killer.Game of Thronesfans will want to know that a familiar face has been added to the cast of the upcoming series.
Deadlinereported thatPeter Dinklage has been cast inDexter: Resurrection. Thankfully for curious fans, there are some details about Dinklage’s character. The actor is playinga wealthy venture capitalist named Leon Prater. As Deadline explains, while he gives a lot of money to charity and seems compassionate, he is hiding some secrets. Also according to Deadline,Uma Thurman’sDexter: Resurrectioncharacter Charleyis his head of security. Leon and Charley join familiar characters Detective Angel Batista (David Zayas), Harry Morgan (James Remar), and Harrison Morgan (Jack Alcott).
Besidesplaying Tyrion Lannister onGame of Thronesfrom 2011 to 2019,Dinklage voiced a character onRick and Mortyseason 6. He has appeared on several TV shows as well, including playing Marlowe Sawyer onNip/Tuckand Arthur Ramsey onThreshold. Some of Dinklage’s most well-known movie roles include Casca Highbottom inthe prequelThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Peter inDeath at a Funeral, and the voice of Mighty Eagle inThe Angry Birds Movie.
Of course, no matter how many TV or movie roles Dinklage takes on, fans will always want to hear more about his time onGame of Thronesasthe wise and memorable Tyrion. In a 2022 interview withThe Sunday Times, the actor talked aboutwhy he loved portraying Tyrion. He said:
“I do miss Tyrion. He was just lovely, funny and the writers were smart to not only give him the joke that ends up on a T-shirt, but also have him be more than that — in a world prejudiced against him. Every season we’d get all 10 scripts at the start, like a novel. I’d go through them ravenously. Not to find out if my character died, but just to enjoy it. It was really such a joy.”
Although fans still have to wait several more months before they can see the premiere ofDexter: Resurrection, at least they can look forward to seeing Dinklage’s character Leon. He sounds likea compelling character whomight have as many layers and secrets as Dexter himself.
Viewers last left Dexter Morgan in episode 10 ofDexter: New Bloodcalled “Sins of the Father,” which aired on January 9th, 2022. Dexter appears to die, which is why fans are so curious about how he is going to come back to life in the spinoff series. Ever since fans found out that there would beno season 2 ofDexter: New Bloodbut there would be twoDexterspinoffs, they have been waiting for more details aboutDexter: Resurrection.The Dexterprequel series,Dexter: Original Sin, premiered in December 2024,and whenDexter: Resurrectionarrives in June 2025, fans will be happy to uncover more about Dexter’s mysterious life.
