'Dexter: Resurrection' adds Neil Patrick Harris as guest star

Neil Patrick Harris, seen at the 2023 God's Love We Deliver Golden Heart Awards in New York City, gues stars on "Dexter Resurrection." File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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March 4 (UPI) -- Showtime announced Tuesday that Neil Patrick Harris will guest star in Dexter: Resurrection. The show is expected to air this summer on Paramount+ with Showtime.

Harris will play Lowell, but no other information was provided about the character. Dexter marks Harris's first live-action television appearance since a 2023 episode of Doctor Who and the cancellation of his Netflix series Uncoupled.

This is the latest in a flurry of casting announcements for the sequel series that include Krysten Ritter yesterday. Uma Thurman and Peter Dinklage are series regulars in the sequel series which follows Dexter: New Blood.

The prequel, Dexter: Original Sin, confirmed that Dexter (Michael C. Hall) lived.

Production began in January in New York. James Remar, David Zayas and Jack Alcott will also reprise their roles as Harry Morgan, Angel Batista and Harrison Morgan respectively.

New cast includes Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic FumusaEmilia Suárez. Executive producer Clyde Phillips is showrunning Resurrection.

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