Neil Patrick Harris has joined the cast of “Dexter: Resurrection” as a guest star.
Details about the “How I Met Your Mother” star’s role are unknown, other than his character’s name: Lowell.
Production for Showtime’s “Dexter” sequel series began in January in New York. The show is set to debut on Paramount+ With Showtime in the summer.
Michael C. Hall returns as Dexter Morgan in the series, which also stars 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, James Remar as Dexter’s father Harry Morgan and Peter Dinklage as Leon Prater. On Monday, Krysten Ritter was also announced as a guest star.
“Dexter: Resurrection” is not to be confused with “Dexter: Original Sin,” the 2024 prequel series that follows a young Dexter (Patrick Gibson) as he transitions from student to serial killer. That show also sees Hall return as Dexter’s inner monologue.
“Resurrection” is one of many offshoots of “Dexter,” a hit serial killer drama that ran on Showtime for eight seasons, from 2006 to 2013. A sequel series, “Dexter: New Blood,” aired in 2021, also starring Hall as Dexter.
The series is executive produced by “Dexter” vet Clyde Phillips, who also returns to serve as showrunner. Showtime Studios and Counterpart Studios serve as producers. Hall is an EP along with Scott Reynolds, Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns, with Marcos Siega serving as producing director. Monica Raymund will direct four episodes, and Siega will direct six episodes for the series, which is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Harris is a five-time Emmy winner and Tony winner whose credits include “Gone Girl,” “Uncoupled,” “A Series of Unfortunate Events” and “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.”
He is repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment.