Dexter: Resurrection Season 2’s Release Is Avoiding Major Streaming Problem That Honors OG Series Tradition
The release date for Dexter: Resurrection season 2 avoids a frustrating streaming problem and hearkens back to one of the original Dexter‘s best traditions. It has been months since the ending of Dexter: Resurrection season 1, and many fans of Michael C. Hall’s charming serial killer are eagerly awaiting news of Dexter: Resurrection season 2. Luckily, Paramount+ with Showtime has been giving us some promising updates.
For example, we know that Resurrection season 2 will see Dexter face off against the New York Ripper, we know that most of the cast of Resurrection is returning for the new season, and we know that Dexter is back in top form. Now, we also know when Resurrection season 2 is returning, and its projected premiere month is both fixing a problem plaguing the streaming industry and a problem Dexter has had for over a decade.
Dexter: Resurrection Season 2’s 2026 Release Plan Avoids A Common Streaming Problem
Jack Alcott as Harrison Morgan and Emily C. Kimball as Gigi Jones in Dexter: Resurrection, episode 8, season 1.Zach Dilgard/Paramount+
Dexter: Resurrection season 2 is set to premiere in October 2026, which avoids a common streaming problem. Resurrection season 1 ended in September 2025, and while it will take a bit more than a year, season 2 is still coming in the next calendar year after the debut season. Many other streaming shows, however, have much longer wait times between seasons than Dexter: Resurrection does.
There are plenty of examples of streaming shows with long production schedules. Severance season 2 came out nearly three years after season 1 did, for example, while Wednesday season 2, Stranger Things season 5, Euphoria season 3, and many more have had similarly long production schedules. It’s actually easier to list streaming shows that don’t take multiple years between seasons: The Pitt and Dexter: Resurrection are among the few examples.
“You talk about making the show starting in January and airing it in July. That’s not unusual. And we’re going to do it again this year. We’re going to start shooting in April and we’re going to air in October.” – Clyde Phillips, Dexter: Resurrection showrunner.
By avoiding these long wait times between seasons, Dexter: Resurrection is also avoiding their negative consequences. Fans of the show won’t lose interest while waiting multiple years, more actors will be likely to reprise their roles instead of signing onto a new project, and Resurrection can keep its momentum going. This release date is great for Dexter: Resurrection and for fans who can’t wait to see Michael C. Hall again.
How Dexter: Resurrection Is Continuing The Original Show’s Release Tradition
The October 2026 release date for Dexter: Resurrection season 2 also calls back to how the original Dexter used to be released. With the original Dexter, there used to be a new season every year, as there was with most cable television. Dexter seasons 1 through 8 ran from 2006 to 2013, and each new season premiered at the end of September or beginning of October of the following year.
Dexter: Resurrection is already on track to bring that production timeline back. While confirming Resurrection season 2’s release date, creator Clyde Phillips noted that the show will only have a six-month production schedule before new episodes are ready. We don’t yet know how long Resurrection will last, but it’s safe to assume that future seasons will also come out just as quickly as season 2 is poised to.
Resurrection is also the first time Dexter has returned to this regular release schedule since 2013. Dexter: New Blood was a one-season limited series, and Dexter: Original Sin was canceled after just a single season. Still, there was eight years between the end of Dexter and the start of New Blood, and another four between it and Original Sin. Finally, Dexter: Resurrection is returning in a timely fashion.
Release Date
July 13, 2025
Network
Paramount+ with Showtime
Directors
Marcos Siega
Writers
Scott Buck
