With Dexter: the resurrection First season over, fans of the crime series are left in search of a new anti-hero to follow. This series in a row resumed a large part of the dark charm of the original, but until a season 2 is confirmed, viewers will need another exciting spectacle to fill the gap and satisfy their desire for a morally complex narration.
Part of the call of Dexter has always been his attempts to achieve the Harry code while leading an apparently normal life to those around him. When a great season ends, it can often be difficult to find something that fills this gap, but all these shows offer something special to Dexter fans.
Fall (2013 – 2016)
The fall is a series of crimes that takes place in Northern Ireland which presents 50 shades of gray Star Jamie Dornan as a serial killer, with X-Files’ Gillian Anderson as a superintendent without frills responsible for making him fall. With the killer Paul Specter who murdered women around Belfast, this fascinating cat and mouse game was characterized by strong writing and great performance.
A lot the same way Dexter showed how his killer lived by a strict code to contain his dark passenger, The fall represented Paul as a father with a woman and a child. Taking up for three incredible seasons, this bingable series was a slow combustion psychological thriller that maintained its tension throughout.
Hannibal (2013 – 2015)
Although most know the Oscar -winning performance of Anthony Hopkins as Dr Hannibal Lecter The silence of the lambsMads Mikkelsen offered the public a new interpretation of the character in Hannibal. This elegant series Thomas Harris’ redesigned characters Red dragon novel with psychological depth and visual flair.
Hannibal focused on the relationship between the profiler of the FBI Will Graham and the Secret Serial Killer and Cannibal Hannibal Lecter. This dynamic can resonate with Dexter The fans, who watched him hide his murderous nature behind a respectable career as a blood splash at Miami Metro in the original series.
You (2018 – 2025)
A large part of the call for Dexter was that, even if his title character was a killer, viewers were often welcomed by his charismatic charm. It was also the case for Youwho Gossip Girl Penn Badgley as an obsessive and bookish killer Joe Goldberg, whose desire for love often leads to death and murder.
With the same narration of an internal monologue as Dexter,, You allowed viewers to grasp Joe’s mind While he justified and rationalized his own twisted logic. Joe’s obsession for several different women from the series has always made an exciting vision, because all those who entered his life ultimately came to regret it.
Bates Motel (2013 – 2017)
While Dexter Maybe one of the most famous fictitious serial killers of all time, his reputation pale compared to the original slasher killer, Norman Bates. Although viewers first met Norman in Alfred Hitchcock PsychoThe Contequelle Contequelle series Motel Bates expanded his background frame and his complex relationship with his mother.
Just as Dexter Trying to contain and bury its dark impulses, the exceptional performance of Freddie Highmore of a young Norman has highlighted a teenager who fights against psychological problems and a fractured personality. As a deliciously uncomfortable exploration of unusual family dynamics, Motel Bates has really managed to meet the high expectations of its source equipment.
The serpent (2021)
A mini-series that proves that the truth is often stranger than fiction The serpentA co -production between the BBC and Netflix. By telling the story of a French serial killer who is joining and murdering backpackers on the hippie path through Asia in the 1970s, it was based on the real killer Charles Sobhraj, who killed at least 20 tourists.
The serpent presented an incredible lead in Tahar RahimWith Billy Howle adding humanity to history as a Dutch diplomat who makes her mission to discover the truth. This very underestimated series provided a really biting visualization, all the more shocking since everything was really true.
Breaking Bad (2008 – 2013)
Although Breaking Bad’s Walter White was not a typical serial killer, his descent by becoming a merciless cook from methamphetamine and a drug worker has shown how modest the person could be pushed to kiss their darkest impulses. As a complex anti-hero for which the public approaches in a way, There is a lot of comparison to make between Walter and Dexter.
The two series have protagonists who lead a double life and whose carefully built existence is still on the verge of total collapse. With anti-heroes who always hide family, friends and police, both Break the bad And Dexter scrape the same itching.
Barry (2018 – 2023)
As a surprisingly complex and dramatic turning point of the actor Bill Hader, Barry was a series which, a bit like Dexter, presented a protagonist leading a double life. As a contract killer who also tries to carve out a successful career as an actor, Barry Balanced tension and comedy to create a psychological thriller that seemed unique and exciting.
With a large support distribution, including Happy days‘Henry Winkler as an acting coach of Barry, Barry was one of the best HBO series in recent years. In the same way that Dexter’s morality has evolved and has grown over the years, Barry has also become morally in conflict when he found a meaning and a goal outside the murder while fighting to escape his violent past.
Dexter: Original Sin (2024 – 2025)
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It is no secret that the original Dexter The series ended on a low note because the viewers were frustrated by Lumperjack Dexter and a dull final. Although there was an attempt to compensate for the mistakes passed with Dexter: New bloodit was The prequelle series Dexter: Original sin This better taken up the essence of what made the original so great to start.
With Michael C. Hall who returns to tell his emblematic internal monologue, Patrick Gibson exploited the heart of this character thanks to his exceptional performance while the young Dexter starting to start in the Miami metro. While it was disappointing Dexter: Original sin has not been renewed for a second season, it is a wonderful branch whose success has helped to open the way to Dexter: Resurrection.
Dexter: Resurrection
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- Release date
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July 13, 2025
- Network
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Paramount + with Showtime
- Directors
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Mowing frames
- Writers
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Scott Buck
