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Eric Stonestreet Returns as Rapunzel in 'Dexter: Resurrection' Season 2
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In Short: Paramount+ has announced that Eric Stonestreet will return as serial killer Rapunzel in the second season of 'Dexter: Resurrection,' set to premiere on October 30th.
Paramount+ has announced that Eric Stonestreet will return as serial killer Rapunzel in the second season of 'Dexter: Resurrection,' set to premiere on October 30th.
The series, which stars Michael C. Hall as Dexter Morgan, will continue to explore Dexter's life after his presumed death in the original series.
Stonestreet, known for his role in 'Modern Family,' first appeared in Season 1 of 'Dexter: Resurrection' as Al Walker, also known as Rapunzel.
At New York Comic Con on October 8, 2026, Hall, Uma Thurman, and the show's creative team revealed details about the upcoming season, including a surprise screening of the season two premiere.
The second season of 'Dexter: Resurrection' is now in production in New York City, having started filming on April 13.
Stonestreet recalled his initial brush with the series, which came before he landed his role on 'Modern Family.' He shared his belief that Rapunzel didn't know Dexter was behind the disappearances of his friends.
The series, executive produced by Clyde Phillips, who also serves as showrunner, will find Dexter caught between two killers: one notorious and another terrorizing New York in unprecedented ways.
Krysten Ritter's role in the series has also been teased, with her character seemingly written out in the previous season but now making a return.
The revival of the Dexter franchise began when the original series was added to Netflix, prompting Paramount to green-light new spin-offs over 10 years after the original series went off the air.
Despite mixed reviews for 'Dexter: New Blood,' many fans connected with the prequel series 'Dexter: Original Sin,' starring Patrick Gibson as a young Dexter Morgan.
The second season of 'Dexter: Resurrection' will be available on Paramount+ with the Premium Plan, just in time for spooky season and the franchise's 20-year anniversary.
What this adds
Eric Stonestreet's return as Rapunzel was confirmed by multiple outlets, including Advanced-Television, Entertainment Weekly, and Variety.
Details about Season 2, including new characters and returning familiar faces, are starting to come through.
Background
Paramount+ has announced that Eric Stonestreet will return to the role of serial killer Rapunzel in the second season of 'Dexter: Resurrection,' set to premiere on October 30th.
Dexter: Resurrection is an American crime drama mystery television series developed by Clyde Phillips. It is a sequel series to Dexter and Dexter: New Blood, and it features Michael C.
What's confirmed
- Paramount+ has announced that Dexter: Resurrection will return for a second season on October 30th, accompanied by the new season’s first official teaser.
- The world of DEXTER took over New York Comic Con's Main Stage on October 8, 2026, treating fans to a surprise screening of the season two premiere of the SHOWTIME original series DEXTER: RESURRECTION, which premieres globally on Paramount+ only with the Premium Plan on Friday, October 30.
- Dexter: Resurrection took over New York Comic Con today, promoting Season 2 of the hit Showtime series, and revealed that Eric Stonestreet will return as serial killer Rapunzel.
- From Paramount Television Studios and Counterpart Studios, Dexter: Resurrection is executive produced by Phillips, who also serves as showrunner, Hall, Reynolds, Siega, Tony Hernandez, and Lilly Burns.
What's still developing
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- Based on Jeff Lindsay ’s novel Darkly Dreaming Dexter, “Dexter” ran for eight seasons between 2006 and 2013.
- Now, details about Season 2 are starting to come through, including the addition of new characters and some familiar faces returning.
- Hall ) got a new lease on life at the beginning of Resurrection, he reconnected with his son, Harrison ( Jack Alcott ), and took out a new slew of infamous serial killers on the loose.
- Stonestreet will be seen as Al, a high-profile guest character.
- Released via Paramount+ Premium in the summer of 2025, the series begins with Dexter recovering in a hospital.
- The fact that Dexter is actually alive is a miracle that can only be explained by its lead star.
- The series ran from November 2021 to January 2022.
- After Dexter, posing as Red a.k.a. the Dark Passenger, infiltrated the club, he began to take its members out one by one, but Al managed to escape New York to return to the Midwest where his blissfully unaware family awaited.
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