Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for ‘Dexter: Resurrection,’ Episode 4

Summary

In Episode 4 of Dexter: Resurrection, Dexter finds himself in a serial killer club testing his moral code.

In an interview with Collider, Hall admits the new chapter pushes Dexter into unprecedented darkness unseen in the series.

The actor notes that Dexter faces conflicting feelings in the murder museum, unsure of how to proceed.

Dexter: Resurrection isn’t just upping the stakes of its Showtime series — it’s cracking things wide open to create more complications for our titular antihero, Dexter Morgan, played to perfection by Michael C. Hall. Following an invitation from the enigmatic Charley (Uma Thurman) to one of New York’s most disturbing cliques, Dexter finds himself stepping into a “serial killer club,” where every introduction, from Peter Dinklage’s unnervingly charming Leon to Krysten Ritter’s code-driven Lady Vengeance, tests both his instincts and his fragile moral code. In an exclusive interview with Collider for the series’ fourth episode, “Call Me Red,” Hall admits this new chapter pushes his character into unprecedented territory, an element he has found equally exciting as an actor to take on. “He’s never been in an environment of more concentrated darkness than he’s in, in the threshold of Episode 4,” says. With its murder museum filled with twisted Easter eggs — from John Wayne Gacy to the New York Ripper — Episode 4 takes Dexter deep into a world that mirrors his darkest urges while daring him to stay in control. “I think he’s enticed by the idea that he can have some sense of camaraderie and intimacy with these like-minded individuals,” Hall says. “On the other hand, they’re all undeniably code-worthy and need to be taken out. So, what’s he going to do? That’s a part of the fun of it.” While digging into this week’s episode, Hall dives into Dexter’s pulse-pounding first encounter with the killer club, the emotional weight of Angel Batista’s (David Zayas) return, and why the road ahead is about to get “pretty colorful and gnarly.”
Hall Breaks Down Dexter’s Guilt and That Tense Batista Showdown

“I think he’s in a place where he can finally put some things down and reclaim himself.”

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COLLIDER: Firstly, I loved seeing all those familiar faces from the past — I was so excited to see Doakes, Miguel, and Arthur, so I’m wondering, with Dexter being haunted by his own ghosts, it’s also his own guilt speaking to him. What do you think it says about his psyche that his Dark Passenger is now this chorus of regrets? Is he using it to steer himself morally or just to excuse himself again? HALL: It was a really great place to start for the character and as an actor, just to reengage with all those people who I’ve worked with and who I love, and just root the character in the rich mythology of his past and his internal landscape. I think a lot of what’s happening in that space between alive and dead and Dexter’s fever dreams is about him working through some regret and guilt that he’s actually ready, ultimately, to put down. I think the character is finally able to move past his penance, and not forget the past and honor the past, and move forward in a way that honors it, and as much as he’s recommitted to the code and recommitted to not indulging certain things that he’s indulged in the past and that have gotten him and the people he cares about in trouble. I think he’s in a place where he can finally put some things down and reclaim himself. The scene with Angel giving you that Miami sandwich [in Episode 1], I thought, was really sweet, but it’s also very layered. There’s so much tension going on between the two of them. How did you approach that scene, especially knowing that he’s starting to feel that he is caught by someone who loved him once? They both still love each other, but now Angel’s suspecting the worst. I’m sure that’s probably heartbreaking for Dexter. He doesn’t want to go that route with him. HALL: It’s one of my favorite scenes I’ve ever played as the character and on the show. David [Zayas] is amazing. We have such a rich and long-lasting history that we can just sit in. I think it’s really bittersweet, that scene. It’s a reunion of old friends, but there’s so much new dark water under the bridge. They’re waiting at the top of this ocean of dark revelation and secret, and the cat-and-mouse dynamic. It was pretty rich. Batista has emerged as an adversary, and Dexter doesn’t want that. He’s very fond of that man. In his old life, Batista was probably as close to a normal friend as he ever had, and I think he hopes against hope that Batista will walk away, but given who he knows Batista to be, and given what he knows Batista suspects, that’s unlikely.
Dexter Finds His Tribe in Episode 4, but Hall Says It’s Not What You Think

“They’re all undeniably code-worthy and need to be taken out.”

By Episode 4, Dexter is infiltrating this literal serial killer social club with themed names, and this museum, which is so fascinating and so disturbingly dark. Did that kind of feel like Dexter’s finally stepping into a world that aligns with his urges, or is it more like a satire? How do you think he’s feeling, being in the middle of all of that with them? HALL: I think he’s feeling opposing things at once, which is often the case with Dexter. I think he’s enticed by the idea that he can have some sense of camaraderie and intimacy with these like-minded individuals. On the other hand, they’re all undeniably code-worthy and need to be taken out. So, what’s he going to do? That’s a part of the fun of it. I feel like part of it’s a little bit of a buffet for Dexter because there are so many people that he feels are not good people, and they’re not, so I’m excited to see how that unwinds further.
Hall on Dexter’s Heartbreaking Confession and “Human Impulse”

“It’s an impulse, and it’s a human impulse, and that’s revealing, I think.”

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There is a moment where Dexter tells Harry that he wishes he had never rescued him, and it felt so heartbreaking. It’s loaded and it’s very complicated. How do you think Dexter’s relationship with his past is informing the way he’s showing up for Harrison? HALL: He doesn’t want to impose a code on Harrison in the way a code was necessarily imposed on him. I think ultimately, he’s enticed by the idea that his son is like him. Again, opposing things at once. I think he loves the idea that his son is like him, and he is also horrified by the notion. Ultimately, I think he wants Harrison to move forward in the world unshackled by the compulsion that Dexter himself has. The multi-generational father-son dynamic thread that runs through the fabric of this season is a fundamental part of the heart of this new story. I love that Dexter wakes up, discovers he’s still alive, and shortly thereafter, discovers that his son is likely in New York and doesn’t deliberate about it. He doesn’t go back and forth with his father about what he should do. He packs a bag, opens a bathroom window, and runs out. Arguably, he’s also running away from Batista, but he’s running to his son, and there’s no qualms about it. It’s an impulse, and it’s a human impulse, and that’s revealing, I think.

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Hall Warns What Comes After Episode 4 “Gets Riskier” for Dexter’s Code

“It’s reasonable to think that things are going to get pretty colorful and gnarly.”

The last time we spoke, we spoke for Princess Goes — I’m a huge fan of your music and would love to see you guys in Toronto, so please make that happen. But, I also know you guys had “Ketamine” playing in Dexter: New Blood. I know you said that it just happened and was organic. Can we expect to maybe hear it again? Your music is so good with the band. I feel it does really flow with the show at times. HALL: Possibly. [Laughs] Can you tease how much darker the season gets after those first four and what this really means for Dexter’s legacy? HALL: He’s never been in an environment of more concentrated darkness than he’s in in the threshold of Episode 4. I think it’s reasonable to think that things are going to get pretty colorful and gnarly. I think one thing that Dexter is experiencing with this new lease, or second chance at life, is an appetite to take chances and to do things in new ways and maybe riskier ways. I mean, he’s ultimately honoring the code in a rigid way, but he has this appetite for risk. I think he’s a thrill seeker. He wants to ride increasingly big waves. The following interview has been abridged for clarity. Watch the whole video above, including hearing from Hall about his pet peeves. Dexter: Resurrection is streaming every Friday on Showtime with Paramount+, and airs Sundays on Showtime.

Dexter: Resurrection

Release Date

July 13, 2025

Network

Paramount+ with Showtime

Directors

Marcos Siega

Writers

Scott Buck