Dexter: Resurrection's David Zayas Sets Season 2 Return — Plus, Everything Else We Know

Another franchise vet is making a return visit to "Dexter": David Zayas, whose character Angel Batista was fatally shot by Leon Prater in Season 1, will be returning to "Dexter: Resurrection" for Season 2, Deadline reports. 

The actor was spotted shooting in Times Square alongside series lead Michael C. Hall Wednesday. And while there's always hope on "Dexter" for a presumably dead character to survive, the report indicates that Batista is, in fact, still dead. (TVLine has reached out to show reps for confirmation.)

Whether Zayas' appearance will be recurring or just a one-off guest-spot remains under wraps. 

According to its official synopsis, "The second season of 'Dexter: Resurrection' finds Dexter Morgan (Hall) caught between two killers — one notorious and the other terrorizing New York in ways no one ever anticipated — all while battling his greatest enemy yet: a mid-life crisis. Harrison (Jack Alcott) continues his own pursuit of justice as father and son face their darkest chapter."

Scroll down to learn everything else we know about "Dexter: Resurrection" Season 2, then take a look at some fresh photos below (including the return of Desmond Harrington's Joey Quinn). And be sure to bookmark this page! We'll update it as more news develops.

"Dexter: Resurrection" is finally putting a face to the New York Ripper: Emmy Award winner Brian Cox ("Succession") has boarded Season 2 of the Paramount+ revival as a series regular.

Per Paramount+, "though no longer active as a killer," the New York Ripper has "found a new way to live into his infamy by continuing to taunt the survivors of his long-ago murder spree."

Cox is best known for Golden Globe-winning turn as media tycoon Logan Roy on HBO's acclaimed family saga "Succession," which wrapped its four-season run in 2023. 

Dan Stevens ("Legion") is also joining the sophomore season as The Five Borough Killer, a serial killer who, much like Zodiac, taunts the police with phone calls threatening the murder of innocent citizens. "When he follows through with the awful deeds, the city and the police are terrorized," reads the official description. 

Another nefarious new foe will be played by Gabriel Luna in a guest-starring role, TVLine has learned. The "Last of Us" star will appear as Ray Ballard, a serial killer operating under the name The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger. His episode count remains under wraps, so it's unknown just how long Ray will terrorize New York City and/or Dexter and Harrison.

On the side of the Good Guys, Nona Parker Johnson ("Law & Order: Organized Crime") and Bokeem Woodbine ("Halo") are also joining the sequel series. Johnson is set to play Fiona Mixon, a training officer (and nepo baby) in the Homicide unit, and Harrison's (Jack Alcott) new love interest. Woodbine will play Capt. Mixon, a bulldog of a homicide captain and Fiona's father.

Uma Thurman will be back to settle the score with Dexter Morgan: The "Pulp Fiction" star is confirmed to reprise her role as Charley, the former Special Ops officer and overall badass who worked for the season's big bad, Leon Prater.

Charlotte "Charley" Brown served as Prater's Head of Security and right-hand woman. She was the billionaire's messenger and enforcer, tracking down individuals who were worthy enough to join his special circle of serial killers (or as she called it, the "sick-f—k club"). By season's end, Dexter was able to turn her against her boss, convincing Charley to let the captive Harrison go. As a result, she fled New York City with her ailing mother to retreat back to her childhood home in Pennsylvania. How Charley and Dexter's paths will once again cross remains a mystery.

"Dexter" vet Desmond Harrington (who plays Joey Quinn) has been upped to series regular for Season 2 of "Dexter: Resurrection." The actor began his run in Season 3 of the original series, and stayed on as a series regular through it's eighth and final season. (He appeared in two episodes of "Resurrection" Season 1 as a guest star.) 

In addition, Krysten Ritter, whose Mia LaPierre (aka Lady Vengeance) is presumed dead, is also set to return. Your guess is as good as ours!

"Dexter: Resurrection" Season 2 will begin Friday, October 30 on Paramount+. Episodes will then roll out weekly every Friday. 

We're still awaiting a full trailer release, but Paramount+ did offer up the brief teaser embedded above. The clip shows the antihero getting tested for glasses, teasing that he's "sharper than ever," as a montage of needles, weapons, and stabbings follows.

We'll update this post once the full trailer drops.