A new, old life begins for one once-dead forensic analyst-turnedsmall town sporting goods store clerk with a dark secret. After his life in New York state as Jim Lindsay unraveled, the past has come back to haunt Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall, “Six Feet Under”) in “Dexter: Resurrection.” The first two episodes of the series are available to stream now on Paramount+ with the Showtime plan, with their broadcast network debut taking place Sunday, July 13, on Paramount+ with Showtime.

In the series, Dexter makes a narrow escape from the events of “Dexter: New Blood” and sets off towards New York City, in part to try to reach his son, Harrison (Jack Alcott, “The Good Lord Bird”). Having been tipped off that Dexter is still alive and that he is likely to have been responsible for the Bay Harbour Butcher murders in Miami years ago, Angel Batista (David Zayas, “The Bear”), now captain of homicide of the Miami Metro Police, heads north to confront his former colleague.

In an official trailer for the series, Batista surprises Dexter as he is recovering in hospital from a nearly lethal gunshot wound, revealing that he is on to the former blood splatter analyst for what he did in Florida a lifetime ago. The jig is up, and Dexter’s only way forward is to evade investigation.

He makes himself a smaller fish in a bigger pond, slipping out of his meeting with Batista, grabbing a car and starting the short journey to the most populous city in the United States: New York City.

The thrill of completely shedding the facade of normalcy he had been keeping up as Jim makes New York a playground for Dexter. Inhabiting himself again and letting the dark passenger loose has Dexter grappling with his psyche. Appearing to him again is the spirit of his father, Harry Morgan (James Remar, “Magnum P.I.”), who taught him the code he kills by and now tries to talk sense into Dexter about being careful.

It isn’t long before his presence in the city is felt by an eccentric with a gruesome hobby. Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) stars as mysterious billionaire venture capitalist Leon Prater, whose macabre interest in serial killers moves him to have his head of security, Charley (Uma Thurman, “Super Pumped”), extend an invitation to Dexter to visit his manor.

He is not alone on his visit to Leon’s residence. A literal murderers row has been assembled for a grim salon. Lowell (Neil Patrick Harris, “Uncoupled”), Gareth (David Dastmalchian, “Oppenheimer,” 2023), Al (Eric Stonestreet, “American Auto”) and Mia (Krysten Ritter, “Orphan Black: Echoes”) have assembled at the manor, all seemingly unrepentant serial murderers living far enough below the radar to be there to meet the killer of killers.

“Dexter: Resurrection” also stars Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine (“The Lincoln Lawyer”) as rideshare driver Blessing Kamara; Kadia Saraf (“The Better Sister”) as Det. Claudette Wallace; Dominic Fumusa (“Nurse Jackie”) as Det. Melvin Oliva; and Emilia Suarez (“Up Here”) as Harrison’s friend Elsa Rivera.

Also back from the dead in guest roles to revive characters from the original series are John Lithgow (“The Old Man”) as Arthur Mitchell, the Trinity Killer; Jimmy Smits (“Obi-Wan Kenobi”) as Miguel Prado, the assistant district attorney with a dark secret; and Erik King (“The Good Fight”) as Det. James Doakes, long thought to be the Bay Harbour Butcher.

While his father lets loose among questionable company, Harrison must come to terms with everything he learned about himself when he reconnected with Dexter. Maintaining as normal a life as he can manage, Harrison gets a job at a hotel where he meets Elsa. However, an ordinary existence may not be possible for him after all. The trailer features glimpses of Harrison dragging what looks like a plastic-wrapped body through a restaurant kitchen, swinging a cleaver, dressed in an apron.

Dexter Morgan’s resurrection comes after he faked his death in the finale of the original “Dexter,” then was revealed to have been living low as Jim in “Dexter: New Blood.” In Iron Lake, New York, Dexter had been living like a man in recovery as Jim, honoring the routine of daily life that kept his deepest desires at bay. A tense moment forced him to live, once again, by the code he thought he could suppress, sending his new life into a spiral.

The unexpected arrival of Harrison, the expectations of fatherhood that came with him and Dexter’s own crimes scratching the surface of long-buried secrets in Iron Lake combined in an explosive finale.

Father and son, both plagued by murderous tendencies, dramatically part ways — Harrison in hopes of living a different, better life than Dexter.

Resuscitating their relationship is central to “Dexter: Resurrection,”

Hall told Vanity Fair in April. “Harrison revealed himself to be, and remains, an all-the-more potent connection to Dexter’s tiny sense of humanity. He craves it, in spite of himself, so it’s a major bolt of thread running through his interior life and the life of the season.”

Don’t miss the new series “Dexter: Resurrection,” with the first two episodes of the series available to stream now on Paramount+ with the Showtime plan. The series’ broadcast network debut takes place Sunday, July 13, on Paramount+ with Showtime.