Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 has been unleashed, marking the 20th anniversary of the beloved crime drama. CGMagazine had the opportunity to sit down with series co-star Jack Alcott, who reprises his role as Harrison Morgan, Dexter’s now not-so-estranged adult son. From his debut on Dexter: New Blood in 2021, Harrison’s harrowing journey has brought him closer than ever to the titular character, with the two continuing to deepen their relationship as they masquerade as father and son.
This season promises to continue exploring Dexter’s new life in New York City, along with his complex relationship with Harrison, made all the more arduous with the presence of three new serial killers thrown into the mix. To get audiences excited to see how this latest season unfolds, CGMagazine interviewed Jack Alcott about his two-faced role as Harrison Morgan, a newly minted killer turned fresh-faced cop.
With both New Blood and even the first season of Dexter: Resurrection feeling like a distant memory, how do you approach Harrison in this new season versus how you’ve portrayed the character in the past?
Jack Alcott: Because of our time jump, we get to meet just a more mature version of Harrison. Three years is a big deal when you’re going from 18 to 21. A lot of maturing happens there. We’re skipping him going through college, through criminal justice, getting his criminal justice degree and the training academy for the NYPD. So, we’re starting with Harrison as a rookie NYPD officer, which was really, really fun.
I’ve gotten to jump into each subsequent season with a pretty different iteration of the character. We’ve got really angry teenage Harrison. We’ve got the version of Harrison that is trying to put his life together after killing his father, or so he thinks, and now we’ve got this very driven young man.
I mean, we’ve just… we’ve got this guy that knows what he wants to do and has a stable relationship with his father. We see probably the most stable version of Harrison that we’ve had the chance to see so far, which was for me, really, really fun. It’s nice to have a scene with Michael where I’m not screaming at him or hugging him and crying. It’s nice to, like, have a dude conversation [chuckles] with Dexter.
With both father and son having blood on their hands after the end of Dexter: Resurrection Season 1, how does that dynamic change how you portray Harrison’s relationship with Dexter?
Jack Alcott: Well, I just think with our experiences, obviously, Dexter’s got a lot more experience, but, I mean, Harrison having blood on his hands with the trauma that Harrison goes through alongside his father, that relationship is just always gonna deepen. And I think one of the biggest differences between their relationship in this season and the prior two seasons is the level of understanding that they have for each other.
I think it’s not just one way. And they’re both still fighting for each other and with each other, but we’re gonna see a version of father and son that understand each other better than they have in the past.
Without giving too much away for audiences tuning into the Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 premiere, early on, Harrison finds himself inside the NYPD headquarters as a newly minted police officer. This scene echoes and seems to pay tribute to Dexter’s early days in Miami Metro and even Original Sin. There is a strong feeling of echoing Dexter’s footsteps; how do you approach moments like these that feel distinctly Dexter while not being overly familiar?
Jack Alcott: I mean, in terms of approaching that scene, I just went and did it. I mean, I think if I tried to do it like Michael, I feel like that might read to the audience as he’s trying to do it like Michael. The homage is there in the script. It’s in the words. It’s in the citations that I was given to do. So, I don’t think there’s much I need to do, extra in my performance to have this moment work. I just need it to be believable. That connection just already exists because of the awesome writing in the show.
Of course, characters are written into the show, but a large part of bringing the vision to life is through the lens of the talent. How do you approach the character Harrison? Do you put yourself in a certain headspace? What is your method of bringing him to life?
Jack Alcott: If there’s ever a really heavy scene, something really, really intense, maybe I’ll do something, but that’s more for the scene. I’m a very physical actor, so maybe I’m gonna just be doing push-ups until I can’t do push-ups anymore, until we roll, so that my blood is pumping and that, you know, I’m physically very present and very there if it’s a high-octane scene.
But for Harrison specifically, no, I don’t think there really is anything that I would do specifically for Harrison, which I think, again, speaks to the writing on the show. I think most of the time, I can read a script and go, “Yeah, I’d probably do that too.” [chuckles] I mean, maybe not the toilet execution, but plenty of many other moments.
If it were up to you, ultimately, would you like the idea of a Bonnie and Clyde twist, instead, of course, with a father-and-son takeover, where the series shifts to Dexter and Harrison as a killer family, or do you prefer Harrison on the straight and narrow, or perhaps even the prospect of taking over the mantle from the titular character?
Jack Alcott: To be frank, for me, it’s just getting to work feels amazing. I love this character, and I love this show. I think realistically, it would be tough to do Dexter without Dexter. But at the same time, the challenge of getting to step into those shoes is amazing too. I don’t know. I mean, I love working with Michael. He’s the best scene partner. He’s absolutely magnetic and incredibly generous. So, I’ll say I want to…let’s Bonnie and Clyde it. If those are my two options, yeah, let me keep rolling with that.
And to wrap things up, were there any interesting behind-the-scenes happenings or memorable moments from shooting this season of Dexter: Resurrection that you’d like to share?
Jack Alcott: This year, we shot a scene in Times Square, which was, as an actor, very cool, and I imagine was a nightmare for the crew. I would not want to be an AD on that set. Because it’s the middle of the night. It’s probably like, you know, 9:00 or 10:00 PM, just like in Times Square. Our holding area was like the vestibule, opening the entrance to the Raising Cane’s chicken joint, the one with the live DJ [laughs] that’s open.
There’s just people going in to get chicken, and there’s me and Nona Parker Johnson in full police uniform, just sitting there in chairs. [laughs] There was a moment where we were directing pedestrians away from a crime scene, and I realized right as we were starting, I thought I was directing 80 to 100 extras. And right as we were about to start, I realized that I was only directing like 12 extras, and that everybody else was just people standing there, just walking.
We had to redo it a couple times because people had their phones out, were looking at the camera, and eventually somebody was just like, you know, “Look, you can stay in the, you can stay in the stay in camera, it’s fine, but don’t have your phone out, don’t look at the camera, and do whatever this kid says.” [laughs] And so a bunch… I think there was a decent chunk of people that were walking through Times Square, stopped by, and went, “Oh, I’ll do that,” and got to maybe be in the show.
Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 premieres on October 30, 2026, on Paramount+ and Season 1 is streaming now.
