Dexter: Resurrection, Episodes 1-4

What’s it about?

After awakening from a coma caused by a gunshot from his own son, Dexter Morgan heads to New York City determined to find him and make amends. But when Miami’s Metro’s Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter finds his past quickly catching up to him.

The facts

• Created by Clyde Phillips
• Starring Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under), Jack Alcott (The Good Lord Bird), David Zayas (Oz), Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones), Uma Thurman (Kill Bill), and James Remar (The Warriors)
• 10 episodes, approximately 50 minutes each
• English language

Why did it get this rating?

This series was self-rated by Neon. You can find out more about cross-rating here.

Sexual violence

In the first episode a character drugs and attempts to rape a woman in his room. Another character intervenes just in time and stops the assault and kills the predator. There is no explicit sexual assault shown—no nudity or graphic depiction—but the scene strongly implies a violent sexual attack.

Violence

The first two episodes are far more graphic than the original shows Dexter: New Blood and Dexter: Original Sin. With the plot line following a serial killer killing other murderers there is a lot of bloody violence and dismembered bodies shown throughout. The strongest scenes include:

• A character beats someone to death with a toilet top, before dismembering them.
• There is a flashback scene of a woman’s dead body in a bloody bathtub.
• A character is shown being held hostage and asked if anyone would miss him when he dies. His body is later found beheaded, implying he was violently killed. The scene depicting his dead body is gory.

Offensive language

This series contains frequent offensive language with words like “f**k” and “sh*t.”

Drug use

A character is briefly shown snorting cocaine off the back of his hand.

Helplines:

The sexual violence and gore scenes could be upsetting for some viewers, especially for those who have gone through similar experiences. If you are struggling with what you have seen on-screen please reach out for help. If you or someone you know needs to talk:

• 1737
• Safe to talk
• Lifeline
• Youthline

Further information

• Why are ratings and content warnings important for me and my whānau?
• Brain development – how it works, why it matters