“Dexter: Resurrection” has added Gabriel Luna to Season 2 in a guest role, with Luna set to play a serial killer known as The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger. His casting matters because it signals that the new season is building around multiple high-profile antagonists for Dexter, played by Michael C. Hall, while continuing to expand the show’s ensemble. The announcement also reinforces Paramount+’s investment in the franchise and its use of recognisable television talent to drive interest in the next season.

Luna joins a growing list of new and returning cast members for Season 2, including Brian Cox as The New York Ripper, Dan Stevens as The Five Borough Killer, plus Bokeem Woodbine and Nona Parker Johnson, with Uma Thurman and Kristen Ritter also returning. The series was developed by original “Dexter” figure Clyde Phillips, who serves as showrunner and executive producer, while Hall also executive produces. Luna’s recent credits include “The Last of Us,” “FUBAR,” “Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy,” and “The Terminal List,” underlining the profile he brings to the series.