‘Dexter: New Blood’: Is David Zayas in the Show?

The 'Dexter' revival will have a brand new look, focusing on Dexter Morgan in the years after he faked his death to start over. But some may wonder if old characters will show up. Will David Zayas return as Angel Batista, for example?

by Chelsea Stewart

Published on September 30, 2021

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David Zayas in ‘Dexter’

For all eight seasons, Zayas played Angel Batista, one of Dexter’s colleagues at the Miami Metro Police Department. Angel started out as a detective, but by the end of the show, he had worked his way up to lieutenant. Outgoing with a sense of humor, he was a good friend and inspiration to Dexter, never suspecting him of the crimes he committed throughout the show.

Hearing Dexter had possibly died during Hurricane Laura was a big shock to Angel. But Dexter had really fled the state and moved to the wilderness.

The revival, titled Dexter: New Blood, begins around a decade after that point, finding Dexter in hiding. The returning cast includes Jennifer Carpenter and John Lithgow, but there’s no word on whether Zayas is involved in the show. We reached out to his representatives for comment on the Dexter revival but did not hear back.

What to expect in ‘Dexter: New Blood’

Dexter now goes by Jim Lindsay in the fictional Iron Lake, New York, where he has a girlfriend and career.

“He works at the fish and game store, surrounded by weapons of minor destruction and by the trophies of what other people have killed – deer heads and stuffed trout on the wall,” showrunner Clyde Phillips told Drama Quarterly when discussing Dexter’s new life.

“We also learn he’s got a new girlfriend who is the chief of police,” he continued. “He can use that accessibility to the police station to his advantage, because even though he’s had a monastic, abstinent life, this is Dexter and Dexter is going to kill people.”

This time, the big villain is a man named Kurt Caldwell, who will be played by Clancy Brown. We’ll have to wait to see what causes their conflict, but clues could lie in Kurt’s character description, which says in part: “If he’s got your back, consider yourself blessed. But should you cross Kurt, or hurt anyone that he cares for… God help you.”

Entertainment Weekly reports that Dex will also run into Harrison and one other person from his past, but their identity is being kept a secret until it happens.