Jennifer Carpenter Reveals If She Will Return for UpcomingDexter: ResurrectionSeries (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Carpenter in 2025, Jennifer Carpenter in ‘Dexter.'.Photo:Jesse Grant/Getty; Randy Tepper/Showtime

Jesse Grant/Getty; Randy Tepper/Showtime

Jennifer Carpentersays her time within theDexteruniverse has come to an end.While attending the premiere forseason 2of1923in Los Angeles on Feb. 19, the actress, 45, said she has no plans to reprise her role of Debra Morgan in the upcomingDexter: Resurrectionseries after she originated the part inDexterand reprised it for the 2021 limited series,Dexter: New Blood.“I am pretty focused where I am, and I feel like I’ve completed that box. I’m proud of it,” Carpenter, who stars as U.S. Deputy Marshal Mamie Fossett in theYellowstoneprequel series, told PEOPLE exclusively.“I hope that they’re having a wonderful time,” she continued, referring to the cast and crew working on the upcoming Showtime project, adding: “And I’m so happy for the fans to have more to chew on.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall in ‘Dexter.'.Randy Tepper/ShowtimeDexterfollowedMichael C. Hallas Dexter Morgan, a Miami Metro Police Department blood pattern analyst who investigates murders in the homicide division while also secretly killing criminals who have escaped the justice system. The show received numerous awards during its run, including fourEmmy Awards, twoGolden Globe Awardsand aScreen Actors Guild Award.Carpenter starred opposite Hall, 54, in all 96 episodes ofDexterfrom 2006 to 2013, portraying the adoptive sister of his character. In the show’s series finale, Carpenter’s Debra is taken off life support after she is shot and suffers a stroke from a blood clot.The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!The firstDexterspinoff series,Dexter: New Blood, aired from November 2021 to January 2022 and saw Hall reprise his role. Then,Dexter: Original Sin,a prequel series that followed a young Dexter, began airing in late 2024 and wrapped earlier this month. (Hall served as a narrator for that show.)Carpenter starred as Debra again inDexter: New Blood,though as an imaginary presence that Hall’s Dexter often communicates with.Dexter: Resurrection, which was announced atComic-Conin 2024, meanwhile, will serve as a sequel series toDexter: New Bloodand will take place in the present day, perVariety.Jennifer Carpenter at the ‘1923’ premiere on Feb. 19.Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagicCarpenter’s Debra was a police officer inDexter, and in1923, the actress portrays another law enforcement character.“I don’t know why I get pulled in that direction, but it’s interesting,” Carpenter told PEOPLE of playing cop characters. “But I feel like if my career is going to go in that direction, I should probably fill this space in.“And though she said that she “was a little nervous” to portray Fossett in1923, Carpenter called the role “probably my favorite of my whole career, and I’ve been doing it almost since I’ve been alive.“Season 2 of1923is set to premiere on Paramount+ on Feb. 23, whileDexter: Resurrectionis aiming for a summer 2025 air date.

Jennifer Carpentersays her time within theDexteruniverse has come to an end.

While attending the premiere forseason 2of1923in Los Angeles on Feb. 19, the actress, 45, said she has no plans to reprise her role of Debra Morgan in the upcomingDexter: Resurrectionseries after she originated the part inDexterand reprised it for the 2021 limited series,Dexter: New Blood.

“I am pretty focused where I am, and I feel like I’ve completed that box. I’m proud of it,” Carpenter, who stars as U.S. Deputy Marshal Mamie Fossett in theYellowstoneprequel series, told PEOPLE exclusively.

“I hope that they’re having a wonderful time,” she continued, referring to the cast and crew working on the upcoming Showtime project, adding: “And I’m so happy for the fans to have more to chew on.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Jennifer Carpenter and Michael C. Hall in ‘Dexter.'.Randy Tepper/Showtime

Randy Tepper/Showtime

DexterfollowedMichael C. Hallas Dexter Morgan, a Miami Metro Police Department blood pattern analyst who investigates murders in the homicide division while also secretly killing criminals who have escaped the justice system. The show received numerous awards during its run, including fourEmmy Awards, twoGolden Globe Awardsand aScreen Actors Guild Award.

Carpenter starred opposite Hall, 54, in all 96 episodes ofDexterfrom 2006 to 2013, portraying the adoptive sister of his character. In the show’s series finale, Carpenter’s Debra is taken off life support after she is shot and suffers a stroke from a blood clot.

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

The firstDexterspinoff series,Dexter: New Blood, aired from November 2021 to January 2022 and saw Hall reprise his role. Then,Dexter: Original Sin,a prequel series that followed a young Dexter, began airing in late 2024 and wrapped earlier this month. (Hall served as a narrator for that show.)

Carpenter starred as Debra again inDexter: New Blood,though as an imaginary presence that Hall’s Dexter often communicates with.Dexter: Resurrection, which was announced atComic-Conin 2024, meanwhile, will serve as a sequel series toDexter: New Bloodand will take place in the present day, perVariety.

Jennifer Carpenter at the ‘1923’ premiere on Feb. 19.Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic

Maya Dehlin Spach/FilmMagic

Carpenter’s Debra was a police officer inDexter, and in1923, the actress portrays another law enforcement character.

“I don’t know why I get pulled in that direction, but it’s interesting,” Carpenter told PEOPLE of playing cop characters. “But I feel like if my career is going to go in that direction, I should probably fill this space in.”

And though she said that she “was a little nervous” to portray Fossett in1923, Carpenter called the role “probably my favorite of my whole career, and I’ve been doing it almost since I’ve been alive.”

Season 2 of1923is set to premiere on Paramount+ on Feb. 23, whileDexter: Resurrectionis aiming for a summer 2025 air date.

source: people.com