The DEXTER Revival Adds LOVECRAFT COUNTRY Star Jamie Chung and Oscar Wahlberg To Cast
Two more actors have joined the cast of Showtime’s Dexter revival and they include Lovecraft Country star Jamie Chung and Manchester By the Sea's Oscar Wahlberg, who is the nephew of Donnie and Mark Wahlberg.
They will play recurring roles in the series. Chung will play a character named Molly, who is described as "a famous true-crime podcaster from Los Angeles." It’s safe to assume that she will be very knowledgeable with Dexter and his dark murderous past.
Wahlberg will play Zach, who is said to be "captain of the Iron Lake High School wrestling team" and the "gateway to the in-crowd, which includes the daughter of the chief of police."
Chung and Wahlberg will join the previously cast Michael C. Hall, Clancy Brown, Julia Jones, Alano Miller, Johnny Sequoyah, David Magidoff, and Jack Alcott.
The revival will consist of 10-episodes and the story is set 10 years after Dexter Morgan (Hall) went missing in the eye of Hurricane Laura. Dexter is now living under an assumed name in Upstate New York — far from his original home in Miami.
Brown will be playing a character named Kurt Caldwell, the primary villain of the show. The character is described as the “unofficial mayor of the small town of Iron Lake. He’s realized the American dream by going from driving big rigs, just like his father did, to now owning several trucks and the local truck stop. Powerful, generous, loved by everyone – he’s a true man of the people. If he’s got your back, consider yourself blessed. But should you cross Kurt, or hurt anyone that he cares for, God help you.”
Jones will play Angela Bishop, the first Native American Chief of Police in her town in upstate New York. Sequoyah portrays Audrey, Bishop’s brash and opinionated teenage daughter. Miller will play Logan, a sergeant for the Iron Lake Police Department and the assistant wrestling coach for the local high school. Alcott is Randall, with whom Dexter (Hall) has a meaningful encounter.
It was also revealed that Kurt’s son Matthew “has created many ‘messes’ over the years, messes that are cleaned up by Kurt with the wealth he has amassed throughout his lifetime.”
I’m excited to see the story of Dexter continue after all these years.