‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Season 2: Uma Thurman to Return as Charley
by Joe Otterson · VarietyUma Thurman is returning for “Dexter: Resurrection” Season 2.
Variety has learned that Thurman will be back for the sophomore outing of the Paramount+ Premium series, reprising her role as Charley, a former Special Ops officer who worked for Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage). At the end of Season 1, Charley broke from Prater and fled New York to take care of her terminally ill mother.
Thurman is the latest casting announcement for the second season of “Dexter: Resurrection.” It was previously announced that Brian Cox would be joining the new season in the role of Don Framt, also known as the notorious serial killer the New York Ripper. And of course Michael C. Hall will be back as titular killer of killers Dexter Morgan.
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Although Thurman is best known for her feature roles, she was previously nominated for an Emmy for her guest role in the series “Smash” and won a Golden Globe for her work in the HBO film “Hysterical Blindness.” She also recently appeared in the shows “Super Pumped” and “Suspicion.” Thurman was nominated for an Academy Award for “Pulp Fiction” in 1995. She went on to collaborate again with “Pulp Fiction’s “Quentin Tarantino in the two “Kill Bill” films. Her recent credits include the films “Oh Canada,” “Red, White, and Royal Blue,” and “Hollywood Stargirl.”
She is repped by CAA, Untitled Entertainment, Jonathan Sanders & Co, and Hansen Jacobson.
“Dexter: Resurrection” was developed by original series helmer Clyde Phillips, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer on the new series. Hall executive produces in addition to starring. Scott Reynolds, Marcos Siega, Tony Hernandez, and Lilly Burns executive produce along with John Goldwyn and Sara Colleton, Veronica West, Kirsa Rein, and Tanner Bean & Katrina Mathewson. The series is produced by Paramount Television Studios and Counterpart Studios.