A measured, gritty search for a lost son in New York City becomes a darkly comic, suspenseful chase.
Intimate, with dark satire. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Paramount+ and The Roku Channel (free).
No surprises for a TV-MA: moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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Set 10 weeks after Dexter: New Blood, Dexter Morgan chases a missing Harrison to New York City, where Captain Angel Batista is hot on their trail from way down in Miami.
It leaves things open rather than tying them up.
Dexter (2006)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · brutal violenceA forensic expert with a dark secret delivers his own brand of justice in a gritty, suspenseful Miami.
Dexter: Original Sin (2024)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · strong violenceA young man in 1990s Miami learns to channel his dark urges into a darkly-comic, measured hunt for justice.
Bates Motel (2013)Dark satire · suspenseful · full attention · strong violenceA mother and son's fresh start in a new town quickly devolves into darkly comic, psychological suspense.
You (2018)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyA charming stalker's dark obsessions unfold with brisk, darkly-comic suspense and pulpy grit.
Breaking Bad (2008)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · brutal violenceA chemistry teacher's bleak diagnosis ignites a darkly-comic, relentless spiral into the criminal underworld.
Criminal Minds (2005)Suspenseful · full attention · strong violence · graphic goreFBI profilers delve into twisted minds, anticipating dark moves in a brisk, suspenseful, and darkly-comic drama.
Girl from Nowhere (2018)Properly scary · graphic gore · brutal violence · emotionally heavyA mysterious girl exposes the dark underbelly of high school, revealing grim truths with darkly-comic flair.
Dexter: New Blood (2021)Dark satire · suspenseful · full attention · strong violenceA decade later, a familiar darkness resurfaces in a snowy town, bringing gritty, darkly comic suspense.Dexter: Resurrection is on our Revenge, Set in New York, 2020s, Prime Video and Drama on Prime Video lists.
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