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Neil Patrick Harris looks legen-dary in recent photos from the set of the “Dexter” revival.
Harris, 51, was spotted filming “Dexter: Resurrection” with Michael C. Hall, 54, in New York City on Wednesday.
The “How I Met Your Mother” alum will play a character named Lowell. Details about his role are under wraps, but he was wearing a brown wig that looked similar to Hall’s hair, so he could be a long-lost relative.
While a serial-killer show is a departure for Harris, who is best known for comedy roles, he’s not a stranger to bloodier fare, as he played a creepy character in “Gone Girl” who memorably made the movie quite gory.
In a 2018 interview with The Post, Harris said, “I like being able to not be known for just one type of thing. In trying to craft a career of longevity, you want to try and not be the go-to guy for just one specific flavor.”
He also admitted, “In my real life I have a pretty dark and acerbic sense of humor … I like the ‘Gone Girl’ mentality where it seems like a romance and then someone gets their throat slit.”
Other stars in “Dexter: Resurrection” include Uma Thurman, “Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage and “Jessica Jones” star Krysten Ritter.
Hall played Dexter in the original Showtime series from 2006 through 2013. Dexter was a Florida man who worked for the Miami Metro Police Department by day, analyzing blood spatter in crime scenes. By night, he was a serial killer who targeted other killers as his victims. Through his job, he often found out about killers who slipped through the cracks of the system and evaded consequences for their actions.
His cop father saw that he was a budding sociopath, and taught Dexter to channel his urges more productively.
Hall reprised the role in “Dexter: New Blood” in 2021, which followed Dexter after the events of the original show. He appeared to be fatally wounded at the end, which is why the revival series is called “Resurrection.”
In December of last year, Showtime premiered a third “Dexter” series called “Original Sin.”
Patrick Gibson plays Dexter while a young college grad at the beginning of his career. Hall appears in that show by giving his trademark voiceover to Dexter’s inner thoughts. He also executive-produced it.
On the original “Dexter,” many of the foes he faced off against were big name actors. John Lithgow played his biggest adversary, the Trinity Killer.
So it’s also possible that Harris will play a fellow killer that Dexter tangles with.
A premiere date hasn’t been announced yet for “Dexter: Resurrection.”
