As fans eagerly await the next season of Dexter: Resurrection, the hit revival of the flagship Showtime series Dexter, the show's Instagram account posted a production still featuring a surprise guest star. In the photo, bound and wrapped in cellophane, staring at seven-time Emmy-nominee Michael C. Hall is none other than System of a Down bassist Shavo Odadjian. IMDB lists Odadjian's character as "H.R. Martin," and while not much is known about the character or his relationship to Dexter, the single episode credit suggests Martin will meet a characteristically grizzly end.
Dexter: Resurrection is created and showrun by screenwriter and author Clyde Phillips, who showran the first four seasons of Dexter. You know, the good seasons of Dexter. Following the success of 2021's underrated Dexter: New Blood and the unfairly dismissed 2024 prequel series Dexter: Original Sin, Phillips and execs at Paramount have gone all-in on Dexter: Resurrection, with filming for the new season beginning back in April. Judging by the scores on IMDB, fans are excited to see Dexter Morgan back in action in a show that captures the original series' dark humor while updating the aesthetic just enough for the modern Prestige TV era.
The first-season cast of Dexter: Resurrection included Academy Award-nominee Uma Thurman and Emmy-winner Peter Dinklage along with special guest stars Krysten Ritter, Emmy-winner Eric Stonestreet, and David Dastmalchian. Season two will include Gabriel Luna, Bokeem Woodbine, Dan Stevens, and Emmy-winner Brian Cox and is expected to premiere on Paramount+ with Showtime later this year.
While Odadjian's casting in Dexter: Resurrection is a surprise, it is not the bassist's first foray into acting. The bassist and music video director has taken occasional acting gigs dating all the way back to 2001, when he was a member of Hansel's posse in Zoolander. And just last year he appeared in Constantine Paraskevopoulos's feature debut, BFFs.
The other members of System of a Down have also been active in recent months. Serj Tankian collaborated with Tom Morello and his son Roman Morello on the anti-ICE protest song "ADJOURN IT" and spoke out against Israel's recognition of the Armenian genocide; Daron Malakian has continued down the path of fiery centrism with Scars on Broadway; and John Dolmayan has been busy... doing whatever the fuck he thinks he's been doing. Fans can see System of a Down performing at Sick New World in October, and the band just announced a co-headlining Australian and New Zealand tour with alt-metal pioneers Faith No More. The tour will mark Faith No More's first time performing live in over a decade. Pre-sale is available now, with general on-sale tickets going live Friday, July 31st.
Check out dates and the track "Lost In Hollywood" below.
System of a Down's most recent singles, "Protect the Land" and "Genocidal Humanoidz" are available to stream and download via American Recordings/Columbia Records.
Sick New World
10/24 Fort Worth, TX @ Texas Motor Speedway
Australia & New Zealand Tour 2027
01/22 Sydney, NSW @ Accor Stadium
01/27 Melbourne, VIC @ Marvel Stadium
02/01 Brisbane, QLD @ Suncorp Stadium
02/07 Wellington, NZ @ Hnry Stadium
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