Alien: Earth may be impressing followers and critics who’re calling it the very best factor to occur to the franchise in years, nevertheless it’s now been dethroned as the preferred TV present on IMDb by a nostalgic favourite. Hitting Hulu on Aug. 12, Alien: Earth was rapidly lauded for being a surreal and unsettling entry within the sequence that dared to take possibilities, so it is no marvel that it managed to climb to the highest of the streaming charts. Nonetheless, because of the most up-to-date episode of Paramount+ with Showtime’s fashionable revival sequence, the Xenomorphs have now sunk to the quantity two spot due to everybody’s favourite vigilante serial killer.
Dexter: Resurrection is now the preferred sequence on IMDb, swapping locations with Alien: Earth to take the crown this week. After all, that might at all times change seeing how a brand new episode of the sci-fi horror sequence drops at the moment, Sept. 2, however for now, The Bay Harbor Butcher can declare superiority. Launched on July 11, 2025, Resurrection has been an enormous hit with followers and critics, who’ve propelled it to a Licensed Recent rating of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a Popcornmeter rating of 87% (which is larger than Alien: Earth‘s 71%). The primary episode managed to amass 3.1 million international cross-platform viewers inside its first three days, which was sufficient to propel it to turning into Showtime’s most-streamed premiere.
Starring Michael C. Corridor because the titular serial killer, Resurrection picks up from the place New Blood left off in 2022, explaining how Dexter managed to outlive the gunshot wound inflicted upon him by his son, Harrison. Alive and effectively, he travels to New York to trace down his kin, solely to search out himself lured by a billionaire enterprise capitalist right into a secret society of like-minded people. The official synopsis reads:
“Weeks after taking a bullet to the chest from his personal son, Dexter Morgan awakens from a coma to search out Harrison gone. Realizing the load of what he put his son by way of, Dexter units out for New York Metropolis, decided to search out him and make issues proper. However when Miami Metro’s Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter realizes his previous is catching as much as him quick. As father and son navigate their very own darkness, they quickly discover themselves deeper than ever imagined.”
The Newest Episode of ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Made Franchise Historical past
Whereas it is definitely spectacular that Dexter: Resurrection has managed to dethrone Alien: Earth as the preferred TV present on IMDb for the second, what’s much more stunning is that the newest episode within the revival sequence, “Touched by an Angel,” is now tied for #1 because the highest-rated episode within the franchise’s historical past. At present sitting at 9.8/10, it holds the identical score as “The Getaway,” which was the ultimate episode in Season 4 of the unique sequence that noticed Dexter lastly seize and kill The Trinity Killer, solely to return residence and discover that his spouse, Rita, was Trinity’s final sufferer.
That is a powerful feat for a revival sequence, particularly when you think about the poor reception to New Blood just some years in the past. For the franchise to course appropriate and as soon as once more develop into as fashionable because it has is a testomony to creator Clyde Phillips and everybody concerned in bringing it to life. With just one extra episode to go, it will be attention-grabbing to see if “And Justice For All…” manages to be a becoming finish to what’s going to hopefully be the primary of many seasons to return.
You’ll be able to catch the ultimate episode of Dexter: Resurrection this Friday, Sept. 5, on Paramount+ with Showtime, and search for the remaining three episodes of Alien: Earth to drop each Tuesday on Hulu till its conclusion on Sept. 23.
Dexter: Resurrection
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July 13, 2025
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Paramount+ with Showtime
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Marcos Siega