Who is Zach Hamilton and is he in Dexter: New Blood?

With everyone’s favorite serial killer, Dexter Morgan, making a return to the small screen in Dexter: New Blood, fans are currently enjoying the new location and mystery up for grabs. One aspect that has fans puzzled is actor Jack Alcott’s likeness to the previous character, Zach Hamilton, played by Sam Underwood.

Developed by the original showrunner, Clyde Phillips, New Blood returns viewers to Michael C. Hall’s killer with a narrative set ten years after faking his death in the original series. The reboot follows Morgan’s new relationship with the town’s chief of police, Angela Bishop, amid suppressing his urges to kill.

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Who is Zach Hamilton?

Zach Hamilton first appeared in season 8 of Dexter during the episode titled ‘This Little Piggy.’

Hamilton was introduced as a psychopath, wannabe serial killer, and son to Ed Hamilton – a man with important connections to the Miami Police Department.

Dexter ended up teaching Zach the ways from Code of Harry – a set of rules developed by Dexter’s adoptive father to help suppress his killing need.

Zach took the lives of two characters and almost a third before becoming the victim of Oliver Saxon, also known as The Brain Surgeon, during the episode ‘Are We There Yet?’

Is the character in Dexter: New Blood?

No, Zach Hamilton does not appear in Dexter: New Blood, but there is a reason why his name is circulating around the fandom of the new series.

Fans are astounded over the similarities between Zach’s actor, Sam Underwood, and Jack Alcott – the actor who plays Dexter’s son Harrison.

While there is no connection between the two actors or characters, we admit that there are convincing physical similarities.

The comparison has also ignited fans’ disappointment over Zach being killed off so soon in the series, stating that his arc could have been great if the writers kept him around longer.

Who is Harrison?

Harrison, played by Alcott, is Dexter’s teenage son, whom Dexter tried to protect all those years ago by faking his own death.

Now, in Dexter: New Blood, Harrison has returned after tracking down his father in Iron Lake and Dexter’s concern over him sharing the same killer instinct that he has will no doubt play out in the series.

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