 Empire State Building Turns BLOOD RED?! Here’s Why!

[{"selector":"#anim-218b7fca-1383-42b8-b7d9-018070e4c4a8 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-17.048816368100823%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] New Yorkers were stunned as the skyline bled red on July 7—but it wasn’t a warning.

[{"selector":"#anim-a226e709-96fa-4c47-b5a8-446455daae6f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-23.191194418606003%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Michael C. Hall returns as TV's favorite killer in Dexter: Resurrection .

[{"selector":"#anim-14957aee-a763-4363-b401-45fc5bc128eb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.2978829206926%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The cast flipped the switch LIVE on Instagram, lighting up the Empire State Building in sinister red

[{"selector":"#anim-b1dc7da9-0525-4333-b0fe-0aef975c1571 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-27.299107005109015%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The red lighting wasn’t just spooky—it supported the New York Blood Center

[{"selector":"#anim-76c2258c-a859-4609-8722-41e1386fa467 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-15.47475940588679%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] “New York… it’s good to be back.” That’s all he had to say before fans went feral.

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[{"selector":"#anim-4a3749ac-8bf9-4b36-8a95-9977a287d615 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.843749786673241%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Pulp Fiction and Barney Stinson in Dexter’s world? This season’s cast is next-level iconic.

[{"selector":"#anim-4e2ad9ac-53af-4f46-b130-18d971df5a74 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-25.362196615997412%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] . Ghost dad Harry still has advice—and Angel may have unfinished business.

[{"selector":"#anim-b18726d7-8475-4b28-93bf-f2407395618a [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.363937897538708%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Streaming July 11 on Paramount+ with Showtime— Dexter: Resurrection is THE must-watch of the summer.

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[{"selector":"#anim-e82b2568-8bd8-45f6-b8bb-704ee3868886 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-15.47475940588679%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Turning it blood red for a serial killer vigilante? Next-level marketing genius.