Dexter

The American television series of Showtime, based on the novel "Darkly Dreaming Dexter" by Jeff Lindsay, and adapted for television by Emmy-winning writer James Manos Jr., who wrote the pilot episode. The series follows Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall), a fictional serial killer who works as a blood spatter analyst for the Miami Metro Police Department. The show has been nominated for various awards, such as the Emmys, IGN, Satellite Awards, and Saturn Awards. It has also faced criticism from parenting organizations, such as the Parents Television Council, for being excessively violent and amoral.