Dexter | 20062006

Played by Michael C. Hall, Dexter Morgan is the show's protagonist and anti-hero. A brilliant and charming forensic analyst working for the Miami-Dade Police Department, Dexter leads a double life. As a child, Dexter witnessed his mother's murder, which triggered his "Dark Passenger," an inner voice that compels him to kill. To satisfy his Dark Passenger, Dexter developed a code, a set of rules that guide his killing spree. He only targets individuals who have escaped justice, and he meticulously plans and executes his murders to avoid detection.

: The show developed an iconic opening sequence that used extreme close-ups of ordinary morning rituals (shaving, eating breakfast) to mirror the precision of a forensic analyst and the clinical nature of a killer. dexter 20062006

— a one-season reference

: Dexter only targets other killers who have escaped justice, a moral framework taught to him by his adoptive father. Psychological Diagnosis Played by Michael C