‘Dexter’
Showtime’s popular serial killer drama Dexter reached the highest of highs and the lowest of lows during its initial eight-season run. Debuting in 2006, the Michael C. Hall-led series about a seemingly genial blood spatter analyst for the Miami police department who helps solve crimes by day and murders bad guys by night produced some truly exceptional television. The first four seasons are riveting, with the John Lithgow arc being the show’s peak. Dexter stumbles in its later seasons, but the good outweighs the bad making Dexter a thrilling binge-watch. Stream the first eight seasons on Netflix, and the 2021 revival, Dexter: New Blood, on Paramount+.