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Dexter (2006) | Ranked Top 2% · CriticCrunch

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Dexter

TV Series2006–2013·60 min

Dexter

Created by James Manos Jr.

Crime Drama Mystery

An Emmy-nominated crime drama series created by James Manos Jr.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 2%

of all TV shows · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

8.2/10

6K ratings

About Dexter

Dexter Morgan, a blood spatter pattern analyst for the Miami Metro Police also leads a secret life as a serial killer, hunting down criminals who have slipped through the cracks of justice.

Pacing: Brisk (6 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Intense (7 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Light-touch (4 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Tense, Stylized
Story Tags: corruption power, obsession, action combat, miami, urban, colleagues, anti hero, villain protagonist, investigation procedural, hidden identity, cat and mouse, serial killer, corruption

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Details

Creator: James Manos Jr.
Language: English

Cast

Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Geoff Pierson

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Awards

◆Emmy Nominee — Drama Series (2011)◆Emmy Nominee — Drama Series (2010)◆Emmy Nominee — Drama Series (2009)◆Emmy Nominee — Drama Series (2008)

How Dexter Ranks

All TV shows

Top 2%

2000s shows

Top 3%

★Crime shows

Top 5%

2000s Crime shows

#4 of 24

Top 5% in every cohort we track — a consistent classic.

the vibe

Dexter Vibe

What it feels like

briskdarkintenseapproachablelight-touchpersonalhauntingtense

stylized

What it's about

investigation proceduralhidden identitycat & mousecorruption powerobsessionanti-herovillain protagonistcolleaguesaction combatserial killercorruptionmiamiurban

pacing

brisk 6/9brisk 6/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

intense 7/9intense 7/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

light-touch 4/9light 4/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

tensetense