Dexter

Dexter is a TV series on Showtime, about a murderous vigilante. Dexter himself is an atheist. However, the show does depict normal people being religious, and although Dexter is glorified as a serial killer, the show downplays other criminals, liars, murders, and adulterers. In the very first episode of the series, Dexter criticizes adultery. The TV show has completed 6 full seasons and now Showtime has signed the TV show up for another 2 seasons.

In the TV show, Dexter has two careers, his primary one as a Forensics Analyst and his secondary as a Serial Killer. The reason behind Dexter's killings is that he watched his mother get murdered by a chainsaw which dramatically shaped his life. Dexter was later adopted by Harry Morgan, Police Detective. In the TV show, Dexter is viewed as a sociopath who finds reasons to kill people. Harry, his foster father taught him not to kill innocent people and taught him to kill people who deserved it.

Conservative media watchdogs have criticized the show as perverse but liberal television critics give their approval.