Michael C Hall thinks Six Feet Under was "underappreciated"

He told The Independent: "The Sopranos was like the firstborn, golden son, and Six Feet Under was sort of the black-sheep sibling. It existed, zeitgeist-wise, or priorities-of-the-network-wise, in the shadow of The Sopranos. But I don't have a chip on my shoulder about Six Feet Under being massively underappreciated."

Six Feet Under followed a family who ran a funeral home in Los Angeles, and Michael thinks it proved to be hugely influential within the TV industry

The actor said: "I knew it meant a great deal to people who loved it, and it broke storytelling boundaries in a way that paved the way for a great many storytellers that followed."

Meanwhile, Michael is reprising the role of Dexter Morgan for Dexter: Resurrection.

The sequel series sees Dexter awake from a coma, and Michael admits that he found the idea of reviving the iconic TV character to be "enticing".

The actor shared: "I became increasingly compelled by the notion that, if he didn't die, Dexter may finally find himself liberated.

"He's been lugging around and brooding over his past for many years, and the idea of finding him in a new environment was enticing. It always felt like a crapshoot, a dice roll, whatever you want to call it - but it was worth rolling those dice."

The sequel series stars the likes of Uma Thurman and Peter Dinklage, and Michael admits that much of his career success stems from the talented people he's worked with.

Michael - who also reprised the role of Dexter for Dexter: New Blood and Dexter: Original Sin - explained: "As an actor, you're only as good as the people you're acting with.

"And it was gratifying that people of this calibre joined us - it gave us a sense that, OK, we're not out of our minds. If Peter Dinklage or Uma Thurman saw something they thought was a horrendous idea, they wouldn't sign up."