The editing process for Episode 1 of the second season is officially underway, and director Marcos Siega teased fans with a revealing behind-the-scenes photo.
What if the third episode of Dexter: Resurrection Season 2 has already started production? Even though cameras are still rolling on the first few episodes, it looks like the editing process is already underway. Director Marcos Siega recently teased fans with a behind-the-scenes photo that ended up revealing a lot more than it probably should have. But was it really an accident, or was it intentional?
Siega confirmed that editing for Season 2 Episode 1 has officially begun and shared an image from the editing room while on a video call with editor Perri Frank.
At first glance, the photo actually seemed... harmless enough. The focus was on the laptop and the cat prop Dexter Morgan received during Blessing Kamara’s mother’s funeral, sitting right beside it. But hidden in the blurry background were details that fans completely overlooked, hours after the image was posted online.
And those details quietly confirm the return of two actors and characters who still haven’t been officially announced for Season 2.
Those are David Zayas (Angel Batista) and Eric Stonestreet (Al Walker).
Like many editing and writers’ rooms, the background featured a white cast board almost filled with headshot cards for actors involved in the season. Among the visible names were Zayas and Stonestreet, alongside several other cast members. There are also a few photos underneath them that actually remain unidentified for now.
From left to right, the board appears to feature Michael C. Hall, Jack Alcott, Brian Cox, Uma Thurman, James Remar, David Zayas, Kadia Saraf, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Dominic Fumusa, Eric Stonestreet, Desmond Harrington, Dan Stevens, Nona Parker Johnson, and below the latter, Bokeem Woodbine.
You can check out the image for yourself below. To make things easier, we added two red arrows pointing directly at David Zayas and Eric Stonestreet’s headshots.
This pretty much confirms that David Zayas will have some involvement in Dexter: Resurrection Season 2. While here at Dexter Daily we previously reported that the actor was spotted in costume on set, seeing his face on the official production board actually takes things to a whole new level. It is no longer just a... rumor or a misunderstood set pic, it is now official that despite Batista is dead, he is somehow part of the story.
For Stonestreet on the other hand, since filming began, he has been one of the few returning actors who had not been officially announced for Season 2. Still, his return definitely seemed likely, mostly because Dexter Morgan has unfinished business with Al Walker.
Until now, fans could only assume he was part of the story. But this image now confirms that Al Walker, also known as Rapunzel, the only surviving serial killer from Leon Prater’s dinner party, will eventually appear in the new season.
Another interesting detail hidden in the photo is the TV monitor sitting below the cast board. It actually appears to display a shot from Episode 1 itself, although it is heavily out of focus and partially blocked by the laptop, which makes it impossible to tell exactly what is happening in the scene. What it does reveal, however, is that the 21:9 aspect ratio is returning for Season 2 of Dexter: Resurrection.
So at this point, it is safer than ever to say that both Angel Batista and Al Walker are far from done with the series. Al’s return especially makes sense, considering he is still alive. And honestly, these kinds of reveals don’t really seem accidental anymore. Recent behind-the-scenes posts from the crew have quietly included small hidden details, actually made to get fans who pay attention to details, talking.