Dexter: All Set

A crewmember fills in the police blotter before filming on the police department office on the set of “Dexter.”  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

David Zayas (“Batista”), left, waits to do a run through as cameraman Marty Layton, center, sets up a shot before filming in the police department office on the set of “Dexter.”  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Filming begins with a clapper on the police department office set of “Dexter.”  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Michael C. Hall, “Dexter” works on his script between scenes in the gym on the set of “Dexter.”  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

April Lee Hernandez (Cira”) and David Zayas (“Batista”) horse around after filming a scene in the police department office set of “Dexter.”  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

David Zayas’ “Batista” wears a sidearm as he does a run-through before filming a scene on the set of “Dexter.”  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Desmond Harrington listens to discussion around him before filming in the police department office on the set of “Dexter.”  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

David Zayas (“Batista”) talks about the season before filming a scene in the police department office on the set of “Dexter .”  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

David Zayas, “Batista,” talks about the season, before filming a scene in the police department.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

David Zayas, “Batista,” celebrates a successful run through with Jennifer Carpenter after filming a scene in the police department office.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Standing before the Miami backdrop, April Lee Hernandez, who plays “Cira,” waits for filming on the police department set.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)

Michael C. Hall‘s “Dexter” pauses while waiting to film a scene in the gym.  (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)