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That is officially all we have for S2 BTS! We hope you enjoyed. Thanks for joining us!

This is Hannah Moscovitch's son, Elijah, with Assad Zaman, who, one day, made a point to sit and talk with him about video games. Photo shared with Hannah's permission.

Silly boys

Seeing double! Production Designer Mara LePere-Schloop dressed as Director Levan Akin for Halloween.

Promo Shoot BTS Pt. 4

Promo Shoot BTS Pt. 3

Promo Shoot BTS Pt. 2

Promo Shoot BTS

Biscuit Pt. 2

This is Biscuit! Biscuit is our dialect coach, Marina Tyndall's (in the purple mask) dog.

Dogs of Production! The first three pictures are of Mara’s dog Petunia, or Tuni, after whom she named the French café Armand and Louis (and Dreamstat) visit in 203.

We have one final S2 BTS treat for you... A mini miscellaneous thread! 🧵

A production office, a wall of shelves on the right filled with fabric for sets and costumes. On the left, there are two barrels stuffed with rolled up plastic covered bolts of fabric. Each bolt has a tag like “Pack 11 Rolls 1101-1104” or “Wrap Box 14 Pack 6 Rolls 601-602. The closest barrel says, “Wrap Box 14”.

Two long racks of costumes, each covered in plastic. The first rack has a label that says, “1. Louis De Pointe Du Lac Ch. 4-72.” There is another label visible on the next rack that says, “Dubai”.

Wrapping up… literally

Behind the cameras of a TV studio where Eric Bogosian, in costume as Molloy, is “interviewed” by journalist Leonard Michael, played by David Costabile.

Behind the cameras of a TV studio where a camera monitor shows Eric Bogosian, in costume as Molloy. In front of the monitor, crew members obscure Leonard Michael, played by David Costabile, opposite Bogosian.

An exterior entrance of Prague’s Congress Centre, modified with set dec signage to represent the “Peachtree Expo Center”. Crew members and camera equipment sit on the left.

Bogosian gets his wish to play a vampire! Would love to hear your initial reactions to Molloy taking off those contacts… The exterior shots for this scene were shot at the Prague Congress Centre also known as the KCP.

And the winner of our Easter Egg hunt on Bluesky is...
Ding Ding Ding!!! 🔔 @adrieneamadis.bsky.social
Excellent eye! That is indeed a photo of our S1 Backlot behind the reception desk at the hotel.
bsky.app/profile/adri...

Jacob Anderson, in costume as Louis, stands at the front desk of the “Oddfellows Inn”, as the actor who plays the Hotel Clerk, Alexander Perkins, talks to Director Levan Akin, behind the desk.

The exterior of the hotel with traditional New Orleans architecture, a red “Oddfellows Inn” sign, and a gold luggage cart with red velvet base out front.

The interior wall of the Oddfellows Inn set, with a fireplace and 3 arched beams.

Teshale Mishretu, Louis’s stand-in, stands at the reception desk of the Oddfellow’s Inn.

For example, this isn’t NoLa…

A black SUV in front of a green screen in a sound stage, lit from the side with a film light diffuser. A crew member is behind the diffuser, and next to a camera cart by one of the passenger doors.

While we did actually film some of the New Orleans exteriors in NoLa, many of those scenes were filmed in Prague using movie magic.

Santiago’s tenure as Maître is... short-lived. Pt. 2

Ben Daniels, in costume as Santiago, stands with his back towards the camera, facing Louis’s motorbike on an empty street. The camera dolly is positioned behind him in the left corner, while a crew member prepares to roll the manhole cover into the shot in the right corner.

A camera monitor shows Ben Daniels, as Santiago, looking slightly off camera, with a smirk.

Santiago’s tenure as Maître is... short-lived.

Old Wastewater Treatment Plant Pt. 2

An empty, narrow brick sewage corridor.

Director Levan Akin walks down a narrow brick sewage corridor towards the camera.

In our 201 thread, we mentioned the Romanian factory set, part of the Old Wastewater Treatment Plant, was reused throughout the season — it’s where Armand threatens Louis (203), frees him (207), and where Santiago hears Louis after the fire (208).

Jacob Anderson, in full Louis makeup and costume, sits in front of the camera monitor, next to Director Levan Akin. Jacob is holding the headphones under his ears, expressionless, as he watches the scene being filmed.

Jacob Anderson, in full Louis makeup and costume, sits in front of the camera monitor, next to Director Levan Akin. Jacob is holding the headphones under his ears, smiling as he watches the scene being filmed.

Shot more from that side, Jacob Anderson, in full Louis makeup and costume, sits in front of the camera monitor, next to Director Levan Akin. Jacob is holding the headphones under his ears, expressionless, watching the scene being filmed.

Jacob Anderson, in his own clothes, sits in a chair, leaning over, his head turned as he talks to Ben Daniels, in costume as Santiago, next to him. Director Levan Akin sits on a chair on the opposite side of Ben Daniels, leaning over and intently listening to Jacob. The storyboards for the scene are displayed on the right, above Jacob’s back.

Jacob may be friends with Ben Daniels, but he certainly looks like he’s enjoying watching Santiago get what’s coming to him…

Jacob Anderson, in costume as Louis, sits on Louis’s motorbike in front of the camera dolly. Crew members fill the area behind the camera.

Jacob Anderson, in costume as Louis, stands against a stone wall, surrounded by crew members and equipment.

The full production set up, including Jacob Anderson, in costume as Louis, camera dolly, crew members, and production equipment, is captured from above, via an elevated street.

A camera monitor shows two angles of Jacob Anderson, in costume as Louis, smiling. The shot being reflected on the monitors is being filmed behind them. Crew members surround Jacob, only the top of his head visible.

Prague’s Thunovska Street doubled for a street in the Montmartre neighborhood of Paris.

Jacob Anderson, in his own clothes but in Louis’s bloodied face makeup, stands in front of 4 crew members. His hands are in his pockets, and he’s smiling, illuminated by a film light.

Jacob Anderson, in his own clothes but in Louis’s bloodied face makeup, stands in front of 4 crew members. He is looking at the camera to the left and holding a blue object with both hands.

Jacob Anderson, in his own clothes but in Louis’s bloodied face makeup, looks to the right at a crew member’s iPad with one hand to his chin. Director Levan Akin stands on his left, looking at his own iPad.

Jacob Anderson, in full Louis costume and makeup, sits on Louis’s motorbike in front of the camera dolly. Crew members fill the area behind the camera.

But nothing beats having the real Jacob around.

Pt. 2

Rajab Hassan, in Louis’s trench coat, sits on the stairs, in profile, looking at his phone.

Teshale Mishretu, Louis’s stand-in, sits on Louis’s motorbike, in front of the camera dolly and crew members on our Prague for Paris street.

Your eyes do not deceive you. NONE of these are our Louis. The first is Louis’s stand-in, Teshale Mishretu. The next 2 are Louis’s stunt double, Rajab Hassan. Stand-ins are used so the crew can light and camera block without the actor. Pt. 1

With the holiday just around the corner, it's time for an Easter egg hunt of our own... 👀🥚
Have you spotted the piece of set decoration in this episode that nods to S1? Drop your guesses below — we’ll reveal the answer here later.
We’d give you a hint, but that’d be... very generous... of us...

Something is cooking on the Pont Alexandre III Pt. 2

A camera monitor that shows the backs of Suzanna Andrade, in costume as Celeste, and Esme Appleton, as Estelle, standing at the end of the bridge.

Video village under a black pop-up tent with 2 monitors, both showing the same shot of Suzanna Andrade, in costume as Celeste, looking over her shoulder off camera and Esme Appleton, as Estelle, her back to the camera, standing at the end of the bridge.

Something is cooking on the Pont Alexandre III Pt. 1

Setting up a video village in the middle of the night on a bridge in Paris is always a good idea Pt. 2