In an interview dated June 9, Ann Biderman spoke about her experience working on Ray Donovan and how tough it was to get Liev Schreiber on board.

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Speaking to Variety, Biderman revealed she had to actually convince Schreiber as he was on the verge of backing out from the Showtime series.

"Very much so. Liev (Schreiber) was at the top of the list. The timing was right. He was ready to do television and responded to the material," she said. "There was a moment where he panicked when he realized it was going to be in L.A. and he was very much a New Yorker. I was in India making a film with Mira Nair, and I was in the bathtub when he called to basically drop out. By the time I got off the phone, I was shivering and the water was cold. I had to talk him off the ledge: "He's not just a thug," "There are themes we can explore." By the time we got off the phone, he was back in. But there was a moment of panic."

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Biderman also suggested that they were in the final stages of editing and post-production for the show.

"We mixed episode one today. We're mixing episode two tomorrow," she said. "We're formulating 10, 11, 12 as we're mixing one and two. We're spotting music on three and four next week. We're editing six and seven. You literally have 10 episodes in your head at the same time. That's what's so challenging. But having said all of this, it's the greatest job in the world. It really is."

The second season will premiere on July 13.

Ray Donovan will air on Sundays at 8 pm ET/PT on Showtime.

Watch another recently revealed behind-the-scenes clip previewing the season here:

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