STANA K ATIC
The former Castle star, 41, is back as previously presumed dead FBI agent Emily Byrne in Season 2 of Absentia (on Amazon Prime Video now).
Where do we find Emily at the start of Season 2? One of the driving points for Emily in the first season was the knowledge that her son was still alive and maybe one day she could survive everything and reunite with him. And there is an event at the end of the first season that puts everything into question. At the top of Season 2, she is trying to figure out what happened when she was in captivity and who it was that took her down. The secrets everyone else has been hanging on to start unfolding and characters that were at one point working in support of Emily, we uncover some of their dark side.
You get put through the wringer playing Emily. How tough were the water torture scenes?
We shot it for many days – bloody hell! I said, “Guys, can we just put this in a big basket of water torture so I don’t have to do it again?” If there is a third season, it would be lovely if we just had that in the bag and we know we can go to it. Can you snap out of the role easily?
It was challenging, for sure. We were shooting it in Bulgaria, and I was there [without my family] for a good chunk of it. So luckily they were spared any of the fallout. But there is nothing a glass of wine cannot heal at the end of the night.
What’s it like working with our own Matthew Le Nevez, who plays FBI agent Cal Isaac?
He was phenomenal. I have seen all 10 episodes, and you guys are going to love him. Matt is one of those guys who just sparkles. What did you learn from Castle? Patience and consistency. Many times it’s assumed, because I [am an] actress, that I am perhaps not as intelligent as they are. You just have to bear with it.