Candid pics: Michael C. Hall and Julie Benz shoot Dexter in Southern California

Earlier this week, Dexter co-stars Michael C. Hall and Julie Benz were spotted on set in Long Beach, Calif., which stands in for the series’ Miami location.

According to Benz, this week was a wrap on filming Season 4, and we have a lot to look forward to on the season finale in December.

On Monday, the day these photos were shot, Benz posted on Twitter that it was the second-to-last day of shooting for Season 4, “and last early morning in Long Beach!!!!”

Dexter star Julie Benz shoots the show in Long Beach, CA on October 12, 2009

Benz doesn’t look sleepy in these pics, quite the contrary, but Hall sure looks intense as he arrives for a scene. Maybe he’s more of a method actor than we thought and Dexter’s “dark passenger” is tugging at him.

Dexter stars Michael C. Hall a shoots the show in Long Beach, CA on October 12, 2009

More photos of the two stars are after the jump. And don’t miss the next episode of Dexter’s fourth season this Sunday night!

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Dexter stars Michael C. Hall films the show in Long Beach, CA on October 12, 2009

Dexter star Michael C. Hall on set for the show in Long Beach, CA on October 12, 2009

Dexter star Julie Benz films the show in Long Beach, CA on October 12, 2009

Dexter star Julie Benz on set in Long Beach, CA on October 12, 2009

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