As season 2 of Ray Donovan is set to premiere on Showtime soon, the stars of the show have been busy promoting it. Most recently Liev Schreiber, who plays the titular character on the series, spoke about working on the show and his family's reaction to it.

First Preview PHOTOS For Season 2 Of Ray Donovan Revealed

Schreiber spoke to the Irish Independent in an interview published on July 9. The actor also spoke about how much he dislikes L.A, where he the show is shot, and taking time out for his family. While talking about the series an interesting bit of information came up when he spoke about what his partner, Naomi Watts, thought of the show. While Watts is a "harsh critic," Schreiber suggested that Ray Donovan more than makes the cut for her.

"It was a real treat to watch it with Naomi," Schreiber said. "She's a harsh critic, and to see her enjoying it and her family enjoying it was real fun."

Watching "Jon Voight Dance Half-Naked" With "A Black Prostitute" To Draw Viewers, Says Dash Mihok

The most recent development relating to geust stars on the show, was that of Glenn Keogh joining as an Irish immigration officer on the show who would be working closely with one of the main characters in one of the episodes.

In an interview with the Examiner Keogh spoke about his role. "I play an Irish Immigration officer, working closely with one of the main characters (sorry can't say which one) fun episode and nice to play a government official once," he said. "Typically it's the officials that are tracking my characters down!"

Other guest stars this season will include Hank Azaria, who will play James Cochran, the chief of the Los Angeles division, Sherilyn Fenn (Twin Peaks) will be guest-starring as Cochran's wife. Kip Pardue will be playing the role of Volchek, an FBI agent working with Cochran. Wendell Pierce (The Wire) will be playing Mr. Keith, a parole officer. 

Vinessa Shaw has also joined the cast as a Pulitzer award-winning Boston Globe journalist who is working on a book about Sully (James Woods) and the circumstances surrounding his death. Shaw's character might create trouble for Ray as she digs deeper while investigating.

The second season of Ray Donovan will premiere on July 13.

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

Watch the preview for season 2 here:

Tags: Ray Donovan showtime television Naomi Watts Liev Schreiber