After all, the actress shared how she was able to prioritize time with her and husband Freddie Prinze Jr.'s kids Charlotte, 15, and Rocky, 12, while starring in the upcoming series Dexter: Original Sin.
"One of the beauties of being on the show was that we filmed at home," Sarah, who lives in Los Angeles, exclusively told E! News at the New York premiere of the Showtime prequel. "We were there for breakfast and dinner, and the kids got to be a part of it."
"Nothing really films in Los Angeles anymore," she explained. "To get the opportunity to be on something at home—it just makes all the difference."
It also helps that the 47-year-old—who plays Dexter's boss and head of forensics at the Miami Metro Police Department, Tanya Martin—has always dreamed of appearing in the original series, which ended in 2013 after eight seasons.
"I was a huge fan," she shared. "I remember being very sad that I never got to guest star on it because I always thought it was such an incredible show. You think that those opportunities have passed, and then all of a sudden, you get this call that it's coming back, and your chance you haven't missed it. It's incredibly exciting."
And since Sarah's character didn't appear in the original Dexter, she had the chance to find her own voice for Tanya in the new series that focuses on Dexter (Patrick Gibson) honing his murdering skills with the help of his dad Harry Morgan (Christian Slater) as he interns at the Metro PD.
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"I spoke a lot about what it would have been like to be a woman in the '90s working in a male-dominated field," she explained. "She was a boss and she had her own department. What kind of strength and camaraderie did she have with the other guys to get through that?"
Despite the heavy undertones of the show, Sarah revealed that the vibes on set were quite the opposite due to the cast, which includesPatrick Dempsey,Christina Milianand returning star Michael C. Hall, who voices Dexter's inner monologue In fact, the Buffy The Vampire Slayer alum admitted that it was difficult to "take things seriously" when everyone was together. She emphasized, "It was actually quite hard!"
Needless to say, Sarah didn't bring any dark energy home with her, which was a relief since she always prioritizes spending quality time with her family.
"Dinners for me are really important," she told E! News in February. "We're a food family, food friends, we love to cook."
"We play board games," she continued. "I puzzle-overloaded during Covid so I had to take a little break from puzzles, but we do a lot of board games and card games."
As Sarah noted of their activities as a family, "It's a moment of connection."
Dexter: Original Sin premieres Friday, Dec. 13 on streaming and on demand for Paramount+ with Showtime plan subscribers and debuts on air in the U.S. Sunday, Dec. 15.
Now, read on for more of Sarah and Freddie's sweet family moments.