See an exclusive clip from the dark sci-fi comedy, premiering Friday on Apple TV+.
And the whole time, he was pretty sure he never would.
“All along, I was just hoping that I would get to be a part of it.
Adam Scott in ‘Severance’.Atsushi Nishijima/Apple TV +
After first hearing about the project, “I couldn’t stop thinking about it,” Scott says.
It sounds ideal until you start considering those “implications” andSeverancedoes, in chilling, thought-provoking fashion.
“Mark has made a conscious decision to not move on from it,” Scott explains.
Zach Cherry, John Turturro, and Adam Scott in ‘Severance’.Apple TV +
And then there are all the questions the premise raises: “Who has control of this technology?
Why are they doing it?
Who would volunteer for this?
Adam Scott and Jen Tullock on ‘Severance’.Atsushi Nishijima/Apple TV +
Why do they have that trust in this company?
What’s going on in their lives?”
This show is taking that a step further than where we are now but not that much further.”
Atsushi Nishijima/Apple TV +
Severancefirst implanted itself in Scott’s brain in January 2017, as he recalls.
“Ben called me just to tell me about this script he had read,” Scott says.
But I’m really touched that he stuck by me and really wanted me to play the role."
“In my mind, he was the only guy to do the show with.”
What’s more, Stiller continues, “Adam’s a very technical actor, too.
He does that really, really well.”
you’re free to see it in the way Scott talks about the role.
Performing that duality “was always sort of a math problem more than anything,” Scott continues.
We had to keep an eagle eye on where we were and what we were doing."
Based onthe highly positive buzzforSeverance, it’s a balance he pulled off quite well.
“It’s science fiction, it’s funny, it’s dramatic.
And there’s an even more personal reason, too.
So the show was sort of my way into coming to terms with this loss.”
That’s an emotional connection that nothing can sever.
Watch an exclusive clip fromSeveranceabove.
