Ben Stiller Found the Artist for Severance’s Opening Credits on Instagram

Ben Stiller talks about Severance, the similarities between it and Escape at Dannemora and The Ben Stiller Show winning an Emmy after it was canceled.
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[@chrissioufi925]

I like to think Ben Wyatt's stop-motion claymation skills had progressed to the point that he had designed the Severance intro

[@nanana1643]

could a depressed person make THIS?

[@yoni_rev]

I had the EXACT same thought 👏

[@MichaelPeret]

@@nanana1643 would you like to mold your emotions out of clay?

[@dont_be_a_marder]

He can now truly compare his work to Avatar.

[@cherryred11]

LMAOOO I LOVE THIS

[@kimchi_kid]

'severance's opening credits are my absolute favorite credits of a show ever. i never skip it because the music and the animation is just too good.

[@daddystu7046]

It is a great opener but I prefer the Raised by Wolves theme tune.

[@linusorri]

Same

[@marquistf1996]

Same. I was shocked upon first viewing that it was so good

[@feldon27]

It's so good. I put it up there with the Fringe intro.

[@extrapolate]

This show is genius. It’s like Inception’s mind bending, meets The Office’s awkward hilarity, meets Westworld’s plot twists, meets a great cult documentary. A masterpiece.

[@unknownwarrior5672]

Westworld is miles better than this series tbh its not even close

[@WK____]

@@unknownwarrior5672 westworld is trash after season 1 but ok

[@unknownwarrior5672]

@@WK____ no it isn't, season 2 is great..not necessarily on par with s1 but still had some of the best episodes in the series. S3 was easily the weakest but s4 might be good

[@marvel096]

It also reminds me of Legion and The good place

[@hmp01]

@@unknownwarrior5672 westworld is miles better? lmao dude thanks for the joke

[@RichardLaurence]

Severance is a brilliant show - genuinely unnerving and thought provoking. First rate acting and I never skip the credits!

[@joefelice5062]

Defiant Jazz!!

[@julesjma]

Uh, what am i missing in the credits?

[@farodopi5170]

same for me it’s probably the only série where i never skipped the credits. both music and animation are just amazing. they deserve an award for that if an award exist for credits

[@moexilla]

Can never skip the credits

[@talllala]

Yes! The only show in which I don't skip the credits. Every other show I skip. It's quite artistic I think.

[@ethieno869]

Severence is probably the best show of the year. The wait for each episode is unbearable long!!

[@extrapolate]

Agreed. Best show of the decade imo

[@AanandBajaj]

@@extrapolate For me top 5 shows of all time. Literally insane

[@joshuadoty4682]

@@AanandBajajit’s great but I need to wait at least until season 2 before I put it in favorites

[@lafilleindigo]

If Ben Stiller ever reached out to me for something, I would Lose. My. Damn. Mind. Also, of all the actors going grey I never expected Stiller to pull it off so well. Man ages like the finest wine.

[@landminehopscotch3617]

I was thinking the same. His face hasn't aged and that helps with the silver look. Steve Carell comes to mind.

[@passwordyeah729]

It looks like a dye job, that's how well he pulls it off

[@VeryImportantPepe]

you doubted world's best male model to pull off a look?

[@omarlittl3]

and the fact the artist never worked in a tittle sequence and the creators worked with him anyways is amazing ❤❤

[@johnthompson6374]

Best cringe employee party ever. Done so well it brought me back to such a dark place that I had long forgotten.

[@ColorMeMaria]

I absolutely love the opening credits and I LOVE even more how it’s not introduced until the second episode. It reveals so many nuances from just the first episode and show itself. It’s so great!!!

[@Shijith1]

Severance is a very special show. Am glad they're putting one episode out every week, instead of just releasing them all at one go. Gives a show a chance to build some buzz, more people get to appreciate it this way. A lot of those netflix shows, there's some chatter for a week, and then everyone just forgets about it. But 'Severance', i hope this gets cult status and people watch it years from now.

[@Maryokutaizero]

On the other hand the weeklong pause completely pulls you away from the scenario. I'd rather have it all at once and then watch it in my own tempo. Can't care less about how much "buzz" a show does or does not have to be honest, my enjoyment is wholly independant from that.

[@alienmindwarp3455]

Most of my life was before binging shows existed and I always found the sweet anticipation for the next episode and talking to others about it for a week was really great. Never felt pulled from the scenario, and maybe that speaks to an era of more patience and longer attention spans vs. Todays binge and purge consumption model, but the world sure is different now.

[@tappajavittu]

@@Maryokutaizero I highly enjoy taking part in discussion with fans after every episode, that totally keeps me in the scenario, Severance and Raised by Wolves have really sparked my interest in taking part in the discussion online, spit balling theories and with Severance I'm in love with the cinematography and set design, this show is does so much with so little, even the color grading is movie quality and it's nice to be able to really think about and appreciate the film making skill that's on display, really let's it sink in and buzz around a show drives viewership up and makes it more possible that the show will get more than one season. Severance is one of those rare true gems on TV, I really hope they won't keep it going for too long, I think 3 or 4 seasons max would be great and I do hope they'll mix it up every season and not just stay in Lumon and the surrounding area.

[@jackdonohue7893]

@@Maryokutaizero but it doesn’t pull you awau

[@TracyAllenVideos]

Awww😊 Look at Ben! His hair looks like mine and we’re the same age! I went through chemo and my hair grew back pretty much all silver but most people that I know at this age don’t have as much gray. I love it! I’ve embraced it! He looks great🥰

[@pollytiks3885]

Had to admit, I couldn’t imagine how Ben Stiller could create such a series as Severance. After this interview, I can. 🤔 I hope the loose ends of S1 will be resolved, whether or not there’s a S2.

[@julesjma]

They're not....

[@rasheednesbitt8667]

S2 is confirmed

[@5mysoluap978]

He didnt create it. He directed it. Either way he is a genius filmmaker.

[@Fionor01]

This is what every animator's on Instagram dream of - to impress someone up the production chain and get the opportunity to do something amazing.

[@djroddking]

Probably the best show in the last 5 years, this show is mind bending and intriguing

[@empireoflightz]

Best show since Mr. Robot for me, and I watch a ton of shows. Might be even better.

[@Coastfog]

For sure, I reckon this already ranks in my top ten shows ever.

[@djroddking]

@@Coastfog facts, the writing, the acting, the cinematography are perfect

[@prouser7150]

Any recommendations? I have also watched the big shows and lot so do you know anything less popular that is actually quality?

[@empireoflightz]

@@prouser7150 Mr. Robot if you haven't seen, one of the most brilliant shows ever. Also some great lesser known ones are Devs, Patriot, ZeroZeroZero, Pachinko, Tokyo Vice, and Watchmen (the HBO miniseries)

[@marlonorellana9302]

god i was just watching night of the museum and he looked so young, were have the years gone. He has aged rather well though, like fine wine as they say

[@Junksaint]

Time marches on, we can just try to make the world a better place while we're here.

[@kungfukid4124]

He has been coloring his hair for awhile. He doesn’t color his hair when he is not working in front of the camera. Depends on the part.

[@fdrstan]

He was actually already 41 when that came out, but yes he is aging well.

[@travelwell6049]

It’s scary to think how long ago Night at the Museum came out

[@l.e.o9066]

I’ll be real he looks pretty good it’s just the hair that’s super different he hasn’t changed a whole lot face wise

[@JasonDavis103]

Severance instantly entered my top 5 shows I've ever seen about halfway through the first season.

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

It took me a few episodes to realize that the "chip" process is incredibly cruel because there's a second version of you trapped in an endless work cycle, but you did it to yourself so... it's perfectly legal? I couldn't stop thinking about the utter hell that would be.

[@joygernautm6641]

Right?? I’ve described the basic premises of the severance process to people I work with to promote the show and explain to them what it’s about, and the first reaction for everyone is like “oh wow that would be awesome”. And I always say “is it really…”. Obsessed with the show

[@elipandaman]

"informed" consent

[@HonkeyKong54]

The horrifying scene where SPOILER......The woman has just finished hours of torture in the break room and then she leaves to go home but it feels like a second has passed and she has to go right back to the torture chamber.

[@holodoctor1]

Severance is amazing. I love that this show got made!!

[@jayv217]

I can’t stop watching it. Literally over and over again. It’s the best tv show I’ve seen in over a decade

[@muCephei_]

The dance is scene was one of the creepiest, strangest, bizarre in the show. It shouldn't be. But the presentation was done so well. Such a great show

[@julesjma]

Which one? The party or Dylan's?

[@muCephei_]

@@julesjma The one you see in the beginning of this video.

[@foolofatook1271]

He means the one in the finale..the creepy one 😂

[@stevekelly6544]

i love Severance, such a great storyline, cast, and production. So fucking good! Great work Ben. Everybody who got the Apple TV free trial offer should take it to watch this show-first season, catch up now!

[@rodolfo_rlf]

This and See. Apple is killing it.

[@AgtDrake]

I loved the Ben Stiller Show! It was ahead of its time. The Ask Manson skits with Odenkirk are still hilarious.

[@thestormlscoming]

I don’t know much about Ben stiller but it seems clear that he’s a fan of art and will give unknown people a chance and give them credit which is amazing. Much respect. The show is brilliant

[@dianag.1997]

Severance is in my top 5 shows of all time! It's the masterpiece!!!! So unique and perfect in every detail!

[@alexmeln1062]

Could you name the other 4?

[@dianag.1997]

@@alexmeln1062 Sure, dear friend! • Mr.Robot • Lost • Succession • White Collar

[@dianag.1997]

Have you seen some of them perhaps?

[@alexmeln1062]

@@dianag.1997 ty for this list. i have seen Lost. maybe will watch Mr.Robot later.

[@williamrayburn5314]

Still have (vague, been a loooong time since I saw it) fond memories of The Ben Stiller show, everyone on that show so very funny and talented. Have heard of Severance, wasn’t on my radar till now though - didn’t know he was directing. Awesome, yet too short interview. He always has the energy of a fan first and a professional director/actor second, in a sincere love of the person he is sharing time with and not there just to sell a product. Love him and all the gray, still looks and vibes youthful energy!

[@OoHeavymetaLoO]

It's such a pity this series is hidden behind a streaming service no one has. If this was on Netflix it would blow up like Squid Game...

[@Holidai]

🏴‍☠

[@fleef69]

@@Holidai ^ (but also yeah I agree I hate all these great shows being divided across so many streaming services with little to offer beyond them)

[@hugh_jasso]

I'ma pirate. It was Arrr great show.

[@adaml.5355]

A pity? Apple picked up the show because they have good taste. If it was on Netflix it would have to compete with 15 other junk shows that came out that day.

[@thecuriousboi]

netflix is garbage and will become the next blockbuster soon, the future is Amazon and Apple

[@thatJAWNraps]

ive been telling anyone who will listen that Severance is the best show on TV/maybe best since Mr.Robot - and that opening theme is the best ive ever seen on any show bar none - the OG music and the animation/how it glitches etc is just PERFECT at setting the tone/mood (random but the new show FROM is great too and also has a great intro doing an acoustic versoin of 'que sera sera')

[@sofiaav]

I also think that, best show after Mr. Robot!

[@suziekeeler]

Severance is so very engrossing!! I hope season 2 starts up quickly. I’m on pins and needles over what comes next!

[@clutch2827]

One of the best openings for a series.

[@RMBarros455]

Severance is just brilliant, i can't wait for it to come back for its second season.

[@stevensmith7791]

Best show on TV by a mile. Nothing else is even close. This should be the biggest show that everyone is talking about.

[@joygernautm6641]

This is the best show!! I really don’t watch much TV, but heard about this from a friend, and I’m so glad I decided to watch it. I think the only reason it hasn’t blown up more is because it’s on a platform that not a lot of people subscribe to compare to places like Netflix or Amazon. Truly amazing show and one of the only shows worth watching in 2022

[@C2C.]

The Ben Stiller Show's cast and writing nailed the '90s. His impressions of Bono and Bruce Springsteen still make me laugh.

[@Coastfog]

Might be the best show in years. The creators have a great overall vision, everything fits together, fascinating concept with deep yet relatable implications, ridiculously well cast, characters you really care about, incredibly well paced writing and editing, and of course music, sound design, props.... Every department delivers 100% and that's when great stuff happens.

[@schempgirl1]

Secret Life of Walter Mitty is one of my favorite movies ever

[@lynnhettrick7588]

I love that movie!

[@chach1070]

I watched it twice and noticed things I missed the first time. It’s just so well done. Perfectly written. I never skip the intro because it too is awesome

[@mitchgunzler3737]

Great show. As Seth Meyers says, all the details are right, cared for, intentional.

[@redolentthought7085]

Wow, I wasn't expecting to hear Joe McPhee's "Shakey Jake" there at the beginning of this clip (Severance). It's from 1971, the album Nation Time. I played with Joe in the early 00s when I was on the east coast. Shakey Jake is the only track he released like this: super funky; two drummers laying down a thick loose groove and Joe (tenor sax) and an alto floating over it in tandem - most of music Joe has performed is in the "free jazz/avant-garde" sphere. Also, this song has a lot more raw-ness than, say, a Maceo Parker track. I remember specifically asking him about Shakey Jake, and he said that he was always getting offers to have it added to CD compilations (This Is Funk, et al) and he always turned them down. He didn't want it to be be "cheapened". I guess at 80+ and Apple TV money coming at you, why not?

[@phosphenevision]

It was definitely not cheapened, it's one of the best scenes on an already amazing show

[@redolentthought7085]

@@phosphenevision Can't wait to watch it with my wife. Just finished up Our Flag Means Death and on to Severance! It's an almost 14 minute track and definitely pushes some pre-conceived notions of "funk" and extended tonality at times. I f'ing love it to death. I play it at my bar; backyard BBQs - it's so friggin' good. As a jazz lover and jazz musician, Joe McPhee is my favorite horn player. Coltrane is #2. Cheers!

[@isaac10231]

Wow, those odds are insane. Out of all the songs they could've chosen, they chose one that coincidentally you helped play?? That's insane.

[@m0L3ify]

Severance is the best portrayal of Dissociative Identity Disorder I've ever seen. It's super accurate and doesn't stigmatize. It's so well written!! Even how they visually portray switching is spot on. It feels exactly like that. I hope I get the chance to tell the creators some day!

[@jdrukman]

you should tweet them! they're all very active on twitter. (there was a big cast/crew q&a yesterday in fact)

[@m0L3ify]

@@jdrukman Good idea! I never thought of that. I left Twitter awhile ago because it's such a cesspool of hate, but that's actually a great use for it!

[@Amber-wb7qt]

You should watch Mr. Robot then!

[@elliotburing87]

I love those opening credits, watched them all the way through each ep except the last ep…

[@damarisrodriguez5118]

Two of my favorites just yucking it up 💕💕💕💕

[@thechewatson]

Severance is incredible

[@benstillerfanclub]

Great Interview with Ben Stiller! Thank You!

[@masterrsharma]

The opening credits just won an emmy!!

[@jennifermedia6288]

Is it going to have a second season!! OMG it’s amazing!! All of it. The set story design photography Videography direction. It’s immense. Great interview btw.

[@julesjma]

Yes.

[@flala2261]

Severance is such a cool show! watch it y’all

[@viennamaree]

Omg Seth Myers looks like a young Ben Stiller 😅😅😅

[@si_quest]

Especially when on cocaine

[@Sanks4783]

They even sound similar!!

[@jetsamperes5762]

I love that Severance is a thriller and mystery and highly entertaining and not a single gunshot is needed.

[@daviddang3458]

Until something that I deem better comes out this year, I think Severance is the best show of 2022 yet. It's a must watch

[@YessahBlessah608]

The intro speaks for itself!

[@cynthiarowley719]

My friend and I bonded over loving The Ben Stiller Show. We noticed, it was the best.

[@themutupoguy]

It's so good. This show is so good

[@aarondadvlogs]

SHE'S ALIVEEEEEEE-

[@ThirdEyeBlindApologist]

The intro is absolutely incredible, nice snag Ben

[@then6971]

the opening sequence is sublime :)

[@whitneysorensen4177]

Can we talk about how the opening credits of Severance are the nightmare version of Ben Wyatt’s out of work claymation project???

[@Coastfog]

I watched this with a buddy, we also used to watch P&R together. We were instantly like "Damn, Ben watched some KZbin tutorials, he's cracked now"

[@rikovladimir8655]

criminally underrated show

[@Monsoon_90]

He's so amazing!!!

[@1fires1]

Great to see Ben stiffler doing so well with severance.

[@andrewmasden6352]

I love Ben Stiller, so much.

[@faboze]

The is the best show I’ve seen in a long time. I NEED SEASON 2 NOW PLZZZZ

[@radicaldreamer]

Millcheck's mustache and perpetual smile reminds me of Stiller's character from Happy Gilmore.

[@whitneyoneal2360]

I am addicted to this dark funny comedrama.

[@JonnyDIY]

Love Ben and even more Ben's father Jerry! 💕 Show looks mildly interesting but I'm not about to sign up for apple tv, no way no how

[@Moobeus]

If it doesn’t win the Emmy for best opening credits I’ll be genuinely shocked.

[@etxkevin7452]

Finale was so AMAZING!!! Can't wait for season 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@julesjma]

Didn't find it amazing. Just frustrating.

[@kamu747]

@@julesjma I thing that's what people found amazing. Some People like that frustrating feeling of anticipation and suspense

[@Coastfog]

@@kamu747 It's frustrating with a promise of delayed reward. Kinda like when the deviled egg social is over but you know you got a frickin waffle party waiting at the end of the quarter.

[@unknownwarrior5672]

@@julesjma finale was the only good episode in the show tbh

[@katb6371]

I’m not dead or dying, Stiller. #howisyourrug

[@Maseko66]

Great Tv show!!! Season 2 NOW!!!

[@loudgrape28]

Severance is great and truly unique which is hard to say nowadays

[@JulieLAgresta]

Love Ben Stiller :-)

[@daddystu7046]

Great show with a fantastic attention to detail.

[@liggerstuxin1]

I watched the show all at once yesterday. I don’t know if I could have been able to deal with watching the episode at a time. There really is something to binge watching versus the serial release.

[@df4196]

the dance party scene was an amazing transition from awkward to downright scary

[@mr.balloffur]

Creators are getting upset people skip the opening credits, so I made sure I watched it and it was amazing.

[@tonoi]

Is it only me or Seth Meyers and Ben Stiller are lookalike

[@empireoflightz]

Best show of the year by far

[@gregkrazanski]

"i did some stupid young person thing" haha so crazy that you just get perspective when you're older on what's worth getting upset about

[@Marloez82]

So funny, I actually thought it was just like Lost where I was also constantly freaked out about everything that’s happening

[@david7864]

Severance is amazing!!!

[@PurushaDesa]

Talent attracted to talent without dumb things like status or seniority getting in the way. I love that.

[@benrosn8154]

Best show ever

[@OhanaFilms]

Great show

[@skranz2732]

I am downloading Episode of Severance as I watch this clip... to say I'm addicted is an understatement.

[@lynnhettrick7588]

Fridays are the best! Corrections AND Severance!

[@AT-AT-AT-AT]

great soviet era aesthetic & vibe

[@Blarnix]

Severance is my new addiction

[@thevikingsock8527]

The dance scene was perfect

[@13yelworC13]

Now we have to wait about a year for season 2 😳😢

[@BradiKal61]

Oh man I have been in Severance withdrawl ever since season 1 ended. COME ON!!!

[@geoafe66]

Severance is awesome

[@fdrstan]

Pretty sure Ben is the voice of Kier. This show just gets better and better.

[@drumminah]

ben stiller interviews ben stiller, with guest seth meyers being interviewed by Seth Myers.

[@zakur0hako]

after watching the season finale i can say that from now on Ben Stiller is more of a director to me than an actor

[@THATBOISHAD]

They look like brothers

[@shawnuel]

Dan Erickson! Fellow Olympia High School grad from Olympia Washington! 21 years after me, however.

[@LittleBaldieVanZandt]

Ben Stiller should play Seth if they made a biopic of him.

[@gulsum4163]

i guessed its extra weg when i first seen it:D

[@Junksaint]

Missed opportunity to switch places lol

[@Edwin_Gan]

He should hire that claymation artist called Ben Wyatt, I heard his work is like Avatar.

[@primitifsound]

Severence is fucking amazing!

[@Maddy-py9hh]

Am I the only person who thinks there is similarity resemblance between Seth and Ben?