How 'Severance' Creator Came Up With the Idea for the Show | How I Did It

In a new installment of TheWrap's How I Did It video series, Severance stars Adam Scott and Britt Lower as well as creator Dan Erickson take us behind the scenes of the Apple TV+ series, revealing where the idea for the show came from, why Lower was the perfect choice to play Helly R., and why John Turturro was passionate about casting Christopher Walken as his character's love interest. They also explain how the sci-fi series, despite its dark premise, embraces the humanity of the characters. #Severance #AdamScott #HowIDidIt
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[@RandomShowerThoughts]

This show truly is a masterpiece

[@TheLevitatingFleem]

Nowadays I hate that term, but deadass I’m suuuuuper comfortable calling this a masterpiece. There is just not a single thing I would change about it

[@pradeepramtel2695]

Everyone is so good in this. I personally feel that everyone from the series deserve great love. Also, I loved how the show is inclusive without forcing it. Great Job Guys :)

[@tehamill1]

Adam Scott is amazing in this show

[@TheLevitatingFleem]

It’s funny, I’ve known of him my entire life and have always kinda thought of him as just a “passable” actor as I think I’d just never seen him in a role that really tested his capabilities. But by the end of this show I was convinced this man needs an award for the acting he did in this series with just his eyes alone. Man is INCREDIBLE

[@mr.balloffur]

​@@TheLevitatingFleemyou need to watch The Vicious Kind

[@cbierman17]

Hearing the creator of any show talk about “deep lore” is always great. Means they care a lot.

[@olicorrivo3289]

This show is like a very good singer that mastered the bridge between head and chest voice so perfectly that the transition is seamless. Dark humor and tension blends so perfectly and we switch from one to the other so seamlessly.

[@gourdtube]

Really, one of the best shows ever made. It stands out today with all these shows that are about nothing, this one really explores something about the human condition.

[@_FGTS]

Whenever I see Britt Lower walking in the show, imediately remindes me of those memes about people walking in GTA.

[@funkytivi]

Bravo, really. Best show i watched in years! ❤

[@KeyT3ch]

Adam is 50?! 50?! How?! He looks so young

[@_FGTS]

On the other hand, Patricia Arquette is 55 and looks like 70.

[@Cortesevasive]

@@_FGTS Ones appearance correlates to ones reproductive function. Women look like shit

[@jum____]

Pls I need season 2 😭

[@jxchamb]

I like all parts of this show equally.

[@mtjoy747]

One time on nightshift, I was tasked with moving a desktop computer from one floor to another, for a new staff member, but the floor is so all over the place, I almost fainted LOL. It didn't help that one single outlet for the PC data connection is NOT right next to the others in sequence, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 5, that kind of thing. I'm hovering around the 4 and the 6, trying to find [outlet] 5 - in the end, I got someone else to help me, and they found [outlet] 5 in 2 minutes...it would be so much easier this year [2023] with desktop PCs that actually HAVE built-in Wi-Fi.

[@N4N0808]

Not really hard to see how anyone who has ever worked a 9-5 job would've come up with this premise.

[@rickenfatania]

I just saw a trailer for a british horror movie with the same name and it has many of the same plots points although not exactly the same.

[@marishkaspirit]

So what is the title of this british horror movie?

[@jstdun]

The views on these videos are disappointing. This series should be far more discussed. One of my favorites of the decade.

[@TheLevitatingFleem]

I reeeeally think the creator or someone close to the creator played Control. It’s just too similar for him not to be aware of that game

[@blackmaestros]

It’s not quite the same but I definitely caught myself thinking about Control. Especially during the Board scenes. The Board even sounds similar

[@TheLevitatingFleem]

@@blackmaestros yeah the plot/characters definitely arent the same, but the atmosphere, locations and *especially* The Board are just too similar to be coincidence imo. but I’m not saying that’s even remotely a bad thing, I like seeing good media inspiring other good media.

[@backtoklondike]

Erickson has at least admitted that one of the inspirations was Stanley Parable. And being inspired by Control isn't that farfetched either

[@1D4ever]

Same plot as Paycheck staring Ben Affleck

[@Neimonster]

And "Click" starring Adam S and Christopher Walken

[@mr.balloffur]

Ummm no 😂

[@1D4ever]

Well similar premise anyway.