Adam Scott Reflects On Viral ‘Severance’ Pop-Up: “Didn’t Leave A Glass Cube For 3 Hours”

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Though the Lumon Industries pop-up in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal may have inadvertently recreated the less-than-ethical work conditions of the shadowy conglomerate at the center of Apple TV+‘s Severance, star Adam Scott was cheery about the endeavor — to the stark contrast of his innie Mark S. “This was super fun,” the actor said on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert while reflecting on the viral marketing stunt, which took place Jan.

15. The long-anticipated Apple TV+ mystery-box drama busted out the display in the leadup to Season 2, which has been gestating for nearly three years since the nail-biting and twisty finale of its inaugural season.

Scott — along with co-stars Patricia Arquette, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, and Tramell Tillman — brought the austere, green office space from small screen to real life, all under the watchful eye of helmer Ben Stiller.

As onlookers gawked, took pictures and videos of the stunt, much could be said of the meta recreation and the series’ commentary on surveillance, the nature of work and the interplay of the two in the modern world. “We were in there for 3 hours—” Scott recounted, before Colbert chimed in with a knowing joke: “Doing macro data refinement?” “Yes, we were just in there working, and none of us peed — at all — for 3 hours,” the Parks and Recreation alumnus continued. “Didn’t leave a glass cube for 3 hours, and it was fun.