Vince Staples wants to be in ‘Severance’ next season: “Call me Ben Stiller”

nme.com:

Vince Staples has made it clear that he wants to be in the next season of Severance, after an exchange with the series’ director Ben Stiller online.READ MORE: Here’s every song in ‘Severance’ season two so farSeason two of the hit Apple TV+ mystery show is streaming now, and back in November 2024 Stiller indicated to Collider that a third season is on the way.Rapper and actor Staples shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) on February 15 pitching himself for a role in that next season.

He wrote: “Season 3 needs a Dominican intern call me @BenStiller”.Stiller responded by quoting Staples’ post, and wrote: “Lumon is listening.”Season 3 needs a Dominican intern call me @BenStiller— vince (@vincestaples) February 15, 2025Lumon is listening https://t.co/H2FflN7BOY— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) February 15, 2025Staples made his name in the music industry with albums including 2017’s ‘Big Fish Theory’, 2021’s self-titled “slow-burn”, and 2022’s ‘Ramona Park Broke My Heart’.

He ventured into acting when he starred in The Vince Staples Show on Netflix in 2024, which was renewed for a second season.Severance is one of the most talked-about shows on TV right now, with fans praising its return and describing it as “peak television”.The second season landed a five-star review from NME, with James Mottram writing: “As things get all the more intriguing by the minute, Severance is a show best watched on high alert.

For example, graffiti scrawled in the background reads “Who is alive?” By the time The Stone Roses’ ‘Love Spreads’ hits the soundtrack, with Ian Brown wailing “Let me put you in the picture / Let me show you what I mean”, you’ll be begging for the Severance team to do the same.