NEW YORK — Ben Stiller and the
cast of “Severance” took over Grand Central Station Tuesday with a
pop-up of the offices from the dystopian thriller.
The director, 59, filmed the glass cubicles as stars Adam Scott, Britt
Lower, Zach Cherry and Tramell Tillman appeared in character to promote
the second season of the Emmy-winning Apple TV+ series, which premieres
Friday.
In one clip posted by Stiller, a fan can be heard praising him for his
work in “Zoolander,” while Scott silently cleans his faux office space
before a captivated crowd.
“Severance” stars Scott as Mark, who along with his colleagues has had
his personal and professional memories surgically divided.
The series is rounded out by the starry supporting cast that includes
Christopher Walken, John Turturro and Patricia Arquette, who worked with
Stiller on 2018’s “Escape at Dannemora.”
The first season nabbed two Emmys, for music and title design, as well
as a dozen other nominations in the drama series categories, including
outstanding casting, outstanding lead actor (Scott), outstanding
directing (Stiller) and outstanding drama series.
The first season holds a 97% critical approval rating and 88% audience
approval on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The critics consensus
hailing “Severance” as “audacious, mysterious and bringing fresh insight
into the perils of corporate drudgery.”
At the time of publication, the sophomore season holds a 94% critical
approval rating.
Though Rolling Stone enjoyed this new installment, it signaled to the
“storytelling hiccups here and there.” The New Yorker meanwhile bemoaned
the “mere archetypes” now occupying the screen time.
While noting the “out of whack” amount of plot devices this go-round,
RogerEbert.com said the second season “too often” left its critic
wondering “why I should care — a feeling I never had in season one.”
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