Summary
Severancemay have taken three years to arrive onApple TVbut, so far, the wait sure looks like it has been worth it for many fans. Within the first few minutes of season two’s opening, its dramatic running scene with Mark had viewers hooked and now, they get to see some of the magic behind that anxiety-inducing hallway sequence.
Severancefollows Mark Scout, an employee at Lumon Industries, who opts in for a procedure called ‘severance’, which completely alters and separates his work memories from his personal memories. Accompanying him on his strange and confusing ordeal, Mark’s work friends have also gone for the same brain-altering operation as the series plays out with them all coming to the realization that there’s something a lot more sinister going on with the company they work for. Things come to a head for Mark whenMs Casey, the company wellness counselor, disappears, with Mark finally realizing that the woman who counseled him was actually his wife, who was dead in the outside world. Now, as the series returns for its second season, the personal and work lives of the panic-stricken Lumon employees become even more blurred and confusing as many truths start to unravel about the weird place they work at.
Severance Season 2’s Running Scene Gets BTS Look
Severanceseason two’s opening scene catapulted viewers back into its uncanny and extremely strange world yet again, but this time with a Mark-sized bang. Straight off the bat, Mark can be seen coming out of the elevator looking confused and worried as he stares nervously along Lumon’s never-ending, bright white hallways. Before fans had a chance to excitedly say “Welcome back”, Mark sprung into action by sprinting down the halls, turning back on himself, spinning around corners, and seemingly going in panicked circles. This particular scene hacks back to when Mark first entered the Macrodata Refinement wing from season one and became bewildered due to its layout, but this time, Mark is looking for his wife - Ms Casey.
Now, for fans who love nothing more than getting a behind-the-scenes look at how certain sequences were done inSeverance, a clip can be seen that shows off how the running scene with Mark was produced. Even though the scene looked like it was done in one long flowing sequence, it apparently took five months to nail down due to “scheduling conflicts and a variety of factors, including the frequent demand for the hallway in other scenes”, according to an interview with Adam Scott withDecider. The short clip shows how the cameraperson intensely follows Mark in his frantic search of Lumon’s hallways and then carefully has to back up again as Mark turns to run in the other direction.
Executively produced by Ben Stiller, theSeveranceseason two cast welcomes back Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, and Jen Tullock as fans get a closer look into their lives this time around, especially that ofHelly, played by Lower, who has seemingly decided to lie about her outie’s life.
SeveranceSeason 2 releases new episodes weekly on Fridays on Apple TV+.
