Lumon Industries employees are taking their work outside the office — and bringing it to Grand Central Station.
“Severance” stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry and Tramell Tillman on Tuesday appeared at a pop-up in Grand Central Station in New York to promote the Apple TV+ show’s second season.
A cubicle set was placed inside a large glass box in the station, recreating a portion of the office from the series. Footage shared on social media by fans and director and executive producer Ben Stiller showed Scott cleaning the carpet and joining his fellow co-stars in pretending to work at their desks while ignoring the large crowd assembled around them.
Patricia Arquette, who plays Lumon manager Harmony Cobel, also made an appearance at the pop-up. Stiller was present and captured a video while a person could be heard off-camera telling him they are a fan of his work.
Earlier in the day, photos and videos on social media showed the desks populated by people who aren’t part of the main cast of “Severance” but acted as Lumon employees. Before Scott and his co-stars appeared, Stiller wrote on X, “Rush hour today should be interesting.”
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“Severance” revolves around a mysterious company that offers employees the ability to “sever” their work life from their home life. Workers who undergo a procedure forget about their day at the office when they go home, allowing for a separation between the person at work, known as an “innie,” and the person in the outside world, an “outie.”
But it soon becomes clear this creates a nightmarish existence for the “innie,” who from their perspective is forced to spend all of their time working with no personal life.
Fans have waited nearly three years for the second season of “Severance” after a massive cliffhanger ending in April 2022. Production on Season 2 was delayed due to Hollywood’s labor strikes.
In addition to the returning cast, “Severance” Season 2 will also star Gwendoline Christie, Alia Shawkat and Merritt Wever. The premiere hits Apple TV+ on Friday.