The first time Emmy nominee has his own theories about Severance but it was Cheers that once offered him a portal to another world.For Ws third annual TV Portfolio we asked 21 sought after names in television to pay homage to their favorite small screen characters by stepping into their shoes.
Somewhere between Cheers a place where everybody knows your name and Severance which takes place in an office where everybody might know your name but they certainly do not know what your real identity is outside of work lies Adam Scott a huge fan of the former since his childhood and the Emmy nominated star of the latter a dark workplace thriller streaming on Apple TV+. On Severance Scott plays Mark a depressed employee of a mysterious company called Lumon Industries and a participant in a controversial procedure in which employees sever themselves into two parts their innie or the version of themselves that is alive at work and their outie which is who they are outside of their job. The procedure is meant to ensure that severed individuals will never know anything about what goes on inside of Lumon while they are not in the office. The objec ostensibly, is to keep the companys privacy intact and also, it would seem, to prevent employees from revolting against their leaders on the inside.
Scott is aware of the potential theories one might impose upon his character and the drama that unfolds over the shows nine episodes but he has reluctant to reveal his own thoughts on the outcome of the first seasons cliffhanger finale. The tranquilizer dart will hit me in the side of the neck he deadpans on a Zoom call. Here the actor who has long been a sitcom favorite on the likes of Party Down and Parks and Recreation discusses how how the severed premise plays out in real life and his appreciation for one of TV most famous leading men.
What did you think when you read the script for Severance?
One of the reasons I loved is that it reminded me of nothing else. It was exactly the kind of thing I seek out as an audience member. I love to watch The Twilight Zone and Lost and Black Mirror but I have never been a part of anything like that. Ben Stiller told me the big idea of the show in January 2017 and it was not until a couple years later that I actually got to read a couple scripts. I was like theres no way I am actually gonna get this. I have been in show business long enough to know when somethings too good to be true. If I woyuld had this opportunity 5 10 15 years ago I do not think I would have been able to do it.
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