If you missed your train at Grand Central Station, blame the cast of “Severance.”
The series’ stars, Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Patricia Arquette, Britt Lower and Tramell Tillman, shocked subway passengers Tuesday when they were put on display inside a glass cube with identical workstations to the configurations used by Lumon employees in the series. .
Everyone channeled their “innies” on the hit program while inside the makeshift office, ignoring gawking commuters as they “worked”, practiced yoga, played catch, sipped beer coffee and threw paper airplanes at each other to promote season 2 of “Severance”. only three days.
Scott, Cherry, Arquette, Lower and Tillman acted as if they actually worked at Lumon Industries for about two and a half hours, with their performance beginning around 4:30 p.m.
However, they weren’t the only ones participating in the promotional gag.
Ben Stiller, 59, was also on hand for the pop-up.
The “Meet The Parents” star serves as executive producer and also director of the psychological sci-fi thriller series from creator Dan Erickson.
Stiller was filmed, looking like a proud dad, as he recorded the actors inside the makeshift workspace, peering between the translucent cubes with passersby – and his presence did not go unnoticed.
“Can we take a moment to recognize Ben Stiller filming the Severance pop-up in New York as a proud father? » a TikTok user captioned an adorable video of the actor from the terminal.
Several fans took to social media to applaud this clever and surprising pop-up.
“This is awesome: the entire cast of Severance is in a giant glass cube in the middle of Grand Central Station, playing their roles,” one person wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
“Well done Apple,” another joked while sharing clips and photos from the event.
“Apple put its four main players in a glass box in the middle of Central Station to promote the severance package. It’s essential that they take notes,” added a third.
Season 1 of “Severance” aired in 2022 and was nominated for 14 Emmy Awards, leaving the awards show with two wins.
Post reporter Lauren Sarner called Season 2 “weirder and wilder,” revealing that the upcoming second season is “just as phenomenal” as the first.
“Even though 2025 is young, there is no doubt that ‘Severance’ will end up on most ‘best shows of the year’ lists and be a serious awards contender once again,” she wrote after watched the second season.
Season 2 of “Severance” is available to stream on Apple TV+ on Friday, January 17.
