Apple TV’s surprising hit Severance is again for Season 2 and surprisingly contains a cameo from the fan-favorite Keanu Reeves. The sequence revolves across the misadventures of the workers of Lumon Industries, a biotechnology company that requires its staff to undergo a medical process that separates their in-office character from their outer-world one. Adam Scott’s Mark Scout leads the proceedings within the present as he operates in Lumon’s Macrodata Refinement division alongside a specific group of colleagues.
Whereas the sci-fi psychological drama boasts an achieved solid filled with seasoned tv personalities, it has shied away from onboarding any mainstream Hollywood A-lister. That, nonetheless, modified just lately, as Severance creator Dan Erickson confirmed Keanu Reeves’ involvement in Season 2.
Severance Season 2 stars Keanu Reeves because the voice of Lumon Constructing
In a latest dialogue, Erickson revealed that Keanu Reeves voiced the Lumon constructing within the “Lumon is Listening” clip within the second season’s debut episode.
Whereas speaking to Collider‘s Carly Lane, the famend tv screenwriter confirmed Reeves’ uncredited function in Severance Season 2 earlier than shedding mild on why they went with the Matrix star within the first place.
“All I can say is that we talked about a few completely different folks for that function. We at all times wished it to be any person that individuals have sure associations with, but in addition, it needed to be a really heat presence,” Erickson said. “The Lumon constructing may be very pleasant within the context of this video, and there’s a friendliness to that exact voice and a coronary heart to that exact voice,” he added.
In Severance Season 2 Episode 1, the employees of Macrodata Refinement division are proven the “Lumon is Listening” video in a bid to persuade them that the group actively cares about their considerations. Lumon Industries went forward with this step as a way to curb the rebellious part of their workers, which took middle stage within the Season 1 finale. Nonetheless, it quickly turns into clear that the video is only a ploy to calm issues down slightly than including any significant enhancements to the employees’ lives.
New episodes of Severance Season 2 premiere every Friday on Apple TV+ at 12 AM PT.
