Severance Cast Draws Huge Crowd in Grand Central Station to Promote Season 2

Severance pay shares an exclusive view of their separate office.

The acclaimed Apple TV+ series has employed an incredible marketing tactic ahead of its second season — which premieres Friday, January 17. The series stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman and Patricia Arquette, all reunited as their characters Mark Scout, Helly Riggs, Dylan George, Seth Milchick and Harmony Cobel at Grand Central Station on Tuesday, January 14.

Several social media users posted videos of the sequel and documented the cast portraying their characters in a makeshift office space in the center of the train station.

AppleTV+ also shared a series of photos from the event on the streaming platform’s official Instagram and TikTok accounts.

Along with the cast appearing at the NYC stop, series director and executive producer Ben Stiller emceed the event. There, the Emmy winner, 59, took photos and videos of actors in a closed office space while onlookers watched him.

Several fans commented on the lineup; one wrote: “THIS is incredible marketing.” Another added, “it’s kind of crazy that they got real actors to do it.” One user commented: “Top notch marketing. Someone’s getting a promotion. No. Not Severance characters.”

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Adam Scott in “Severance” season 2.

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The workplace thriller follows a group of employees who have gone through “severance,” a procedure that separates their work personas (or “innies”) from who they are in the real world (known as their “outies”).

Scott plays Mark, a Lumon worker who agrees to quit his job as a way to cope with the death of his wife. But after the mysterious disappearance of his best friend and former employee Lumon Petey, he teams up with new employee Helly (Lower) and fellow colleagues Dylan and Irving (John Turturro) to uncover the company’s web of conspiracies.

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The series also stars Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock, Michael Chernus and Christopher Walken.

The series was renewed for a second season a few days before the first season finale. Since then, several stars have been announced as new cast members, including Gwendoline Christie, Alia Shawkat, Bob Balaban, Merritt Wever, Robby Benson, Stefan Caranante, John Noble, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson.

Scott, 51, previously acknowledged Stiller’s role in the casting process, telling PEOPLE in April 2024, “I think one of Ben Stiller’s superpowers is casting and finding the right people for the roles. He’s really, really good at that.” He added: “Our main cast is already incredible, but we have some great people coming into season two and I can’t wait for everyone to see them.”

Britt Lower and Adam Scott in “Severance” Season 2.

Apple TV+

The series was created and written by Dan Erickson and became an instant success with viewers and critics after its premiere in April 2022. It received 14 nominations at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards 2022 and won two awards for main title design and musical score.

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Severance pay Season 2 premieres January 17 on Apple TV+. The remaining nine episodes will air every Friday until March 21.

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