DAN ERICKSON: It was a lot of different things.

I don’t think that there’s anything spoilery in there.

But it is, tonally and in terms of feelings and themes, all in there.

Mark wakes up in his bed surrounded by faceless babies in a still from Apple TV’s ‘Severance’ Season 2 title sequence.

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Was the decision to cast Keanu Reeves something that was in the script from the beginning?

Did you toss around ideas of who that was going to be?

What was that whole process of landing on him for this?

Mark Scout sitting in his car with Asal Reghabi in Severance Season 2

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Because it’s pretty hilarious.

ERICKSON: All I can say is that we talked about a couple of different people for that role.

Is it because there’s a lot more to really unspool?

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ERICKSON: Yeah, I think so.

Devon heard what he said.

We knew that there had been this thing with the baby just earlier.

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Why did that feel like the best backdrop for all of this to go down?

It’s one of those things that you’re free to only do on this show.

Innie Irving, in that first moment when he wakes up, is as confused as we are.

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Why the hell is he in this frozen wasteland?

It’s like, Well, you want to be outside.

This is what you asked for, and we’re giving it to you in all of our generosity.

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But of course,with Lumon, no prize is actually a prize.

Everything is a punishment if you dig deep enough.

TheSeveranceSeason 2 finale premieres Friday on Apple TV+.

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