The project marks the 3rd collaboration between Arquette & Stiller, who first starred together in the 1996 David O. Russell comedy feature Flirting with Disaster. Arquette then starred in the 2018 Showtime limited series Escape From Dannemora, directed & executive produced by Stiller. The role earned her a Golden Globe award & an Emmy nomination.
Severance takes place at Lumen Industries, a company looking to take work-life balance to a new level. Scott stars as Mark, an employee with a dark past trying to put himself back together.
Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy winner Arquette will play Mark’s boss.
The series is written and created by Dan Erickson, whose Severance script was the first TV script to make it on to the annual Bloodlist in 2016.
Chris Black exec produces alongside Erickson, Stiller and Nicky Weinstock and Jackie Cohn from Red Hour Productions. Arquette and Scott also serve as producers. Endeavor Content, which is also behind Apple TV+’s See and Truth Be Told, is the studio.
