Ann Marie Baldonado

Adam Scott, welcome to Fresh Air.

Adam Scott, welcome to Fresh Air.

Adam Scott, welcome to Fresh Air.

It's obvious that office work culture has changed. Pre-pandemic, there was this fear that because of technology, people would be working all the time, leaving little time for outside life. And with the pandemic, those lines between the two have gone kind of beyond blurred.

It's obvious that office work culture has changed. Pre-pandemic, there was this fear that because of technology, people would be working all the time, leaving little time for outside life. And with the pandemic, those lines between the two have gone kind of beyond blurred.

It's obvious that office work culture has changed. Pre-pandemic, there was this fear that because of technology, people would be working all the time, leaving little time for outside life. And with the pandemic, those lines between the two have gone kind of beyond blurred.

And people are really reconsidering what work means, how much time one should work, how much of their lives should be devoted to it. You know, this show goes dramatic in the other way, like separating the two. And because it's so much about office culture, is that something that appealed to you and, you know, everyone who works on the show, like thinking through those issues?

And people are really reconsidering what work means, how much time one should work, how much of their lives should be devoted to it. You know, this show goes dramatic in the other way, like separating the two. And because it's so much about office culture, is that something that appealed to you and, you know, everyone who works on the show, like thinking through those issues?

And people are really reconsidering what work means, how much time one should work, how much of their lives should be devoted to it. You know, this show goes dramatic in the other way, like separating the two. And because it's so much about office culture, is that something that appealed to you and, you know, everyone who works on the show, like thinking through those issues?

The production design of the show, the look of the show really leads to this feeling of strangeness, creepiness, also isolation. For example, your character Mark lives in this sterile corporate apartment in this snowy landscape, and that's his outside life. And the offices are very stark. They're empty, but symmetrical. It's all fluorescent lights. And there are so many hallways.

The production design of the show, the look of the show really leads to this feeling of strangeness, creepiness, also isolation. For example, your character Mark lives in this sterile corporate apartment in this snowy landscape, and that's his outside life. And the offices are very stark. They're empty, but symmetrical. It's all fluorescent lights. And there are so many hallways.

The production design of the show, the look of the show really leads to this feeling of strangeness, creepiness, also isolation. For example, your character Mark lives in this sterile corporate apartment in this snowy landscape, and that's his outside life. And the offices are very stark. They're empty, but symmetrical. It's all fluorescent lights. And there are so many hallways.

There's this one scene when you first get to the office where you're walking through hallways and I timed it. It's like 90 seconds. It's like the longest walking in a hallway sequence ever. And, you know, it sort of lends to this like kind of weird, eerie feeling. So the look of the show certainly helps build this dread. What's it like filming in that environment?

There's this one scene when you first get to the office where you're walking through hallways and I timed it. It's like 90 seconds. It's like the longest walking in a hallway sequence ever. And, you know, it sort of lends to this like kind of weird, eerie feeling. So the look of the show certainly helps build this dread. What's it like filming in that environment?

There's this one scene when you first get to the office where you're walking through hallways and I timed it. It's like 90 seconds. It's like the longest walking in a hallway sequence ever. And, you know, it sort of lends to this like kind of weird, eerie feeling. So the look of the show certainly helps build this dread. What's it like filming in that environment?

I've read about some of the actors who inspired you when you were younger. And you mentioned Christopher Walken. And he just plays like such an interesting, fun character in Severance. Can you talk about working with him?

I've read about some of the actors who inspired you when you were younger. And you mentioned Christopher Walken. And he just plays like such an interesting, fun character in Severance. Can you talk about working with him?

I've read about some of the actors who inspired you when you were younger. And you mentioned Christopher Walken. And he just plays like such an interesting, fun character in Severance. Can you talk about working with him?

In the first episode of the series, your character is crying. He's weeping in his car before going into the office. And at first, we don't know what's causing him that grief. But we do find out as the episodes go on that his wife was killed in a car accident. The show's also about how a person deals with grief.

In the first episode of the series, your character is crying. He's weeping in his car before going into the office. And at first, we don't know what's causing him that grief. But we do find out as the episodes go on that his wife was killed in a car accident. The show's also about how a person deals with grief.