Ben Stiller talks about making ‘Severance’ with Apple TV+
“Severance” government producer Ben Stiller and Apple TV+‘s Eddy Cue spoke at SXSW about making the present and simply how a lot Apple performs an element within the collection.
“Severance” is the most-watched show on Apple TV+ because the streaming service launched in 2019 and is such a talked-about collection that it is even been parodied on community TV. Apple’s senior vp of Providers, Eddy Cue, and “Severance” government producer Ben Stiller have now interviewed one another on the SXSW competition.
“I can not wait for each episode. Despite the fact that I’ve entry to all of ’em, I have a tendency to attend,” revealed Cue. “This jogs my memory of exhibits again within the days when tv, you’d tune in on a selected evening and all people was so excited all week to get to the following episode.”
“It is actually unbelievable as a result of, as , additionally this present day,” mentioned Stiller, “it is so arduous to have one thing that breaks by and that you could really get individuals to observe and to see ‘trigger there’s a lot.”
From AppleInsider‘s contacts, we have been instructed that if a collection goes properly, then Apple tends to be hands-off and really prepared to let the creators work with out interference. Stiller says that is the case with “Severance.”
“I’ve by no means as soon as ever gotten any observe or something from Apple about something we do,” he mentioned. “I believe we have been fortunate in that after we began out, you guys gave us a number of inventive freedom.”
Stiller did say that he worries for Apple, “if we go over finances a bit,” and checked with Cue whether or not the corporate is okay. Cue assured him that Apple was getting by.
Cue additionally revealed that the “Severance” promo video with Apple CEO Tim Cook was not filmed on the present’s common set.
“It was filmed within the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple campus,” he mentioned. “The again of [the theater] is all white, and I keep in mind when the present got here out and we have been strolling there, I am like, ‘Oh, we’re inside Severance’.”
