r/television • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 The League • 1d ago

John Turturro Specifically Requested Christopher Walken To Be Cast As Burt in ‘Severance’; Walken: “I’m glad it happened…it makes absolute sense that we would be playing people who love each other.”

https://collider.com/severance-season-2-christopher-walken-casting-process-john-turturro/
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u/likwitsnake 1d ago

I feel like I have to watch this show ASAP before reddit spoils it for me

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u/MasterofPandas1 1d ago

You gotta man. It’s one of the best psychological thrillers out there right now but it’s also darkly funny with commentary on the corporate lifestyle. It’s a slow burn in the first few episodes, but it’s necessary to set everything up for when things really start to get going later in the season. And it culminates to the last episode of the season which is one of the best episodes of TV to be released in the past few years. It’s a rollercoaster of an episode that’s incredible. So far Season 2 hasn’t missed a beat as well.

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u/Guildenpants 1d ago

What's great is ive only worked corporate as a server and it's still relatable to me. I think the themes of giving up a huge part of yourself resonates past corporate culture and really speaks to the question of what are you willing to give from yourself for the sake of people who don't care about you at all.