Not only does Irving B. ZACH CHERRY: [Laughs] I am aware.
That’s perfect."
Especially in that scene in the finale, where I’m stuck there and I can’t adjust them.
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What did you really enjoy about getting to dig into the other half of your character this season?
CHERRY: It was very exciting.
He loves to self-mythologize, almost, and he gains a lot of confidence through that.
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It was fun to explore that.
How Much Freedom Does Zach Cherry Have To Improvise on the Set of ‘Severance’?
How often, though, is that encouraged while you’re filming?
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Do you remember any particular lines of yours that were improvised?
CHERRY: I don’t.
Most often, I’m not improvising entirely new things.
I might say it a little differently or put a little spin on it.
But I don’t really know how often it even ends up in the show.
It’s honestly more something that helps me work through it.
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Talking about process, you’re working with Ben [Stiller] as a director.
CHERRY: It depends on the moment.
Butwith Ben, I never have to worry if we got it, because I know we will.
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
It allows me to feel free to try things.
As far as if we get it, do we move on?
But then also, he’ll ask, “Are you ready to move on?
Do you want to try something else?”
So, it depends on what we’re working with.
How often are you looking at what people are saying about the show on social media?
I don’t even always know where we’re going.
I truly am somewhat in the dark.
“OK, we’re all watching, and we’re all going to talk about it.”
I’m always super comfortable in scenes with him, and he’s such a great scene partner.
It is this very intimate scene.
We’re close, we’re hugging for however many takes we have to do that.
He’s amazing, and he’s such a great scene partner.
So, we were comfortable enough to try those things and do those things.
That scene was great to shoot.
Did you have any conversations, though, with Dan about the intention behind that doppelganger moment?
CHERRY: You know what?
I actually didn’t, really.
That is one of the things where I’m blissfully in the dark.
But it was really fun shooting out with Adrian.
While we were shooting, we did talk about it.
And I’ll go, “I’m not in that.”
You’re looking across from you and there’s someone who is made up to look exactly like you.
It was truly unsettling and distracting sometimes, while we were shooting that.
They make their doors in-house, it’s f*cking hubris."
In later scenes, we see that Dylan’s outie has struggled to be successful in this world.
It’s two roads that this same guy can be on, and it is fun to explore.
CHERRY: I do thinkthat was the first thing that we actually shot together, our family photos.
It really was kind of like going for family photos.
It was definitely a fun day, and then a fun strange thing for innie Dylan to learn about.
The tone of that scene, to a point, feels like a first date.
I feel so lucky on this show with the incredible actors that I get to work with.
It’ll be very exciting to see what happens with that trio’s dynamic.
NewSeveranceSeason 2 episodes premiere every Friday on Apple TV+.
