Severance Took Influence From The Matrix And Many Other Classic '90s Films [Comic-Con]
There have been many movies and TV shows that showed the perspective of office workers trapped in a stultifying cubicle existence, but "Severance" managed to make it feel fresh again by adding a sci-fi twist and drawing inspiration from some of the greats.
The series is coming off 14 recent Emmy nominations for its first season, and we've heard about some of its influences already. Production designer Jeremy Hindle cited the spaceship Nostromo in "Alien" and the huge, elaborate set in the French comedy "Playtime" as inspirations for the cavernous Lumon Industries office building, where Mark Scout (Adam Scott) and his coworkers refine macrodata -- without entirely understanding what that...
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The series is coming off 14 recent Emmy nominations for its first season, and we've heard about some of its influences already. Production designer Jeremy Hindle cited the spaceship Nostromo in "Alien" and the huge, elaborate set in the French comedy "Playtime" as inspirations for the cavernous Lumon Industries office building, where Mark Scout (Adam Scott) and his coworkers refine macrodata -- without entirely understanding what that...
The post Severance Took Influence From The Matrix and Many Other Classic '90s Films [Comic-Con] appeared first on /Film.
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