‘Severance’ Star Ben Stiller Takes Over Grand Central With Season 2 Pop-Up

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If you missed your train at Grand Central Station, blame the cast of “Severance.”

The show’s stars, Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Patricia Arquette, Britt Lower and Tramell Tillman, shocked subway riders Tuesday when they were put on display inside a glass cube with workstations identical to the setups Lumon employees use on the show.

Each channeled their “ninders” on the hit show while inside the makeshift office, ignored glaring commuters while “working,” practiced yoga, played catch, sipped coffee and threw paper airplanes at each other to promote “Severance” Season 2 and fell in only three days.

“Severance” cast in a makeshift workstation at Grand Central Terminal. Marion Curtis / StarPix for Apple TV+

Scott, Cherry, Arquette, Lower and Tillman acted as if they actually worked at Lumon Industries for about two and a half hours, and their performance started around 4:30 p.m

However, they weren’t the only celebrities in the promotional gag.

Ben Stiller, 59, was also on hand for the pop-up.

The “Meet The Parents” star is an executive producer and also director of creator Dan Erickson’s psychological thriller/sci-fi series.

Stiller was caught on camera looking like a proud dad, which he recorded the actors inside the makeshift workspace looking between the translucent cubes with passers-by – and his presence did not go unnoticed.

Director Ben Stiller looked like a proud father during the pop-up, eyewitnesses said. Marion Curtis / StarPix for Apple TV+
People circled the screen to see what the cast was doing inside. Marion Curtis / StarPix for Apple TV+
The workstations were identical to the setups Lumon employees use in the series. tiktok/@notsocritically praised

“Can we take a moment to acknowledge Ben Stiller filming the Severance pop-up in NYC as a proud dad?” one TikTok user caption an adorable video of the actor from the terminal.

Several fans took to social media to applaud the clever and surprising pop-up.

“This is amazing: The entire cast of Severance is in a giant glass cube in the middle of Grand Central Station, playing their parts,” one person wrote Xformerly Twitter.

Season 1 premiered in 2022.
Season 2 hits Apple TV+ on Friday, January 17. Apple TV+
The first season earned 14 Emmy nominations and 2 wins.

“Well played Apple,” said another, sharing clips and photos from the event.

“Apple put its four main cast members in a glass box in the middle of the big central station to promote severance pay, most important to take notes,” added a third.

“Severance” Season 1 aired in 2022 and was nominated for a whopping 14 Emmys, leaving the awards show with two wins.

The Post’s television reporter Lauren Sarner called season 2 “weirder and wilder.” Apple TV+
She predicts it will make several “best shows of the year” lists. Apple TV+
And be “a serious prize contender again.” Apple TV+

The Post’s TV reporter Lauren Sarner called season 2 “weirder and wilder,” and revealed that the upcoming second season is “just as phenomenal” as the first.

“Even though 2025 is young, there’s no doubt that ‘Severance’ will end up on most ‘best shows of the year’ lists and become a serious awards contender again,” she wrote after previewing the second season.

Season 2 of “Severance” can be streamed on Apple TV+ on Friday, January 17.