Success isn’t one thing that’s new for Adam Scott, an actor who’s been praised for his work on every part from “Parks and Recreation” to “Occasion Down.” However the sheer quantity of crucial reward and fan adoration that “Severance” has acquired is.
Not solely did the second season of the Apple TV+ thriller earn Scott a a lot deserved nomination for Excellent Lead Actor in a Drama Collection, however “Severance” itself was the clear chief of Tuesday’s nominations. Altogether, the drama was nominated for 27 awards, probably the most of anybody collection.
“Over the 30 years or in order that I’ve been in present enterprise, I’ve sort of skilled myself to remain in a default place of anticipating both disappointment or nothing occurring,” Scott instructed TheWrap on Tuesday. “I feel it’s the one option to preserve your head about you in present enterprise, so I attempt to preserve blinders on, concentrate on work and never take into consideration an excessive amount of stuff that might find yourself like pushing you right into a cul-de-sac of disappointment. So one thing like this can be a pure delight. It’s simply feels unbelievable. It’s an enormous, big honor.”
All through a lot of his profession, Scott has lived within the throes of being underrated.
“Normally [I’m in] stuff that’s appreciated like seven years after it goes away,” Scott joked.
That’s partially why it feels “weird” to be a part of “Severance” now. Primarily based on its wild premise and daring swings, “Severance” feels precisely like the kind of present that’s destined to be a cult hit, and but it’s something however. Not solely is the drama main the Emmys race, however it was the fifth most watched streaming unique within the first half of 2025, clocking in roughly 9.28 billion minutes watching, in response to Nielsen. It was additionally probably the most watched Apple TV+ unique within the first six months of the yr.
“It’s a brand new feeling. I feel all of us you realize — even Ben [Stiller], who’s been in lots of hits through the years — that is a completely new sensation,” Scott stated. “It feels actually great to have one thing that you just genuinely really feel is particular, that you just wish to share with as many individuals as doable. To be able the place you’re feeling prefer it’s being absorbed and appreciated by as many individuals as doable is basically terrific. And having Apple actually get the present out on the planet in the proper manner is a large a part of that.”
Scott’s journey to “Severance” marks a return of kinds for the actor who began his profession doing extra dramatic work. After his breakout function in “Step Brothers” which paved his option to the NBC hit “Parks and Recreation,” Scott wished to maneuver exterior the world of comedy, which led to him starring in “Huge Little Lies.”
“It was arduous to be considered in that manner, to sort of flip it round and even be thought-about for something [dramatic]. Actually, auditioning for and combating for a task in ‘Huge Little Lies’ helped lots. I feel that assisted in me being even thought-about for for ‘Severance,’” Scott stated. Although he’s in a dramatic present, Scott credit his comedic roots for serving to him with “completely every part.”
“It’s not solely that comedy is basically arduous, however the comedy group is basically close-knit and actually great,” Scott stated.
As for his personal “Severance” group, Scott is happy that so lots of his castmembers acquired nominations this yr although he’s upset that Dichen Lachman was snubbed.
“Simply understanding how well-deserved it’s for Britt [Lower], Tramell [Tillman], Patricia [Arquette], John [Turturro], Zach [Cherry] and everyone, how arduous everybody works and the way unbelievable all of them are, that actually simply means a lot,” Scott stated. “Seeing virtually everybody get acknowledged has been a very, actually gratifying a part of a terrific morning.”
