Adam Scott Hopes theSeveranceProcedure Never Exists: 'I'm Afraid People Would Be All Too Willing' (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Adam Scottloves diving into the world ofSeveranceas an actor. Yet, he’s happy to leave it — and its bold concept of employees electing to undergo a procedure, that severs their memories from their professional and personal lives — exactly where it belongs: on the small screen.

In a recent conversation with PEOPLE, Scott addresses the possibility of the severance procedure becoming a reality and whether he would ever opt to do it.

“I really hope it doesn’t. And no, I would not,” theParks and Recreationalum, 51, firmly states. “I’m afraid that people would be all too willing to give up autonomy of their mind and their body, and I think we should stay far, far away from it.”

“Not a good idea,” he adds.

“It was really clever, the way they tied auto insurance and State Farm into theSeveranceworld. It really felt like a natural fit,” he concludes. “I think it’ll be really fun for fans of the show to see it pop up and see a new angle on this world.”

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Severancereturned for its highly-anticipated second season on Jan. 17. It comes after nearly three years off the air.

For Scott, there were some differences in his experience working on both seasons, as he says, “I think the fact that now the show was a known thing, it had its fans and there was a weight of expectations this time around.”

“The first time we made the entire thing in a bubble and no one knew what the hell we were doing, and no one cared what we were doing, so we just got to just kind of stay in our sandbox and do whatever we wanted,” he continues. “This time around, everything we did had to be a big secret and we always had to think about the audience and the fans and not wanting to disappoint them. So it was fundamentally the same, but everything else was completely different.”

Adam Scott In Conversation With Josh Horowitz at 92NY on January 20, 2025 in New York City.Marleen Moise/Getty

Marleen Moise/Getty

With expectations came even more pressure to keep plot details under lock and key, especially in regards to wanting season 2 spoilers.

“It’s funny because people want to know, but they don’t want to know. I feel like people ask these questions out of curiosity, but they don’t actually want the answer,” he explains. “So I always keep that in mind. It would kind of ruin all the fun if I actually just went, ‘Oh, okay,’ and delivered them an answer. So I think there’s a happy medium there.”

Scott adds, “I think one of the hallmarks of the show is the big moves it makes, and just when you think one thing is happening, the rug will be pulled out in one direction or the other, and that’s really fun.”

source: people.com