Keanu Reeves’ appearance in Season 2 of Severance explained

The first episode of “Break Up” Season 2 It had the unenviable task of following up on the show’s stunning first season finale, and instead of immediately providing answers, it takes viewers back to some of the key mysteries that were established in the first season. The entire episode takes place inside Lumon’s office, without any glimpses of the outside world or what the characters might be doing there. The only clues we get are through a presentation given to Mark S. (Adam Scott) and the rest of the gang, who are told that their temporary escape at the end of the first season made them famous and led to major reforms in working conditions for the furloughed employees.

Events of the first season They are summarized in an animated corporate educational video, which is shown to the Total Data Improvement (or MDR) team after they all return to the office. Anyone who’s seen “The Matrix” or “John Wick” will likely have been mesmerized by the beginning of this scene, with Keanu Reeves voicing the video’s narrator – a holographic version of the Lumon Building.

You wouldn’t know it by looking at the credits, as Reeves has gone uncredited. But if you’ve seen any of his films, it’s impossible not to recognize that iconic voice that brought Shadow the Hedgehog to life recently. “Sonic the Hedgehog 3.” And if you still doubt that Neo is the one voicing the building, series creator Dan Erickson may have revealed the game during a recent interview with /Film.

While recently speaking with /Film about Severance Season 2, series creator Dan Erikson was coy about Keanu Reeves’ uncredited appearance. When Erickson was asked about the lead role, he slyly replied, “I certainly have no idea what you could be talking about. I’m not actually familiar with that actor.” He went on to cheekily ask: “Is this the guy from The Lake House?”

The possibility of Reeves returning again in a bigger role seems highly unlikely, but it adds to the absurdity of the show having such a distinctive voice backing up the bizarre training video shown on MDR. The video itself raises a lot of questions, as it depicts Inez’s escape in Season 1 as a violent uprising (referred to as the “Macrodat Uprising”) and a very poignant act for which the company is grateful. To be sure, the “reforms” made as a result represent some sort of marginal advance for internal rights, but they don’t seem to really change things much. In a way, the company seems to be using the bad publicity of their escape to foster a new public image of good, decent company bosses.

While Keanu Reeves is the star of the claymation-style corporate training video in “Severance” Season 2, Episode 1, he’s not the only notable name voicing a building with googly eyes. Comedian Sarah Sherman, known these days as “Saturday Night Live” cast member It also appears very briefly as a water tower at the end of the tutorial video. But unlike Reeves, Sherman is credited for her only line.

Perhaps because of how well-known and popular the first season of “Severance” was, it seems to have become a hot ticket for well-known names in Hollywood. Two of the temporary MDR replacements appearing in Season 2 are played by character actors Bob Balaban and Alia Shawkat, and news confirmed ahead of the Season 2 premiere that Game of Thrones star Gwendoline Christie will also be joining the show.

Since Reeves’ role is uncredited, it leaves open the possibility of an additional cameo hidden in plain sight in later episodes. This is just another mystery that “Severance” fans will have to pay attention to as Season 2 continues.