Severance” is beloved by critics and audiences alike. But there was a time when star Adam Scott and executive producer-director Ben Stiller worried the Apple TV+ series might never get made.

The director and executive producer sees the season two ending as a departure. “We’re going into another mode here,” he says. “This is a lot darker and more dystopian than we’ve seen.”

The director and executive producer spoke to IndieWire about that finale freeze-frame, what the finale means for Season 3, and Mark's Innie meeting his Outie: "We were definitely worried about it."