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How ‘Severance’ Filmed the Outdoor Retreat Episode: ‘Nightmare’ Weather, Three Weeks of Scouting and CGI (Plus, Real!) Snow
"Severance" production designer Jeremy Hindle breaks down the outdoor retreat episode, including the harsh weather conditions and weeks of scouting.
He soon comes across fellow employees Mark ( Adam Scott), Dylan (Zach Cherry) and Helly ( Britt Lower) — secretly Helena, her outie — as they traverse snowy and icy forests on a mysterious work retreat organized by Mr. Milchick ( Tramell Tillman). He spent around 20 days hiking with scouts in upstate New York at different elevations, ultimately deciding on locations like Awosting Falls for the waterfall-set climax and the Minnewaska State Park Preserve for the tent and trekking scenes. While the episode features vast snowy landscapes and trees, the scale gets notably smaller with the major turning points for intimate character relationships — mainly as Irving starts to question Helena’s motives.
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