Ben Stiller gives the extraordinary 3D work of
Oliver Latta a platform in TV series,‘Severance’
Two seasons and 19 episodes of Severance and we’ve never
skipped the opening credits.
Ben Stiller, producer and director of the TV series, Severance, discovered German artist, Oliver Latta’s amazing animations on Instagram.
So, yes, posting on Instagram can change your life!
Oliver Latta’s visuals suit the sci-fi psychological theme of the show and are as disturbing, surreal and unsettling as the show itself.
His unique blend of art, design and technology won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design in 2022
for Season One and again in 2025 for Season Two, along with his collaborator / typographer, Teddy Blanks.
Opening sequence season 1 and season 2
The opening sequences are set to the haunting music of Theodore Shapiro, a prolific American film and TV composer. He won an Emmy award for the opening title theme of Severance Season One.
‘Severance’ cult extends to the keyboard used by the employees of the fictional Company, Lumon
For fans of the show, it is now possible to buy an exact replica of the keyboard that the employees of the fictional company, Lumon use.
The Atomic Keyboard company made the MDR Dasher keyboard after a very successful Kickstarter campaign. They attracted 600 backers who pledged US$350,000, shattering the initial US$50,000 goal.
The design is based on a keyboard from the late 70’s and will be available from August 2025, although there is already an expensive waiting list for this US$899 keyboard.
If you have watched the show you know there will be some “Innie” fans who are buying these without telling their “Outie” partners exactly how much they cost.
‘Severance’ TV series, Apple TV+
Created and written by Dan Erickson, Severance stars Adam Scott (image: top left) as an employee of a dystopian corporation who undergoes an experimental procedure to separate his work life from his home life. It has received 41 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and has been renewed for a third season