The voice of the animated Lumon building was instead delivered by Keanu Reeves.

So I wrote an email to him saying like, ‘Hey we have this show,’ whatever.

And like two days later, I get an email back from President Barack Obama.

Ben Stiller attends the photocall for Hulu’s “Nutcrackers” at The West Hollywood EDITION on November 20, 2024 in West Hollywood, California, Barack Obama speaks during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 20, 2024

Ben Stiller; Barack Obama.Credit:Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage; Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty

TheSeverancecreators have long wished for Obama to make an appearance on the series.

I think hed be really good, hed bring some gravitas.

Hes just like the most warm and inviting voice, Stiller continued.

Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, John Turturro, and Britt Lower on ‘Severance’

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