Where Was “Severance” Filmed? - Peerspace

Is Kier a real place?

Before we get into the specifics of filming locations, we first need to establish if Kier is an actual place you can visit. Named after the founder of LUMON Industries, Kier is something of a “company town,” where it seems as if almost everyone who lives there is working for the company in some way or another.

The landscape of Kier all feels very cohesive. You can easily imagine Mark driving home from LUMON Industries to his townhouse or to the diner shown in the first episode.

Like many television shows and movies, filmmakers tend not to film in just one location to create the vision they had in their heads. That means you’re stuck asking the question, “Where was ‘Severance’ filmed?”

According to the show’s IMDB page, they filmed the show in both New York and New Jersey, so next, we’ll break down what was shot where.

Where did they film the LUMON Industries building?

Since it’s classified as a “workplace thriller,” it’s no wonder that most of the time we spend with the characters of “Severance” is while they are at the imposing LUMON Industries headquarters.

The structure looms over Mark every time he approaches it in his dingy car, and the open atrium that greets him makes him appear even smaller by comparison. It is hard to imagine a building like that existing. Just seeing it may make you ask the question, “Where was ‘Severance’ filmed?”

According to New Jersey Digest, LUMON Industries is actually the former home of the legendary Bell Works building in Holmdel, New Jersey. The building was once the headquarters of the Bell Telephone Company, which later became AT&T and was eventually abandoned in 2007. In 2019, it finished renovations and reopened as Bell Works, and soon after it was the filming location for LUMON.

In an interview with Variety, production designer Jeremy Hinkle explains the thematic decision to choose the Bell Works building. “All those companies in the 50s and 60s, they had so much style, they had the most beautiful spaces, and they were proud of what they were doing. They believed in it and their aesthetic was part of that. It was about power and control and commerce and everything rolled into one.”

Where did they film Mark’s townhouse in “Severance”?

Another location where we see Mark spend a lot of time is his townhouse. This is where he interacts with his strange neighbor Mrs. Selvig, played by Patricia Arquette. The aerial shots of the townhouse neighborhood Baird Creek depict a sea of blue homes along a hillside.

There is something strange about the development, and it once again raises the question, “Where was ‘Severance’ filmed?”

According to The Cinemaholic, you can find this row of homes in Nyack, New York. The project is known as the Village Gate Townhouses. They also mention a bar called Two Villains Brewing as another shooting location in Nyack.

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