Ben Stiller apparently had to fight to get Adam Scott cast in the lead role for "Severance." Stiller told The Hollywood Reporter that it was paramount he convince streaming platform Apple TV+ to give Scott the chance to take on the character of Mark S.

"I've never experienced anything like that before in show business," Scott saidBen Stiller stuck up for Adam Scott in a way he's never known.Scott, 51, has received critical acclaim for his lead performance in Stiller's dystopian Apple TV+ series,

This meant that Ben Stiller had to “battle Apple” to get them to agree to cast Scott. That’s a dangerous move as it can potentially backfire and doom an entire project. In the end, Apple let Stiller cast who he wanted, and he was proven right.