Why Christopher Walken won’t be streaming Severance like the rest of us, despite starring in it

Christopher Walken stars as Burt Goodman in Severance, an Apple TV show that showcases the lives of some characters who have undergone the surgical process to build their two distinct selves to separate their personal and professional lives.

Christopher reveals in a live with SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen, that he can't stream Severance as he doesn't have the necessary equipment and he usually watches series through DVDs that are provided to him from the production. This refers to the actor's preference for simpler technologies over complex ones. Read further to know more about what he said.

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Why Christopher Walken won’t be streaming Severance, despite starring in it

On Thursday, January 16, during the promotion of season 2 of his new most awaited series Severance, in a live with Andy Cohen, he revealed that he won't be watching the series anytime soon as he prefers to watch shows on DVDs still. Cohen asked him if he had watched all the episodes of Severance.

“Not all of them,” he said before admitting, “I can’t. I don’t have the equipment. If they are good enough they send me DVDs” said the 81-year-old actor

Walken's character Burt is a Lumon employee who is about to retire. His Innie self is seen in a romantic relationship with Irving that ends abruptly after his retirement. While his Outtie self is already blissfully living with another partner.

The actor further said that he doesn't use any streaming platform including Apple TV+ where Severance is streaming. Cohen on the other hand found it interesting and said that he loves him for this. This reflects that the actor lives a simple life and prefers the old-school way of watching over contemporary ones.

Christopher also worked in The Outlaws, a 2021 Netflix series and a crime thriller comedy. He starred as Frank Sheldon, an American con man who is living with his daughter and grandchildren.

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What Severance is about?

Severance Season 2 dropped three years after its season 1 making it one of the most awaited shows of all time. It revolves around 4 characters who work at Lumon and have undergone a surgical process of severance to separate their personal and professional selves. Therefore their Outties and Innies are unaware of their life as a whole. Later in season 2, this creates delusion and confusion in their minds as they seek an escape.

They can be seen navigating through the manipulation of Lumon industries and exploring the larger agenda of the company. They get to know that the company is experimenting on many employees and also developing another chip that can be implanted in their brains.

Season 1 finale ends leaving everyone in shock when during a "Wakeup Protocol" they are temporarily given control over their Outties. This leads them to realize some shocking details about their lives. Mark discovers that his ex-wife whom he thinks is dead is working with him at Lumon while Helly, a vocal critic of Lumon's oppression is the daughter of the company's CEO.

Irving's Innie tries to find his romantic partner, Burt, outside the workspace but realizes that he is happily retired with a partner and doesn't remember a thing about him which further leaves him shattered.

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Severance has won 2 Emmys after being nominated in 14 categories for its first season in 2022. Catch the show now exclusively on Apple TV +.