Severance season 2 is currently blowing everyone’s minds after a three year break but it almost did something even weirder than what we’ve seen so far: cast Barack Obama

Ben Stiller asked Barack Obama to make a cameo in season 2 of "Severance," and he got a quick reply from the former president

Severance' is known for its dramatic symbolism and Easter eggs. Sadly, Ben Stiller couldn't convince Barack Obama to participate.

Ben Stiller has revealed he asked the former US president Barack Obama to star in the second season of Severance and has shared his response

During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Monday night, Stiller said he had a “very short list of people” in mind for the unusual part: “There was one person that I asked before [Reeves], and he said no.

Ben Stiller said before they turned to Keanu Reeves he asked former President Barack Obama to voice a character in Severance's season two premiere.

Fans of the Apple TV+ series Severance almost got a chance to see former president Barack Obama pop up on season 2 – but things didn’t go as expected. According to Ben Stiller – the executive producer behind the popular series – he did all he could to see Barack take on a role,

One of the biggest shows right now is Apple TV+'s Severance, which comes from director and executive producer Ben Stiller.

Ben Stiller revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday (March 4) that he offered Obama an uncredited cameo — a voice-over role in the animated version of the Lumon administrative building — but that he politely declined the offer.

Ben Stiller has shared how Barack Obama responded when he offered the former president a role in his hit sci-fi series ‘Severance.’ The ‘Zoolander’ star had hoped Obama would voice the animated Lumon building,