To shape Gemma’s journey, Lachman worked closely with Jessica Lee Gagné, the show’s cinematographer, who made her directorial debut with this episode.

Ben Stiller and 'Severance' cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné accepted the Auteur Award at the 2025 IndieWire Honors.

TV allows you to do that in a very supportive way," said Gagné The post Why ‘Severance’ DoP Jessica Lee Gagné Chose Season 2 for the Big Leap to Directing appeared first on TheWrap.

At the same time, Jessica Lee Gagné was moving to France. "I was actually intentionally not moving to the U.S.," she said. "I think it's kind of scary to move to the United States if you don't ...

Jessica Lee Gagné: It was definitely stressful because I knew that [Episode] 7 was there to charge the end of the show. You needed it to be good to have that dilemma. So it was a big ask.

Why ‘Severance’ DoP Jessica Lee Gagné Chose Season 2 for the Big Leap to Directing TheWrap magazine: “Over the years, I realized something was missing for me.

Jessica Lee Gagné: It was definitely stressful because I knew that [Episode] 7 was there to charge the end of the show. You needed it to be good to have that dilemma. So it was a big ask.

TheWrap magazine: "Over the years, I realized something was missing for me. TV allows you to do that in a very supportive way," said Gagné The post Why ‘Severance’ DoP Jessica Lee Gagné Chose Season ...