# S1E1: Good News About Hell (with Dan Erickson and Jackie Cohn)

An episode of [The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1788381175), 7 Jan 2025, 1 h 08 min.

Audio: https://pdst.fm/e/tracking.swap.fm/track/v9Uiw3bGr54f6BVZKSyc/pscrb.fm/rss/p/serve.castfire.com/audio/8165414/8165414_2026-04-10-134114.192.mp3?rssID=5930

In the Season 1 premiere, Ben and Adam are joined by Severance creator Dan Erickson and executive producer Jackie Cohn to discuss the origins and execution of the series' iconic pilot. They'll get into the mythic early drafts, Dan's mind-numbing (and Severance-inspiring) career before breaking into show biz, and much more.

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