Whoa. Excellent. Keanu Reeves caught “Severance” fans by surprise with a brief and quirky cameo in the first episode of the show’s second season that was so quick you might have just missed it. If you haven’t watched Season 1 of the Apple TV+ series,

One of the most bizarre moments of the Severance season 2 premiere, in an episode full of bizarre moments, was a cartoony video that the core group was shown

The show – which has been branded the ‘best series of 2025 – already boasts a packed cast, including Christopher Walken, Dichen Lachman, Alia Shawkat and Gwendoline Christie, while Ben Stiller serves as director. But it turns out that the Matrix legend also got in on the action when the program came back.

Reeves has been getting more into the world of voice acting in recent years, possibly in deference to his poor, brutalized-by-a-life-of-kicks-and-slides knees; he previously had a notable voice role in Toy Story 4, and gave a mammoth performance in the video game Cyberpunk 2077.

Reeves’ distinctive voice, of course, has been utilized to great effect elsewhere in his filmography. He can be heard in Toy Story 4 as beleaguered stuntman toy Duke Caboom, for example, and more recently as Shadow in the third Sonic film.

Update: It's better late than never, but Apple confirmed today (January 20) that Reeves does have an uncredited cameo in season 2 episode 1.

That major voice cameo in the Severance season 2 premiere perfectly aligns with a larger theory about what's really going on at Lumon Industries.

A pple TV’s unexpected hit Severance is back for Season 2 and surprisingly features a cameo from the fan-favorite Keanu Reeves. The series revolves around the misadventures of t