The computers on the show are functional, so when Mark and Helly are moving pixelated numbers around on a screen, that’s something the performers are doing on set. “When you see us, we really are refining numbers,” Adam Scott, who plays Mark and serves as a producer on the show, tells The Verge. “There is actually a way to do it.”

Severance keeps its cards tight to its chest, and everyone working on the show is committed to avoiding spoilers and protecting the experience for audiences