Severance: Explore Real-Life Locations That Built Lumon's World

6. Westfield Garden State Plaza – Paramus, New Jersey (The Lumen Employee Mall Scene)

The Westfield Garden State Plaza, one of New Jersey’s largest shopping malls, was used for a key shopping scene where Lumon employees interact in their outie lives. On the surface, a shopping mall might seem like a place of freedom and consumer choice, but in Severance, it takes on a far more unsettling quality. The strange detachment, overly bright lighting, and clinical atmosphere of the mall make it feel alien and unwelcoming, rather than lively. The characters move through the space as though still trapped within the Lumon system, reinforcing the blurring of personal and corporate life. The choice of a modern, sterile shopping mall perfectly aligns with Severance’s themes of artificiality and psychological control. Despite being in the "real world," the mall still feels designed, structured, and monitored—much like Lumon itself. This location underscores the show’s message: even outside Lumon, true freedom is elusive.