Summary

• Severance season 2 is confirmed despite production delays caused by strikes, leaving fans eagerly awaiting a release date from Apple TV+.
• The cast of Severance season 2 will feature returning actors Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette, as well as new cast additions including Gwendoline Christie and Alia Shawkat.
• The story of Severance season 2 will continue the rebellion of the innies against Lumon Corporation, exploring the mysteries surrounding the company and its Severance Chips. Helena Eagan may emerge as the main antagonist.

Severance season 2 is on the way to Apple TV+, and despite being delayed, the second outing is taking shape. Created by Dan Erickson and produced by Ben Stiller, the first season of Severance ended on a dramatic cliffhanger, which set up season 2. Severance gradually revealed its dystopian science fiction world, in which the cult-like Lumon Corporation uses a technology called Severance to separate an employee's memories and personalities into two: an innie for the workplace, and an outie for the outside world, with both having no access to the other's experiences.

Severance was a breakout success for Apple TV+, thanks in no small part to the intriguing and mysterious premise spawning several Severance fan theories. Severance saw the four severed innies of the Macro-Data Refinement department grow more curious and resentful of the system they are a part of. However, the story's first chapter was clearly just the beginning, as nothing was close to being resolved where the show left off, meaning anticipation for the delayed Severance season 2 remains incredibly high.

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Severance Season 2: Latest News

Filming Has Wrapped On Season 2

After a long and tumultuous production cycle, the latest news confirms that Severance season 2 has wrapped filming. Announced via a story on her personal Instagram page, series costume designer Carol DeeLay posted the exuberant news that the sophomore season was finally completed. The photo featured a closeup of the show's slate with Ben Stiller noted as the director and she added text which read "It's a wrap on season 2". Though filming is wrapped, Apple TV+ has yet to announce a release date.

Severance Has Been Renewed For Season 2

Season 2 Has Been A Long Time Coming

Severance season 2 is confirmed, with Apple announcing the renewal in August 2022 (via Variety). Reports came in April 2023 of behind-the-scenes delays due to drama between Severance showrunners Dan Erickson and Mark Friedman. However, they were addressed by Ben Stiller who assured fans the second season was still going ahead. Production wrapped in April 2024, but no release date has been announced yet.

Severance season 1 concluded on April 8, 2022.

Severance Season 2 Cast

The Main Cast Is Returning

The cast of Severance season 2 will mostly be made up of returning faces from the first chapter of the quirky Apple TV+ hit. Adam Scott (Step Brothers) will once more lead the cast as Mark, with Patricia Arquette (Medium) returning as Harmony. John Turturro (The Big Lebowski) has confirmed he will return as Irving, and he also confirmed that Christopher Walken (Dune: Part Two) was reprising his role as Burt.

Eight new cast members have also been added for Severance season 2 in undisclosed roles (via Variety). The new Severance cast members in the second season will include Gwendoline Christie (The Sandman), Alia Shawkat (Arrested Development), Bob Balaban (The French Dispatch), Merrit Wever (Godless), Robby Benson (Beauty and the Beast), Stefano Carannante (Mirabilia), John Noble (The Lord of the Rings), and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (The Tourist).

Provided there are no unexpected exits, the cast will include:

Severance Season 2 Story

More Lumon Mysterious In Store

Their actions in the world will be hard to undo, and Severance season 2 is likely to see Lumon trying to respond to MDR's rebellion without compromising their outies.

There haven't been any concrete reveals regarding the Severance season 2 story, but the first season left some teases to set it up. The final episode of Severance season 1 sees the innies gain control of themselves outside the office using the Overtime Contingency built into their Lumon Severance Chips. Their actions in the world will be hard to undo, and Severance season 2 is likely to see Lumon trying to respond to MDR's rebellion without compromising their outies.

There are also several mysteries surrounding Lumon that Severance season 2 could shed more light on. These include what happened to Mark's wife Gemma, who reappeared in the Lumon workspace as Ms. Casey, and the company's larger ambitions with the Severance Chips. Severance season 2 could also explore more of its outies' lives, including the bizarre clues regarding Irving's outside life. Moreover, in Severance creator Dan Erickson's Reddit AMA on April 2022, Erickson implied that Helena Eagan would be the villain of Severance season 2.

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  Severance

  Summary:

  From director and executive producer Ben Stiller and creator Dan Erickson comes “Severance.” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.

  Release Date:

  2022-02-18

  Cast:

  Christopher Walken, Tramell Tillman, Michael Chernus, Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Patricia Arquette, Jen Tullock, John Turturro, Dichen Lachman, Zach Cherry

  Genres:

  Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

  Seasons:

  1

  Rating:

  TV-MA

  Story By:

  dan erickson

  Streaming Service(s):

  Apple TV+

  Directors:

  Ben Stiller

  Showrunner:

  Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman

  Writers:

  Dan Erickson