“Severance” has been renewed for Season 3, with the news coming shortly after the Season 2 finale of the Apple TV+ thriller. Apple TV posted: “Cue the choreography and merriment. #Severance has been renewed for Season 3.”
Severance executive producer Ben Stiller also posted on X: “So some fans are asking for Season 3 of Severance. What do you say, @timcook?” with the Apple CEO swiftly responded, “Season 3 of Severance is available upon request.”
The sci-fi mystery with a cult following became Apple TV+’s most-watched series ever during its second season run. The series, created by Dan Erickson and directed/executive produced by Ben Stiller, stars Adam Scot as Mark Scout — a man who undergoes a surgical procedure that split his memory. When he is at work he cannot remember anything about life outside the building, and when he leaves, he cannot remember work. As Mark’s “outie” grieves the loss of his wife, his “innie” lives an entirely different existence behind the walls of the shady biotech company Lumon — but Lumon and its experimental ‘severance procedure’ aren’t exactly what they are advertised to be. “Severance” also stars Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, John Turturro, Tramell Tillman, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock and Michael Chernus.
A short clip announcing the renewal begins with an overhead shot of Helly (Lower), Mark (Scott), and Dylan (Cherry) working at their Lumon desks.
In Season 1, Mark and his co-workers Helly (Britt Lower), Dylan (Zach Cherry) and Irving (John Turturro) launch a rebellion against the company by figuring out how to awaken their innie selves in the outside world. In Season 2, they explore and grapple with the disturbing truths they learn about themselves outside the office.
Stiller said in a statement: “Making ‘Severance’ has been one of the most creatively exciting experiences I’ve ever been a part of. While I have no memory of this, I’m told making Season 3 will be equally enjoyable, though any recollection of these future events will be forever and irrevocably wiped from my memory as well.”
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