Apple TV+ Renews Ben Stiller's SEVERANCE For Season 2
Apple TV+ has announced that the Ben Stiller-produced series Severance has been renewed for a second season. The workplace thriller was created and written by Dan Erickson and it stars Adam Scott.
The announcement of Season 2 comes ahead of the Season 1 finale, which is set to drop on the streaming service this Friday, April 8th. I’ve only watched a few episodes of the series so far, but I’ll eventually finish it. It’s certainly a strange series with an unsettling tone. The story is interesting, though, and I’ve been enjoying it.
In Severance, Mark Scout (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.”
Stiller said in a statement: “It’s really exciting to see the response from people who are loving the show — and the level of fan engagement. It has been a long road bringing ‘Severance’ to television. I first read Dan’s pilot over five years ago. It has always been a multi season story, and I’m really happy we get to continue it. I’m grateful to our partners at Apple TV+ who have been behind it the whole way. Praise Keir!”
Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+, added: “Thanks to creator Dan Erickson, the brilliant Ben Stiller, and an incomparable cast and crew, ‘Severance’ has imagined an existence that‘s equal parts riveting and enthralling as viewers around the globe can’t get enough of these rich characters. We’re excited to go deeper into this wholly unique world and unpack more layers of Lumon in season two.”
Severance also stars Patricia Arquette, John Tuturro, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock, Tramell Tillman, Michael Chernus and Christopher Walken.
Have you been watching Severance and are you happy to learn that it’s getting a second season?