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Severancemight only be debuting its second season this month, but the hit show’s future has already been settled by its directors, and fans could be in for even more of the show’s special, eerie brand of charm than they expected.
Severancehas become a major hit onApple TV, exceeding expectations and getting fans hooked on its science fiction-bent psychological thriller. Starring Adam Scott in the lead role alongside a plethora of other talented stars, the Dan Erickson-birthed project took inspiration from all sorts of media, with influences as tonally distant as the satirical comic strip favoriteDilbertand Orwell’s chilling dystopian workNineteen Eighty-Four. The first season was a massive success and immediately invited more of the show’s brilliant world for another season, which has since finished production and lined up a January release. The show’s recent run of promo material has been so effective that the upcoming second season has fans as excited assome of the highly anticipated new projects coming out in 2025.
With the show’s second season set to premiere in just a few days and theSeveranceSeason 2 Rotten Tomatoes scores looking really encouraging, fans are starting to wonder about a third installment. Fortunately, series director Ben Stiller already quelled these worries in a statement at the tail end of last year. Speaking toColliderabout how the future of Severance will shake out beyond season two, Stiller gave an answer that will certainly excite fans of the show. “You have a responsibility to the audience that you’re going somewhere with it,” Stiller explained. “That’s always been a part of it for us, really understanding where it’s heading to, and Apple’s been really supportive of that and been sensitive to what the story is and not saying, ‘Okay, this is something that has to keep going as long as it’s successful.’ It should go as long as the story goes, and that’s something we have an idea of, and we’re working towards as we’re starting up our Season 3 work.”
Stiller’s comments are great news for fans, as the director simultaneously addresses a major fan concern and confirms that work began on a third season before 2025, meaning that the wait for the next installment won’t be too arduous for viewers. There’s little doubt that the second season of the show will impress fans just as much as the first and have them chomping at the bit for more, as the season’s advance reviews already put it above 90% approval on Rotten Tomatoes. Not only is a third-season confirmation essential for fans who will soon have more unanswered questions and investment in plot points that need to pay off down the line, but Stiller’s insistence on the show not running on its success means that the third season is indeed essential. A declaration of intent like this can be a double-edged sword for a show, especially for one that has actual independent appeal and endearing characters involved in it. However, fans of Severance need not worry about this particular issue. WithSeverance’ssecond season approach prompting Stiller to reveal how different the show could have been, fans will certainly be happy that the show ended up with the more unique and substantial take on its premise that made it to the screen.
SinceErikson has had a plan for endingSeverancein mind from the onset,fans can rest assured in the knowledge that any new seasons that the creative team commits to will be in service of a well-thought-out story arc that furthers that agenda and keep the same level of quality that the first two seasons have shown. For now, however, everyone can sit back and enjoy the show’s second season while the next installment is in the works.
Severanceis available to stream on Apple TV+, with season two set to premiere on July 27, 2025.
