“The idea of getting to make more Severance with the greatest cast and crew on Earth is more thrilling to me than all the world’s finger traps combined,” series creator, writer and executive producer Dan Erickson said in a statement. “I can’t wait to continue spreading woe, frolic, dread and malice with these truly incredible people.”
Added executive producer and director Ben Stiller, referring to the show’s central conceit of people with divided work and non-work personae, “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 three will be equally enjoyable, though any recollection of these future events will be forever and irrevocably wiped from my memory as well.”
Apple CEO Tim Cook (following up on a previous playful Severance plug) also reacted to the news early Friday with a reply to Ben Stiller on X (formerly Twitter). “Season 3 of Severance is available upon request,” he wrote, signing the post as “Tim C.”
In typical Severance style, the season two finale answered some questions about what’s going on at Lumon Industries, while raising a few others. One thing that could help the timing of the renewal is a shorter break between seasons: due in part to writers’ and actors’ strikes for better contracts in 2023, season two didn’t air until nearly three years after the first season ended.
“Our desire is to get the show on a more regular cadence,” Stiller told The Hollywood Reporter in the finale interview linked above. “It’s been challenging, with COVID and then the strikes, but that’s part of what I want to be able to do in the future, is let people know what we’re doing and what to expect.”
“I couldn’t be more excited to get back to work with Ben, Dan, the incredible cast and crew, Apple and the whole Severance team,” said star and executive producer Adam Scott. “Oh hey also — not a huge deal — but if you see my innie, please don’t mention any of this to him. Thanks.”
Scott stars alongside Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Zach Cherry, Jen Tullock, Michael Chernus, Dichen Lachman, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Patricia Arquette, Sarah Bock, and Olafur Darri Olafsson.
