Severance is the most watched show in Apple TV+ history. During season two it surpassed the streamer’s previous record holder, the wildly popular Ted Lasso. What does a company do when they have a hit show like that? You don’t have to be really f***ing smart like Dylan G. to know the answer: you renew it for another season. That’s exactly what Apple has done following the show’s thrilling second season finale. Severance is officially coming back for season three and this renewal news is just what fans needed to hear.
Ben Stiller and Apple CEO Tim Cook both took to social media the morning after the debut of “Cold Harbor,” the show’s season two finale. They shared the most predictable news in the world to viewers still buzzing from the episode’s many revelations and questions. Severance is officially returning for a third season.
Considering how “Cold Harbor” ended, it’s a good thing they did this very obvious thing. Otherwise Innies and Outies alike would probably already be marching on Apple headquarters demanding answers. They might do that anyway if the show takes three years to deliver new episodes as it did between seasons one and two. But don’t worry about that. Stiller told Jason and Travis Kelce on their New Heights podcast that is “definitely not” the plan. Stiller said, “No, the plan is not [to take three years], and hopefully, we’ll be announcing what the plan is very soon.”
With the season three renewal now official we could hear the specifics behind those plans very soon. That doesn’t mean we expect to see the show very soon. It took them “five or six months” just to film Adam Scott’s opening season speed run. With a difficult shooting schedule like that, the absolute best case scenario for a season three debut is probably late 2026.
That is unless Apple has a bunch of severed employees who can help turn things around faster. Considering we don’t know everything both Lumon and Apple are ever up to, we probably can’t rule that out.
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