It’s been a long wait, butSeveranceseason 2finally has some news. Apple announced thatSeveranceseason 2 will premiere on Apple TV+ with the first episode on Friday, January 17. Subsequent episodes — 10 in total — will launch every Friday through March 21.
Apple also released a short preview ofseason 2. The teaser trailer depicts the severed employees returning to the elevator at Lumon. The biggest reveal is the arrival of Gwendoline Christie’s eerie character, who tells the group they should have left the company.
Severancefollows a group of Lumon Industries employees who have undergone a procedure where their memories are divided between their work and personal lives. PerApple’s season 2 logline, “Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.”
Severanceseason 2 stars Adam Scott as Mark Scout, Britt Lower as Helly Riggs, Zach Cherry as Dylan George, Tramell Tillman as Seth Milchick, Dichen Lachman as Ms. Casey, Michael Chernus as Ricken Hale, Jen Tullock as Devon Scout-Hale, John Turturro as Irving Bailiff, and Patricia Arquette as Harmony Cobel.
Sarah Bock joins the cast in season 2 as a series regular. Other actors joiningSeveranceseason 2 include Christie, Alia Shawkat, Merritt Wever, Bob Balaban, Robby Benson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, and John Noble.
Severanceis created, written, and executive produced by Dan Erickson. Executive producer Ben Stiller will direct five episodes in season 2. Uta Briesewitz, Sam Donovan, and Jessica Lee Gagné will also direct episodes. Stream all nine episodes of season 1, including theterrific season finale, on Apple TV+.
