It’s nonetheless a number of months earlier than Severance returns, however its creator has the way forward for the collection mapped out, together with a potential season 3.
It’s been over two years for the reason that first season of Severance wrapped up, and followers have been eagerly awaiting the new season. We’re nonetheless just a few months out from the premiere, however Severance creator Dan Erickson has already mapped out the way forward for the collection, together with a potential season 3.
Whereas talking with IndieWire, Severance author and co-executive producer Mohamad El Masri teased the way forward for the collection. “There was always a thinking ahead to future seasons,” El Masri stated. “Even in Season 2, we had been speaking about, what’s the finish sport and the way does this present finish? A number of work was speaking about that. I believe there’s a pure overlap that occurs, particularly with the second season of a present, that you simply’ve bought to maintain [the momentum] going. Persons are , persons are watching, and now with Season 2, you actually need to type of take into consideration, not simply what’s Season 2 going to ship in a satisfying approach, however how does this arrange Season 3 and past?“
El Masri added that Erickson has a “whole vision mapped out” for Severance, and in contrast to another sci-fi reveals, Erickson isn’t figuring issues out as he goes. “Dan is not that guy,” El Masri stated. “He’s very meticulous and really detailed in regards to the world that he’s created. So we’ve got to work inside these relative parameters. It’s his imaginative and prescient, it’s all in his head and, , you type of have to attract it out. It’s important to actually perceive it from him. However on the similar time, it’s a dwelling factor and you must type of adapt and alter. We’ve got to return and revisit, pivot, rewrite, and be sure that not solely does it make sense from a science-fiction place, however that emotional journeys are all monitoring and connecting to the cool stuff in a approach that makes natural sense.“
El Masri wouldn’t say whether or not followers are in for one more lengthy wait between seasons, however he acknowledged that the multi-year hole is “nuts,” including, “Will it take one other 3.5 years for the present to come back out with Season 3? I imply, I hope not, simply as a fan. I hope we don’t need to hold ourselves ready for that lengthy. However, , it’s Hollywood.“
Severance stars Adam Scott as Mark Scout, who leads a workforce 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.” The second season is ready to debut on Apple TV+ on January 17, 2025.
