'Severance' renewed for Season 3 after record-breaking success!
What's the story
Apple TV+ has confirmed the renewal of its critically acclaimed series, Severance, for a third season.
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced on Friday, coinciding with the release of the Season 2 finale, Cold Harbor.
The series, created and produced by Dan Erickson and Ben Stiller, has reportedly surpassed Ted Lasso as Apple's most-watched show to date, with an impressive 681 million minutes viewed in just one week.
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Check out the announcement
Season 3 of Severance is available upon request.
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) March 21, 2025
- Tim C. https://t.co/bNig41qs9tpic.twitter.com/cnctZIRDNF
Production timeline
Stiller assures fans a shorter wait for 'Severance' Season 3
Despite the long three-year gap between Severance's first and second seasons, Stiller has promised fans they won't have to wait that long for Season 3.
On the New Heights podcast, he said, "No, no, the plan is not—definitely not."
"No, the plan is not, and hopefully, we'll be announcing what the plan is very soon. That will not be that."
Series overview
'Severance' cast and plot details
Severance features Adam Scott as Mark Scout heading a team at Lumon Industries where employees are subjected to a procedure that separates their work and personal memories.
The sophomore season introduced several new characters and explored the backstories of others in further depth.
It notably explored Lumon's massive impact on Harmony Cobel's (Patricia Arquette) early life and career, as well as Scout and Gemma's (Dichen Lachman) romance.
Behind the scenes
'Severance' Season 3: Executive producers and directors
Severance is produced by Fifth Season and has a team of executive producers that includes the likes of Stiller, Scott, Arquette, John Lesher, Jackie Cohn, Mark Friedman, Beau Willimon, Jordan Tappis, Sam Donovan, Caroline Baron, Richard Schwartz, and Nicholas Weinstock.
Stiller directed five episodes of the second season and six in the first. Other directors for the sophomore season included Uta Bresiewitz, Sam Donovan, and Jessica Lee Gagné.