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Severance delivered a seismic twist for viewers to chew over.Created by Dan Erickson, the sci-fi psychological thriller follows Mark Scout (Adam Scott), an employee at fictional corporation Lumon Industries, who agrees to a “severance” procedure where his memories between his work and private life are separated.Alongside Scott, the show’s cast includes Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette.After the first season achieved acclaim in 2022, the second season debuted in January 2025.The fourth episode revolves around a snowy office retreat in Woe’s Hollow, and after making some discoveries related to Lumon founder Kier Eagan, Mark Scout, Dylan George, Helly Riggs and Irving Bailiff, along with manager Seth Milchick, find themselves spending the night in the woods.The group are huddled around a campfire when Irving interrogates Helly over what she saw in the outside world, suspecting she was lying about seeing a ‘night gardener’. In response, Helly cruelly makes a dig about his past lover Burt, which causes Irving to storm off.Irving spends the night in the woods alone and has a fever dream, where he appears to realise Helly is actually a member of the Eagan family, who founded Lumon.The next morning, Helly is confronted by Irving, who notes how Helly would never have made the cruel dig she did around the campfire.

Severance is back with a bang, and plenty of songs, in season two.Created by Dan Erickson and executive produced by Ben Stiller, the series, set within the fictional Lumon corporation, follows employee Mark Scout (Adam Scott) who agrees to a “severance” procedure where his work and personal life memories are split – so he has no recollection of his “outie” life while working at Lumon and vice versa.Other cast members include Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, John Turturro, Christopher Walken and Patricia Arquette. Sarah Bock, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Gwendoline Christie are among the new cast additions for season two.The show’s first season received 14 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series.

In yet another feat of ingenious marketing, Apple has now released an eight-chapter edition of “The You You Are,” the middling self-help book that regardless proves radical for the innies at Severance, inspiring them to lead a revolt against titan of industry Kier Eagan’s Lumon in Season 1.

Severance, what is the goat department and what does it mean? Read on for all the details.The new season launched on January 17 on Apple TV+, with new instalments arriving every Friday until its conclusion on March 21.The show, which was created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, stars Adam Scott as Mark, an employee of Lumon Industries who consents to a “severance” program that separates his work and non-work memories. Christopher Walken, John Turturro and Patricia Arquette also star.Apple’s synopsis for season two reads: “In Severance Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team 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 centre of an unravelling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor It’s not clear whether “Severance” — Apple TV+’s mind-bending workplace thriller whose Season 2 budget reportedly topped $200 million — will deliver payback for the tech company. But Apple boss Tim Cook is doing his part to drive tune-in for Team Lumon. Cook stars in a “Severance”-themed promo video released Friday by Apple.

the show’s second season that was so quick you might have just missed it.If you haven’t watched Season 1 of the Apple TV+ series, you may want to put down the red pill and finish the show’s first nine episodes before proceeding.Spoilers ahead for Season 2, Episode 1 of “Severance.”Reeves’ cameo arrives halfway through the Season 2 premiere of “Severance,” titled “Hello Ms. Cobel.” Following the “Macrodat uprising” at the end of Season 1, the workers of Macrodata Refinement are forced by higher ups to watch a cartoonish stop-motion video dubbed “Lumon is Listening” in an attempt to persuade them that the company cares about them and takes their concerns seriously.The video portrays the uprising which saw characters Mark, Helly, Irvin and Dylan escape Lumon and make it to the outside world.One of the characters in the corporate clip: the Lumon building itself, voiced by none other than Reeves.

Did you catch Keanu Reeves in the season two premiere of Severance?!

Keanu Reeves voiced the Lumon building in the latest season of Severance, series creator Dan Erickson has confirmed.The legendary actor’s voice can be heard in the ‘Lumon Is Listening’ video that is shown to the employees of Macrodata Refinement during the second season’s first episode, ‘Hello Mrs. Cobel’.Reeves voices a cartoon version of the Lumon building, which is shown to staff to attempt to prove to them that the company cares about them.in an interview with Collider, Erickson revealed that though various names were considered for the role, they wanted to go with someone they felt had a comforting voice.“All I can say is that we talked about a couple of different people for that role.

EXCLUSIVE: Lumon Industries appears to have been generating plenty income for Apple TV+.

Anna Tingley SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 1 of “Severance,” streaming now on Apple TV+. When a 15-year-old Sarah Bock first read the script for the second season premiere of “Severance” way back in 2022, all she knew about her character was a job title: the “newest deputy manager” of Lumon Industries — a corporate position that would seem much too mature to be played by a high-schooler who looks barely old enough to be an office intern, let alone the boss. Of course, that was the point.

Severance DVDs sent to him because he doesn’t “have the equipment” to stream it.The sci-fi thriller returned with its second season on Friday (January 17) with first episode Hello, Ms. Cobel directed by Ben Stiller.

SPOILER: This post contains details about the Season 2 premiere of Severance.

Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 1 of “Severance,” streaming now on Apple TV+. The Season 1 finale of “Severance” left audiences with a cruel, spectacular cliffhanger. The innies — that is, the versions of Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Britt Lower), Dylan (Zach Cherry) and Irving (John Turturro) that exist only at work — found a way to break out of the confines of Lumon. Using the Overtime Contingency, they woke up in the outside world, in their outies’ bodies, and discovered shocking truths about who they are outside of work.

SPOILER ALERT: This post spoils the first episode of Severance Season 2.

Apple TV+’s psychological thriller series Severance is under way, and fans can’t get enough of its earworm theme music.The first episode of the new run premiered on the streaming service on January 17, with new instalments arriving every Friday until its conclusion on March 21.The show, which was created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle, stars Adam Scott as Mark, an employee of Lumon Industries who consents to a “severance” program that separates his work and non-work memories. Christopher Walken, John Turturro and Patricia Arquette also star.Apple’s synopsis for season two reads: “In Severance Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team 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 centre of an unravelling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.

As viral marketing stunts go, there’s a somewhat meta feel to cramming the cast of Severance into a glass box at New York City’s Grand Central Station.

“Severance” Season 2, dropping in just three days. Scott, Cherry, Arquette, Lower and Tillman behaved like they actually worked at Lumon Industries for about two and a half hours, with their performance starting around 4:30 p.m.However, they weren’t the only famous ones in on the promotional gag.Ben Stiller, 59, was also on hand for the pop-up.

Severance Season 2 will delve deeper into corporate culture and the concept of a work-life balance.

The wait is almost over for Season 2 of Apple TV+’s Severance, created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller.

As Los Angeles is coming to grips with the unprecedented destruction from this week’s wildfires, Apple TV+ and the Severance producing team have decided to cancel the Jan. 13 red carpet premiere for the upcoming second season of the acclaimed drama series, which was to be held in L.A.

As 2024 draws to a close, it's time to look ahead to the exciting new releases 2025 has in store. Apple TV has already announced several upcoming titles, including two new series, Prime Target and Krank Berlin, and the highly anticipated second season of Severance, set to premiere in January.