‘Severance’ Creator Dan Erickson On “Relief” Of MDR Reunion In Season 2, Helly’s “Ultimate Shame” And Outside Context That “Seeps In”
deadline.comSPOILER ALERT: This post spoils the first episode of Severance Season 2. Severance creator Dan Erickson knows the context in which Season 2 has been released is important.
Season 2 of the Apple TV+ workplace thriller arrived Jan. 17, almost three years after the first season debuted on the streamer Feb.
18, 2022. The first season had the tapering of the COVID pandemic in its rearview mirror, and Season 2 lands following — and delayed because of — the dual strikes in Hollywood that made up the second half of 2023. “I wouldn’t even say that we consciously put that into the season, but I think you can’t help that it seeps in.
And it certainly will seep in for people watching,” Erickson told Deadline. “Whatever is going on in the world, that affects the context with which people are watching the show.
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