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Severance reaching its finale, when can fans expect to see season three? Read on for all the latest.The Apple TV+ sci-fi psychological thriller series is set within the fictional Lumon Corporation and follows employee Mark Scout (Adam Scott), who agrees to a “severance” procedure where his work and personal life memories are split. The process leaves subjects with no recollection of their “outie” lives while working at Lumon and vice versa.Created by Dan Erickson and executive produced by Ben Stiller, it boasts a cast that also includes John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Gwendoline Christie and Patricia Arquette.After the success of the first season in 2022, including 14 Emmy nominations, the show returned on January 17 for season two.

Ben Stiller has shared that Christopher Walken once told him he performed several roles in his career “as if I was Bugs Bunny”.In a late-February episode of The Severance Podcast – hosted by director Stiller and lead actor Adam Scott – Walken was invited as a special guest to talk about the Apple TV+ show. Prior to the pre-recorded interview segment, Stiller recounted to Scott a moment he shared with Walken once recording had ended.“We were talking about acting – and how sometimes nobody knows what you’re thinking as an actor, right? But they just see you thinking, and that is what reads, and the audience fills it in,” Stiller told Scott. “It makes it feel real because they’re actually thinking about something.”“He said that Bugs Bunny is one of his favorite actors ever,” Stiller revealed.

Apple has created a real-life version of the Mac computer used in their hit show Severance.READ MORE: Was it Helly or Helena? ‘Severance’ cast answer your burning questionsVisit Apple’s website today (March 27) and you’ll find a new product in their Mac range – the Lumon Terminal Pro.Designed to look exactly like the computers that characters Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Britt Lower) and Dylan (Zach Cherry) use in the Apple TV+ drama, it features with a black rollerball wheel, clacky blue keyboard and retro-style monitor, complete with a ‘Praise Kier’ message on screen.The Lumon Terminal Pro is not available for purchase – but the product page does have a link to a brand new ‘Behind the Mac’ featurette video, which demonstrates how director Ben Stiller and lead editor Geoffrey Richman edited the second season entirely on MacBooks.The (spoiler-filled) video provides fascinating insight into how Severance’s acclaimed season two finale was cut together, including Mr Milchick’s (Tramell Tillman) Choreography & Merriment marching band (which Tillman recreated just a few days after), Mark breaking Gemma (Dichen Lachman) free, and his final decision to run away with Helly R.Severance’s emotional, eventful season two finale aired on Friday March 21, with fans calling it a “masterpiece”.

Severance season two at PaleyFest 2025.The actor, who plays floor manager Seth Milchick in the Apple TV+ series, led members of the University of Southern California marching band in a surprise performance at a live Q&A panel event at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood on Friday night (March 21), just hours after the show premiered its season 2 finale. You can view footage below.The spectacle closely paralleled the unsettling celebration that Mr.

Apple, has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to announce that Severance has been renewed for season three.The post, which came just after midnight on Friday (March 21), responded to a tweet from show director Ben Stiller that said: “So some fans are asking for Season 3 of Severance. What do you say, @tim_cook?”Cook, whose Apple TV+ service produces the show, then quote-tweeted the request with a video that showed scenes from the show including characters at work, meetings, and numbers being sorted into a folder marked “3”. The end of the clip then said “Severance.

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Ben Stiller has promised that viewers won’t have to wait another three years for the third season of his hit Apple TV+ show Severance.READ MORE: Here’s every song in ‘Severance’ season two so farSpeaking on an episode of Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast, the series director and executive producer hinted that, despite the fact a third season has not been officially confirmed yet, there is a plan in place.When asked by Travis “Are we going to have to wait three years for season three to come out?”, Stiller said: “No, no, the plan is not, definitely not. The plan is not, and hopefully we’ll be announcing what the plan is very soon.

Netflix has released the trailer for Happy Gilmore 2, and fans of the Adam Sandler comedy have reacted warmly.The movie is a long-awaited sequel to 1996 hit Happy Gilmore, a breakthrough role for the star who plays a failed ice hockey player discovers a talent for golf and competes in tournaments to help stop the foreclosure of his mother’s house.In the new trailer, we pick up nearly 30 years later with Happy (Sandler) looking at busts of great golfers, only to see his own with an unflattering likeness. The clip then promises the story of him coming back to the golf scene after years ago, trying to find his “happy place” again.Adam Sandler is back in his happy place.

Severance season two has been revealed, with the finale also promising a surprising amount of violence.A report by Dexerto has stated that the Australian Classification Board has revealed that Episode 10, titled Cold Harbour, will be one hour and 16 minutes long, and has been given a MA 15+ rating by the board for “strong violence and blood and gore.”It’s the highest rating for any episode of the show given by the advisory body, and a surprising description for a series that does not generally feature a lot of violence. The runtime is also significantly longer than other episodes in the show, with episode nine (The After Hours) lasting around 40 minutes.The second season of the Apple TV+ show has been warmly received by fans and critics, with many hailing episode seven in particular as a “masterpiece”.

Severance director Ben Stiller has revealed that former President Barack Obama was asked to be the voice of The Lumon Building in the hit show.In season two of the Apple TV+ series, during the Lumon Is Listening video, Keanu 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.Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Stiller was asked if it really was the John Wick actor in the role, given that he was uncredited. “Yes, how cool is that?” he confirmed. “We reached out to him and he was like ‘Yeah, ok I’ll do it’ and we did it like a full-on recording session.

Apple TV+ drama “Severance,” has revealed that he invited former President Barack Obama to come on the show. “There was one person that I asked before [Keanu Reeves], and he said no: President Barack Obama,” Stiller, 59, revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Monday night.He said he sent the offer to the former POTUS through a friend who knows his lawyer.

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Severance have given a rapturous response to the latest episode of the show, with some calling it a “masterpiece”.Focusing on Mark (Adam Scott) and Gemma (Dichen Lachman), the episode shows flashbacks chronicling their separation and reunion under the influence of memory severance technology. Gemma is revealed to be held in company Lumon’s basement testing floor, unaware of her past with Mark, who works in the same building.The episode was directed by Canadian filmmaker Jessica Lee Gagné in her debut on the show, and one fan on X (formerly Twitter) was quick to celebrate her work.“Round of applause for Jessica Lee Gagné, director of #Severance S2 Ep7, her directorial debut” they said, before adding: “Masterpiece – 10/10 – no notes”.Round of applause for Jessica Lee Gagné, director of #Severance S2 Ep7, her directorial debut.

Vince Staples has made it clear that he wants to be in the next season of Severance, after an exchange with the series’ director Ben Stiller online.READ MORE: Here’s every song in ‘Severance’ season two so farSeason two of the hit Apple TV+ mystery show is streaming now, and back in November 2024 Stiller indicated to Collider that a third season is on the way.Rapper and actor Staples shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) on February 15 pitching himself for a role in that next season. He wrote: “Season 3 needs a Dominican intern call me @BenStiller”.Stiller responded by quoting Staples’ post, and wrote: “Lumon is listening.”Season 3 needs a Dominican intern call me @BenStiller— vince (@vincestaples) February 15, 2025Lumon is listening https://t.co/H2FflN7BOY— Ben Stiller (@BenStiller) February 15, 2025Staples made his name in the music industry with albums including 2017’s ‘Big Fish Theory’, 2021’s self-titled “slow-burn”, and 2022’s ‘Ramona Park Broke My Heart’.

Ben Stiller has been confirmed to lead HBO‘s new drama series The Band – find out more below.Per a Variety report, Stiller – who has largely been focusing on directing and producing behind-the-scenes in recent times – is set to return to the screen for HBO’s latest music industry drama, The Band.Stiller will reportedly star as Oscar, a disgraced music industry titan and pop mogul as he hopes to distract the world from his scandals by forming a new boyband. Stiller will executive produce.A release date has yet to be announced for The Band, nor has the rest of its cast.

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.

Ben Stiller has revealed that he implemented a “no phones” policy on the set of Severance, which he directs and executive produces.The actor and filmmaker explained that, while starring in Noah Baumbach’s 2010 rom-com Greenberg, the director’s style had a real effect on him.Stiller explained on Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out podcast that the director didn’t allow chairs on set, something he then took on board when directing The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty a few years later. And then, when he’s directing Apple TV+ thriller Severance, Stiller has a “no phones” policy.He said of his time working with Baumbach, “I think it was like 10 days into shooting, and I’m like, ‘Where’s the chairs? Oh my God, there’s no chairs here.’ And that’s his choice because he doesn’t want to have people sitting around.”He explained that, while people were still able to find places to sit down, the lack of chairs helped keep everyone moving and focused on the task at hand.

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.

Severance, describing it as “peak television” and having them “locked in”.The sci-fi thriller has taken three years to follow up on its sensational first season, and arrived with a bang with first episode Hello, Ms. Cobel.

“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.

New York Times in a new profile.“It was like three or four years that we weren’t together but we always were connected. In my mind, I never didn’t want us to be together.”The “Dodgeball” and “Zoolander” co-stars married in 2000 and are parents of daughter Ella, 22, and son Quinlin, 19.“I don’t know where Christine was, you’d have to ask her, but COVID put us all together in the same house,” Stiller, 59, went on.The “Severance” director explained that it was “almost a year of living in the same house before we were actually together” again.“But I’m so grateful for it, and I think not that many people do come back together when they separate.