Severance Will Finally Return to Office—Next Year

One of the biggest TV shows of 2022, Severance left viewers drooling when it ended its first, highly addictive season with the cliffhanger to end all cliffhangers. After a slow burn of a first season, the finale finally began answering a few of the questions plaguing viewers for months—before abruptly cutting things off with the end credits, leaving us dying for more content but forced to wait for the show’s return. Luckily, there will be a season two of Severance—a series that takes “work-life balance” to the absolute extreme, although it’ll still be a while before we’re reunited with all of our favorite innies and outies and the hellscape of Lumon Industries. Below, everything to know about the upcoming season until we can finally return to our work in Microdata Refinement:

What will Severance season two be about?

At the end of season one, Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Britt Lower), and Irving (John Turturro) were all able to learn a little bit about their outie life as they tapped into the “Overtime” mode built-in with their severance process. Many connections were made in the last minutes of the season one finale, as we learned more about who Helly really is outside of the office—along with what happened to Mark’s supposedly dead wife. But, just as things started coming together, the episode ended, leaving viewers with more questions than answers and a whole lot of time to ponder them.

Per an official logline, in Severance season two, “Mark (Scott) and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.”

Who will be in Severance season two?

All of the regulars for season one are coming back, including Scott, Lower, Turturro, Patricia Arquette, Zach Cherry, Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock, Tramell Tillman, Michael Chernus, and Christopher Walken. In addition, eight new names have been added to the cast, including Game of Thrones (and Maison Margiela runway) star Gwendoline Christie, Arrested Development’s Alia Shawkat, Bob Balaban, Merritt Wever, Robby Benson, Stefano Carannante, John Noble, and Ólafur Darri Ólafsson. As of now, though, it’s unclear where their characters will come into play in the storyline.

Is there a trailer for Severance season two?

The first teaser, shared on July 10, 2024, shows the main cast returning to the foreboding halls of Lumon. Looking stern in office attire with a scarf tied around slightly disheveled brunette hair, Chrystie’s character ominously tells them, “You should have left.”‌

A second clip dropped on October 23shows Scott’s Mark running around a backroom-like office maze, yelling, “She’s alive!” about his wife, Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman), whose missing posters are being printed out. He finally makes it to his office, where a new group of coworkers, including Alia Shawkat, stand. “Who are you people?” he asks—a question we’ll have to wait until next year to answer.

When will Severance season two air?

After being delayed due to the Hollywood strikes, production for Severance season two began earlier this year. Now, there’s an official premiere date for the ten-episode season: January 17, 2025 on Apple TV+. While that’s still a long time to wait, all good things take time; after the first season aired, executive producer and director Ben Stiller noted that it “took us a couple of years to make season one,” after all. In the meantime, check out these shows and movies to hold you over until the show’s official return to office.