Every ‘Severance’ Season 2 Detail Including the Cast, Plot & Delayed Release Date

In the finale, “The We We Are,” die-hard fans will remember that Mark, Helly and Irving (John Turturro) successfully break their “Innies” (aka the work-life version of themselves) out of Lumon Industries, and finally enter the outside world. As a result, the trio encounters shocking revelations about their "Outies." Mark discovers that (spoiler alert!) his "dead" wife is actually still alive. Irving learns that his Outie is investigating the company, and Helly learns that she's the daughter of Lumon’s CEO.

In his December 2022 interview with Gold Derby, show creator Dan Erickson said, “There is an expanding world that I think is teased, and in a way is owed, by the way that we ended season one. We did suddenly get some glimpses of Helly’s life on the outside. What is Dylan’s life on the outside? What is Irving’s life on the outside? They have stuff going on that we haven’t seen, that we haven’t explored yet. And of course, inside the company, there’s plenty of stuff that we haven’t seen yet. It’s expanding on both sides. That’s both the fun and the challenge.”

Scott also teased what’s to come in the new season. “It’s really fun, and I can’t wait for everyone to see it, so I don’t have to, like, continue keeping secrets, which is a total bummer,” he told Deadline. “But yeah, there’s so much crazy stuff that happens, I just can’t wait for everyone to see it."

3. What Has Apple TV+ Shared About Severance Season Two?

Through an official press release in April 2022, Apple TV+ confirmed that fans will get to enjoy another season of the bizarre workplace thriller. Director and executive producer Ben Stiller said, “It’s really exciting to see the response from people who are loving the show—and the level of fan engagement. It has been a long road bringing Severance to television. I first read Dan’s pilot over five years ago. It has always been a multi-season story, and I’m really happy we get to continue it.”

Matt Cherniss, who's the head of programming for Apple TV+, also said, “Severance has imagined an existence that’s equal parts riveting and enthralling as viewers around the globe can’t get enough of these rich characters. We’re excited to go deeper into this wholly unique world and unpack more layers of Lumon in season two.”

Earlier this year, Apple TV+ posted a photo of Adam Scott’s Severance character, Mark Scout, on the streaming service’s official X (formerly known as Twitter) page. In the image, Scout wears a blank expression on his face as he stands in front of a white, solid background.

Of course, this led fans to ask for a status update on Severance season two. One fan reposted the tweet on their page and wrote in the caption, “Give us a sign @BenStiller.” Luckily, the Severance director saw the message and commented, “We are working on it,” along with a salute emoji. However, the 58-year-old actor didn’t reveal any more info, as far as a possible release date or casting deets. But still, it’s something.

4. What Is the Plot for Season Two?

At the 2022 Comic-Con panel, Erickson revealed that the new season will be all about “building out the world a little bit more, and with this tweak to reality, what the ramifications would be.” And later that year, he told Entertainment Weekly, "In season two, we're going to be showing all of these people on the outside. Similar to Mark, they each had their own reason for getting this procedure, and they're all at some stage of a healing process for one thing or another... Being able to take what Adam did in the first season—with the differentiation between his Innie and Outie, and how they feel like the same person but with this vastly different lived experience—seeing the other three characters' version of that dichotomy is, I think, the most exciting part."

In April 2022, Stiller also told Variety that Mark will deal with new complications in his love life. He said, "There is this growing connection between Mark and Helly happening during the season, and then on the outside, Mark is trying to get over his wife’s death—and then we’re going to find out that his wife is still alive. To put him in this position where the Innie Mark, we’re starting to root for him and Helly, but now we also want to root for Outie Mark to find his wife. That’s an interesting juxtaposition and conflict we’ll explore in the second season."

As for Dylan (Zach Cherry), Stiller confirmed with Deadline that season two will explore his backstory a bit more—especially when it comes to his Innie's discovery of having a child. Stiller said, "Obviously, that’s a huge question and something that really is important to be dealt with because their whole perception of the world has been altered by having this glimpse. That’s going to be a lot of what the second season has to deal with—a big part of the engine of the second season’s beginning."

5. Who Is in the Cast of Severance Season Two?

The main cast is set to make a comeback in the next season, including:

• Adam Scott as Mark
• Britt Lower as Helly
• John Turturro as Irving
• Patricia Arquette as Harmony
• Christopher Walken as Burt
• Tramell Tillman as Milchick
• Zach Cherry as Dylan
• Dichen Lachman as Ms. Casey

7. Has Filming for Severance Season Two Already Begun?

In October 2022, Apple TV+ announced that production on season two was officially underway. On Instagram, the streaming service wrote, "Every time you find yourself here, it’s because you chose to come back. #Severance Season 2 filming has started."

Additionally, on her IG Story, Lower shared a rare behind-the-scenes photo while on the set for the second season. She simply wrote, "We begin again."

Stiller also confirmed that Severance season two has started filming. The director shared a BTS photo of Scott and wrote, “Back to work.”

8. Why Is Severance Season Two Delayed?

Well, for one, there's the lengthy filming process. The first season took nearly nine months to complete, according to star Adam Scott. However, due to the WGA and actors' strikes, production was delayed even further.

In May 2023, Deadline reported that filming officially came to a halt, but now that the strikes are over, things are back on track.

9. What Is the Release Date for Severance Season Two?

Apple TV+ has yet to confirm the official release date for season two. However, a few outlets have reported that it will likely drop sometime in 2024, since season one took nine months to film and production was shut down during the writers' and actors' strikes. Here's hoping we won't have to wait too long to reunite with the Innies.

The most popular theory is that the MDR team will be punished, especially now that the Lumon execs know about their attempted revolt. Perhaps they'll be sent to the mysterious break room. If they keep their jobs, maybe Milchick will wipe their memories completely. Either way, retaliation is expected. 

Another question mark is Harmony and why she’s so obsessed with the severance technology. Perhaps Lumon’s larger purpose is tied to Harmony’s personal one: finding out if a totally dead or nearly dead person (perhaps her mother, Charlotte?) can be “reintegrated” and brought to life again.

There’s a good chance that Mark will further explore what happened to Casey. He will return to Lumon knowing that Ms. Casey is actually Gemma. Although she retired and ventured down the elevator of doom to who knows what, Petey’s map hints that there’s a wing of the building where “some people may live.”

This would also support another theory, which suggests Lumon is cloning dead or nearly dead people, then implanting the clones with the same chips used for severed employees. It would also explain why there's a plethora of baby goats, which are good for cloning (and really cute). Although we don’t have spoilers yet, the new season should give us answers about what Lumon really does.

So far, the Severance cast and crew have been pretty tight-lipped about the plot of season two. But if we do stumble upon a spoiler while browsing the interwebs, we’ll report back with what we find.