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Season 2 – Severance

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Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives; when a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
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Severance — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

Masterfully managing its two halves of adroit character study and surreal nightmare, Severance's long-awaited sophomore season makes cognitive dissonance a mind-melting pleasure.

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Clarisse Loughrey Flicks (AU, NZ, UK) Apr 3
Now that Severance has started to prod at these more existential questions about the self - well, it’s only made the show richer and, quite frankly, more loveable. Go to Full Review
Emily Bootle New Statesman Mar 21
The redemption arc in many modern stories is a character finding themselves; there is no such neatness here. Severance shows us that if there is a true self, it is elusive, fleeting, transformed before you can grab it. Go to Full Review
Caroline Framke Boston Globe Mar 20
In order to enjoy “Severance,” I just don’t need -- or even really want -- to explicitly understand every part of it. Sometimes, a room full of goats can just be a room full of goats. Go to Full Review
Stefania Sarrubba Screensphere Nov 24
Pushing an emotional payoff whose outlines are much more defined, Severance sheds some of the amusing quirks of season 1 but gains a harrowingly existentialist tone. Go to Full Review
William Schwartz Book & Film Globe Aug 6
That’s the crux of the genius of Severance and why it’s a show that only really works in a weekly format. There is no mystery if you can binge-watch the show. Go to Full Review
Victor Pineyro Seventh Art Studio Jul 23
9/10
The way this show presents the grays in its extremely new and unexplored premise is what keeps the momentum going. Technically impressive, Severance S2 puts much of its pressure on the magnificent acting skills of its cast. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Glenn R. @grpersinger 3d Probably the best season finale I’ve ever seen since the season finale of the first season! See more LABEL 2 5d 寓言性盖过故事性,工作人格以工具之身向往整全之人的不断反抗一步步拆解掉经营者自我正当化、神化的伪装,血溅分离层直截了当的红白冲突坐实了本作无处不在的隐喻。剥离神秘感的负面效果也显而易见,不能说服观众的桥段比比皆是,巧合频发的说理恐怕不会让人有太多回味的欲望。 See more Zaeem H @renitence Dec 11 I’ve never left a review on this site before, even though I’ve used it countless times. But this show hit me so hard that I actually made an account just to talk about it. Honestly, this might be the best show I’ve ever seen. It nails every genre I love: mystery, romance, action, comedy, suspense, even a bit of horror. The plot is insanely well-written and so carefully crafted that I was hooked just trying to see how everything would unfold. Seasons 1 and 2 are straight-up masterpieces. I’ve watched tons of popular, "critically acclaimed" series, but this one resonates with me on a completely different level, and I just needed to show my appreciation. Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Dichen Lachman, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, and Christopher Walken all deliver phenomenal performances, bringing so much development and depth to their psychologically complex characters. Season 2's finale was such a rollercoaster of emotions and I am looking forward to 3 See more Patricia C Dec 1 Like many others who have commented, I enjoyed season 1, which I found to be clever and engaging (and I don’t usually like anything that even hints of sci/fi). But in season 2, it’s so obvious that the producers and writers were just bucking for an Emmy, making the show as odd, as peculiar as possible—even when there is no basis for these oddities in the plotline—in order to demonstrate how edgy and deep they are. Why did the goatherders have to be so ghoulish? No reason is provided. Even worse, though, are the plot contradictions, which, bizarrely, the writers seem to be unaware of. At the start of season 2, innie Mark has inklings that Ms. Casey is his wife and is determined to look for her, but this kind of just wanes as the season progresses. And wasn’t he reintegrated? That also seemed to evaporate in the final episode. Mark’s sister acts completely out of character toward the end—that’s just lazy writing. The idea that outie Dylan would be enraged that his wife kissed innie Dylan—one and the same person—makes no sense at all. Also lazy writing. This show began with an interesting (and even interestingly plausible) premise, and season 1 slowly and thoughtfully brought us along with it. But in season 2, the storyline veered into the gratuitously absurd, and as a result, became much less interesting. After season 1, I was eager to get to season 2; after season 2, though, I just don’t care anymore. See more Mary M Dec 1 The ending made me feel like I waisted my time on both seasons. See more J.P. B. @Bergeron Nov 29 A tad underwhelming, compared to the first season, until the finale. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 17, 2025 Hello, Ms. Cobel Mark returns to work under different circumstances; secrets from the Outie world come to light. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 24, 2025 Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig Outie Mark contemplates the meaning of a message; Lumon grapples with the aftermath of the Overtime Contingency. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 31, 2025 Who Is Alive? Mark, Helly, Irving and Dylan search for answers. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 7, 2025 Woe's Hollow The team participates in a group activity. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 14, 2025 Trojan's Horse Tensions emerge after the team suffers a loss. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 21, 2025 Attila Bonds are tested; Mark continues on his path of discovery. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 28, 2025 Chikhai Bardo An old romance intersects with a present threat. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 7, 2025 Sweet Vitriol Discoveries are made. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 14, 2025 The After Hours Mark and Devon team with an ally; Helly investigates further. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 21, 2025 Cold Harbor Mark forms a shaky alliance in an all-or-nothing play, while the team makes a dangerous last stand. Details
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Season Info

Director
Uta Briesewitz, Samuel Donovan, Ben Stiller
Creator
Dan Erickson
Executive Producer
Caroline Baron, Jordan Tappis, Beau Willimon
Screenwriter
Mohamad El Masri, Anna Ouyang Moench, Dan Erickson, Wei-Ning Yu, Erin Wagoner
Network
Apple TV+
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 17, 2025
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