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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
Kristen Maldonado Pop Culture Planet Jan 4
Season 2 highlights include the fascinating switcheroo of Britt Lower’s Helly R and Helena, as well as the emotionally devastating "Chikhai Bardo" episode. It unravels Ms. Casey’s true origins, while giving Dichen Lachman space to truly shine. Go to Full Review
Mel Campbell ScreenHub Dec 29
Nothing in 2025 had me more captivated, more ironically … Having seduced viewers into delighting in the aesthetic rituals of Lumon Industries’ corporate mystery cult, Severance … should prompt us never to let corporations into the windmills of our minds. 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
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Nicholas S 2d It was a decent season however it just feels so damn slow. Like not much is happening and sure they did start t explain more of what's going on but I feel like we should of understood more by the end of it then what they have explained. Hoping season 3 will be better but I did not enjoy this season as much as season 1. See more Stephan G 4d Look, I like the premise. I loved the first season. I like slow, evolving plots like in Andor. The camera, the acting, the sets - it is all very skilful. But PLEASE, PLEASE let something happen from time to time. Let it progress. This is far too slow. See more Daniel C 6d Like many have said 1st season was promessing but it quickly ended with season 2 way to slow pacing and terrible ending, clearly they want to win something out of this,but by the time season 3 arrives nobody will care for this anymore. See more Chrissy S. @shugknight Jan 13 This show was just brilliant See more Jieyi @Hulitu Jan 11 It’s abhorrent. So many mysteries are introduced, yet none have real meaning or payoff. The plot is boring, and the so-called experiments make little sense. Why is having 24 rooms such a monumental achievement compared to 23 or fewer? The show kept hyping up the Cold Harbor completion, but in the end it was just another severance. The love story between Irving and Burt was touching in the first season, but the outie Burt storyline here felt pointless and confusing. There was a lot of buildup around Irving’s paintings, yet nothing meaningful came from it. And the medical scenes were completely anti–common sense: drilling into a scalp without sterilization or shaving, injecting fluid into a hole that supposedly still exists after two years—just taping it over with hair still there. These scenes weren’t necessary, and if they’re only included for shock value, they should at least be done properly. Or simply say injections are used for the chip—it would be far less absurd. See more Caity R. @Caity0787 Jan 6 It captivated me. And then the end was TERRIBLE. and now we have to wait TWO years for another. I’ll be over it by then. See more Read all reviews
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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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