Lumon Industries would love to welcome you to apply for a position! Forget the outside world and become a loyal part of the Lumon family on January 17, 2025, when “Severance” Season 2 will debut on Apple TV+. If it’s been a while since you watched the first season of “Severance” or you’re craving details on Season 2, we’ll break down all the information we have so far about the new episodes!

What Do You Need to Know About ‘Severance’ Season 2?

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What happened in ‘Severance’ Season 1?

“Severance” Season 1 follows Mark Scout, an employee of the Macrodata Refinement division at Lumon Industries. Lumon has invented a technology that allows its employees to completely compartmentalize their lives; its “severance” process allows employees to remember nothing about their work lives when they’re at home and nothing about their home lives at work.

The disappearance of Mark’s coworker Petey leads to a promotion for Mark, but soon he’s contacted by someone claiming to be Petey and warning him of the company’s nefarious motives. A newly severed employee named Helly is struggling with her place in the company but keeps failing in her attempts to resign.

She attempts to hang herself but survives and returns to work. Mark is exposed to anti-establishment philosophies, and soon he and Helly begin to dig more deeply into the company. Meanwhile, the severance tech used by Lumon is seeping out further and further into society. A group of employees enact a plan that they think will allow them to wake up outside the workplace, but are stymied in the end. Helly tries to warn everyone about Lumon’s actions but to no avail.

What will happen in Season 2 of ‘Severance’?

There aren’t a ton of details about Season 2 of “Severance” available just yet, and it’s likely that Apple won’t reveal more than it has to about the show’s new episodes. The show’s unexpected twists and turns will be all the more rewarding if the audience is not forewarned.

What we do know is that Mark and his friends will learn the “dire consequences” of trying to take control of the severance barrier, and that having done so in Season 1 will lead to more and more trouble for the group in Season 2.

Who are the main characters of ‘Severance’?

• Mark Scout: Played by Adam Scott. A former history professor and now a severed worker at Lumen Industries.
• Dylan George: Played by Zach Cherry. Another severed Lumon worker, who was once highly enamored with the perks of working for the company.
• Helly Riggs: Played by Britt Lower. An employee who began work at Lumon in Season 1 and quickly discovered the company’s nefarious schemes.
• Ms. Casey: Played by Dichen Lachman. The wellness counselor for Lumon who attends to severed employees.
• Irving Bailiff: Played by John Turturro. A severed employee at Lumon, and a big believer in following the rules.
• Burt Goodman: Played by Christopher Walken. Head of Optics and Design at Lumon, and one of Irving’s closest work associates.
• Harmony Cobel: Played by Patricia Arquette. Manager of the severed floor, and Mark’s next-door neighbor who is still aware of her identity at work.

When will Season 2 of ‘Severance’ be released?

As announced on Wednesday, Oct. 23, Season 2 of “Severance” will be released on Apple TV+ on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. The season will be ten episodes in length and will release one each Friday between Jan. 17 and March 21.

How can you catch up on Season 1 of ‘Severance’?

All nine episodes of “Severance” Season 1 are available to stream on Apple TV+ now. The streamer offers new customers a seven-day free trial in the United States, after which it costs $10 per month. Apple TV+ currently has one plan, an ad-free tier.

Severance

February 17, 2022

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.