The immediate sensation I felt as the first season of Apple TV+’s warped workplace drama Severance ended – with the sort of cliffhanger that has you clawing for the nonexistent “play next” button – was deflation. I would have to wait to find out what had become of Mark, Helly and the show’s other “innies”, who had been desperately plotting a way out of the mysterious Lumon Industries. Soon that was replaced by anticipation: after all I wouldn’t have to wait that long, would I? A year? A year and a half at most, surely?
Two years and four months later and there’s still no sign of season two of Severance. Granted, we have been assured by its director, Ben Stiller, that filming has wrapped, and a few production stills of star Adam Scott clutching a bunch of balloons (above) have been released to confirm that, yes, this show does still exist. But, when you factor in post-production work and the intricacies of scheduling, it’s likely Severance won’t return until the autumn at earliest – close to three years after its first season.
