Apple TV+'s hit sci-fi workplace drama 'Severance' returns for season two with a bang, premiering January 17th. The series, starring Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, and John Turturro, follows office workers who have undergone a procedure splitting their consciousnesses. Season two promises to delve deeper into the mysteries surrounding Lumon, the company behind the severance procedure, as the four innies grapple with the knowledge of their outside lives and fight for their freedom.
Spare a thought for the employees of enigmatic megacorporation Lumon , who have been in forced hibernation for almost three years – and just emerged in a glass box at Grand Central Terminal. Apple TV+'s hit sci-fi workplace drama , Severance , is finally back. And to generate excitement for the series, actors including Adam Scott , Patricia Arquette , and John Turturro staged an office scene for commuters at the iconic New York landmark.
This stunt – particularly remarkable as Apple TV+ is known for dropping big shows without much fanfare – is building incredible hype for the second season, which premieres on January 17. But don't feel too dejected if you're out of the loop. If you never got around to watching season one (despite the great reviews and widespread word-of-mouth buzz) or simply can't remember what happened, here's a guide to catch you up. Severance, directed by – but not starring – Ben Stiller, is about a group of office workers trapped in a work purgatory thanks to an experimental procedure that splits their consciousnesses in two. Adam Scott stars as Mark S., a worker bee who starts to have serious doubts about his job and his dual lives. Mark chose to undergo the severance procedure two years ago to avoid grieving his wife, meaning his consciousness is divided into a work self (an “innie”) and a personal self (an “outie”). Mark's outie has no idea what he does for eight hours Monday through Friday, and his innie only exists at work.In season one, the arrival of a new employee named Helly (Britt Lower), who refuses to accept her role inside the company, causes chaos. Soon, Mark and his workmates Irving (John Turturro) and Dylan (Zach Cherry) also become curious about the outside world. Season two faced production challenges, including the 2023 Hollywood strikes, which halted filming for several months. Creator Dan Erickson revealed that the writers needed ample time to ensure the scripts were perfect, sometimes realizing during filming that a scene didn't quite work as intended. “We would come up with something that worked perfectly well on paper, and then it wouldn't be until we got there and we’re shooting it that we realise: this isn’t quite it,” Erickson explained. The strikes forced the production to regroup, ultimately pushing back the release date.The season one finale was a nail-biter, with a shocking reveal. After discovering a way to temporarily reverse Lumon's severance protocol, Mark's innie learns about his wife Gemma, who had been presumed dead. He desperately tries to inform everyone that she’s not only alive, but also working at Lumon. Irving discovers his outie has been collecting information about Lumon and its severed employees. He finds the address of Burt (Christopher Walken) – the man he had an illicit workplace flirtation with before Burt was swiftly sent for retirement – and sees him happily partnered with another man. Helly finds herself at a Lumon black-tie gala and discovers her outie to be Helena Egan, the daughter of the controversial company's CEO and cult-like leader. She uses her keynote address to spectacularly denounce the practice of severance, telling the crowd “they torture us down there. We’re prisoners!” before the protocol allowing them to glimpse this world is swiftly shut off.Judging by the trailer, season two will explore the fallout from these events. The four innies are back inside Lumon, being reprimanded by their supervisor Milchick (Tramell Tillman) and comparing notes about what they saw on the other side. Mark is on a mission to get his wife out, and the resistance continues. But will we get any answers? Why is Ms Cobel (Arquette) so obsessed with Lumon? What does Lumon do? And what does macrodata refinement actually achieve (other than sorting numbers “which feel scary”?) Also, are we ever going to talk about the baby goats again? Erickson teases that, “for every question that’s answered in season two, another one pops up”. But we're excited for the ride
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