Work on Apple TV+'s 'Severance' Season 3 Now Underway

Production on the third season of "Severance" is already underway, with its writers room currently active in Los Angeles.

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While Apple has not yet officially announced Severance's renewal, executive producer and director Ben Stiller told The Hollywood Reporter that work on the next season has begun. Stiller said that he hopes to avoid the nearly three-year gap that separated the first and second seasons.

The prolonged development of Severance's second season is attributed to multiple factors, including the 2023 Hollywood strikes, which virtually halted production industry-wide. The second season also underwent extensive rewrites and reshoots as Stiller and the production team sought to refine character arcs and expand on the show's world-building to ensure that its "mystery box" narrative delivers on its premise.

Stiller also indicated that Apple remains invested in maintaining the show's production quality amid falling budgets in the industry. The cost per episode for season two is believed to have approached $20 million, placing Severance among the most expensive series in Apple's streaming portfolio. According to Parrot Analytics, season one of Severance generated over $200 million in new subscriptions for Apple TV+, particularly in international markets. Apple does not release detailed viewership metrics, but third-party rankings have consistently placed Severance among its top-performing originals.

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WarmWinterHat Avatar
2 hours ago at 06:38 am

With the long delay between seasons 1 and 2 I completely lost interest and didn’t watch season 2.
Wife and I have been watching it, but it's not grabbing me this season, at all.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
contacos Avatar
1 hour ago at 07:26 am
The Hollywood money laundering scheme is insane. 20 million for an EPISODE??? they spent 70% of the time in the same space and everything else is also pretty much the same set pieces every week. Wild.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
dreamerstree Avatar
2 hours ago at 06:53 am
Loved Season 1, but I got halfway through the 3rd episode of Season 2 and lost interest. Whatever allure this had on me the first time is gone for some reason. I don't have the patience or mental dexterity to wait this out. Haha
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ThisIsMike Avatar
1 hour ago at 07:23 am

I’m in the ‘not sure if this season is working for me camp.’ Just having a hard time getting into it, and find myself distracted by the pacing. I fell asleep during this week’s episode.
you’re not the only one. The ending of the third season something interesting FINALLY happens, but it never should have taken that long. But because of that ending, I’m giving it one more episode. If episode four isn’t a banger, I’m done.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)
August West Avatar
2 hours ago at 06:46 am
Enjoying S2 even more than S1 through the first three episodes. Easily the most entertaining program released in the last few years. Glad to see they are working on S3 which should mean a more timely release.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Sundaypapers123 Avatar
2 hours ago at 06:48 am

('https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/07/severance-season-3-work-now-underway/')

Production on the third season of "Severance" is already underway, with its writers room currently active in Los Angeles.



While Apple has not yet officially announced Severance's renewal, executive producer and director Ben Stiller told The Hollywood Reporter ('https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/ben-stiller-severance-apple-filmmaking-parents-documentary-1236126909/') that work on the next season has begun. Stiller said that he hopes to avoid the nearly three-year gap that separated the first and second seasons.

The prolonged development of Severance's second season is attributed to multiple factors, including the 2023 Hollywood strikes, which virtually halted production industry-wide. The second season also underwent extensive rewrites and reshoots as Stiller and the production team sought to refine character arcs and expand on the show's world-building to ensure that its "mystery box" narrative delivers on its premise.

Stiller also indicated that Apple remains invested in maintaining the show's production quality amid falling budgets in the industry. The cost per episode for season two is believed to have approached $20 million, placing Severance among the most expensive series in Apple's streaming portfolio. According to Parrot Analytics, season one of Severance generated over $200 million in new subscriptions for Apple TV+, particularly in international markets. Apple does not release detailed viewership metrics, but third-party rankings have consistently placed Severance among its top-performing originals.

Article Link: Work on Apple TV+'s 'Severance' Season 3 Now Underway ('https://www.macrumors.com/2025/02/07/severance-season-3-work-now-underway/')
Excellent. The finest TV series there is right now.
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)