The update follows IMDb’s earlier confirmation that the show would return in 2027, a timeline that some fans questioned as work on the new season had yet to get underway publicly. If the reported production start holds, that release target now seems increasingly achievable.
‘Severance’ Season 3 Finally Appears Ready to Begin Production
The reported production start comes more than a year after “Severance” wrapped its critically acclaimed second season, which ended with one of the series’ biggest cliffhangers to date. Apple has yet to reveal story details for the next part.
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The update is particularly significant because the gap between the show’s first two seasons stretched to nearly three years. That lengthy delay was largely influenced by the Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes, leaving many viewers concerned that another extended wait could be ahead. The reported start of production indicates that work on the next chapter is progressing toward the previously announced release window.
“Severance” became one of Apple TV+’s defining original series after its debut in 2022, earning widespread acclaim for its unsettling premise, visual style, and performances. Created by Dan Erickson and primarily directed by Ben Stiller, the workplace thriller follows employees at the mysterious Lumon Industries, where a surgical procedure divides their work memories from their personal lives, creating two separate versions of each employee.
The hit stars Adam Scott alongside Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Dichen Lachman, and Christopher Walken. Across its first two seasons, the title collected dozens of Emmy nominations and establishing itself as one of the platform’s most acclaimed original dramas.
