‘Severance’: Apple’s Brilliant Mind-Bending Series Adds 8 To Cast Including Gwendoline Christie, Merritt Wever & John Noble
As principal photography begins on season two of Ben Stiller’s utterly fantastic series ‘Severance‘, Apple TV+ has announced eight spectacular names who will be joining the mind-bending drama when it returns.
The series follows Mark Scout (Adam Scott), who leads a team at Lumon Industries, a place where employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is called into question as Mark finds himself at the centre of an unravelling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.
The second season will reunite the already superb cast of Academy and Emmy Award winner Patricia Arquette, Emmy Award winner John Turturro, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock, Tramell Tillman, Michael Chernus and Academy Award-winner Christopher Walken.
The eight new stars joining the series are Oscar and Emmy Award nominee Bob Balaban (“The Chair,” “The Politician,” “The French Dispatch,” “Isle of Dogs”), Robby Benson (“Beauty and The Beast,” “One on One”), Stefano Carannante (“Mirabilia”), Emmy Award nominee Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones,” “The Sandman,” “Wednesday”), John Noble (“Fringe,” “Elementary,” “The Lord of the Rings” films), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“The Tourist,” “Trapped,” “The Missing”), Alia Shawkat (“Search Party,” “Being the Ricardos,” “The Old Man”) and Emmy Award winner Merritt Wever (“Godless,” “Unbelievable,” “Nurse Jackie”).
“We are thrilled and delighted to be back on set for the exciting second chapter of ‘Severance,’” said “Severance” director and executive producer Ben Stiller. “Though we don’t know how long we’ve been gone or who we are outside, we are told people enjoy the show and we couldn’t be happier. Praise Kier!”
Since the season one premiere of ‘Severance’ earlier this year, the series has continued to receive broad acclaim, as well as spark global conversations. The freshman season landed 14 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, and took home awards for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series and Outstanding Main Title Design. If you haven’t seen the show yet, we urge you to get an Apple TV+ subscription and binge your way through it… You will not be disappointed!
‘Severance’ is written and created by Dan Erickson. Ben Stiller directs and serves as executive producer alongside Erickson, Nicky Weinstock, Jackie Cohn, Mark Friedman and Adam Scott. Richie Schwartz executive produces for Red Hour Films. In addition to starring, Patricia Arquette serves as producer for season two. Fifth Season is the studio.
‘Severance‘ Season 2 does not yet have a premiere date but is expected to air on Apple TV+ in 2023. If you want to keep track of these or any other shows, you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when they get a UK premiere date.
