‘Severance’ Creator Teases Season 2 Reveals: “People Deserve Some Answers”

Dan Erickson, the creator and executive producer of the compelling Apple TV+ sci-fi drama Severance, is still fairly tight-lipped about what revelations Season 2 has in store for fans. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t above teasing a few details about where the narrative is going.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Erickson acknowledged the hunger for information on the part of the viewers, and promised that answers to some questions are definitely coming — but also warned that those answers will lead to other questions. He said:

“People deserve some answers, but at the same time, you can take the magic out of something by answering it too quickly or explaining it too completely. And so we were trying to hit that balance… It takes a lot of work, but I’m very happy with what we came up with for Season 2.”

So, what exactly will we learn this season? Erickson hinted that audiences will find out a bit more about what the Lumon Corporation is actually up to. “We do get to explore other parts of the severed floor that were glimpsed in season 1… And I think people are going to be excited to see more of that and start to get a sense of the bigger tapestry of what’s going on on that floor.”

Erickson also said that Milchick (Tramell Tillman) will play a bigger role in the upcoming season, and that this particular character has had quite the journey since his initial inception. He was written more as a second banana to Patricia Arquette’s Cobel, but once Tillman began speaking the lines, the character took on a life of his own.

Erickson Loves All the “Kooky” Fan Theories About the Show Close

As far as the numerous fan theories out there, Erickson admits he is painfully up-to-date on all of them, as surfing Reddit for theories and fan art is one of his favorite pastimes. Some of the theories even get fairly close to the actual trajectory of the series.

“I love all of them and some of them are kooky, but the show is kooky, so it makes sense,” he explained. “I would not say that I’ve seen anybody get it totally right… I don’t think that I’ve seen anything where I’m like, ‘Oh God, they got it. Time to leave the country and change my name.’”

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Erickson even said some of the theories were so good, he wished he could deviate from the already mapped-out course to try the idea. “I’ll see a theory, and I’ll be like, ‘That’s such a good idea, I wish that we were doing that.’ But at the end of the day, we know what we’re doing, and the job is just to continue in that story.”

Severance will return to Apple TV+ on Jan. 17, 2025. For those who are curious but aren’t currently subscribed to the streaming service, Apple has made the entire first season available to stream for free via Roku until Jan. 19.

Severance TV-MA DramaMystery Sci-Fi Release Date February 18, 2022 Cast Adam Scott , Britt Lower , Zach Cherry , Tramell Tillman , Jen Tullock , Dichen Lachman , Michael Chernus , John Turturro , Christopher Walken , Patricia Arquette , Sarah Bock , Marc Geller , Michael Cumpsty Seasons 2 Writers Dan Erickson Streaming Service(s) AppleTV+ Directors Ben Stiller Expand