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On the outs: Employees back at work in Season 2 of ‘Severance’ BY DANA SIMPSON The COVID-19 pandemic hit businesses hard, but now
ple TV+, with new episodes streaming weekly, on Fridays, until
that the world is beginning to recover from the virus, various
March 21.
“Knowing how Season 1 ended, there were so many obviously big questions,” director Stiller told Collider editor-in-chief
return-to-office models are rolling out at the corporate level. For
For those who have yet to tune in to the two-time Primetime
those who prefer to work from home, these returning measures
Emmy-winning series from creator Dan Erickson (“Chambers”)
have sort of opened up the world for the Innies who have been
can be hard to adjust to. For those who relish co-worker inter-
— or for those who have since experienced a severance pro-
action, however, the return to the office mandate is another rea-
cedure of their own — the psychological sci-fi drama follows
on the outside world, so we felt like there was a responsibility
son to rejoice. But what if you could separate your at-work self
Mark, who “leads a team at Lumon Industries.”
from your at-home self? Would that help to balance out stress
According to the 2022 renewal announcement, Lumon
levels and diminish distraction, or would it simply cause more
“employees have undergone a severance procedure, which sur-
complication and confusion than it is worth?
gically divides their memories between their work and personal
These are some of the questions at the center of “Sever-
lives. This daring experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is called into
ance,” the series, directed by Ben Stiller (“The Secret Life of
question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling
Walter Mitty,” 2013), that first premiered on Apple TV+ in
mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his
February 2022. Back for a second season more than two and
work … and of himself.”
a half years after the renewal announcement, it is time for Mark
The plot continues to thicken in Season 2, as “Mark and his
Steven Weintraub during an exclusive interview. “We now
to open up the story in that way and ratchet up the stakes and really dig into these relationships in terms of what Mark is dealing with in this very unique situation of the Innie and the Outie.” The sophomore season of “Severance” welcomes new series regular Sarah Bock (“Bruiser,” 2022) and features Alia Shawkat (“Arrested Development”), Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones”), Olafur Darri Olaffson (“Somebody Somewhere”), Merritt Wever (“Signs,” 2022), John Noble (“Fringe”),
Scout (Adam Scott, “Parks and Recreation”) to don the suit
friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the sever-
Robby Benson (“Beauty and the Beast,” 1991), Bob Balaban
once again and clock in at his desk.
ance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe” (per
(“Capote,” 2005) and rising star Stefano Carannante (“Hey
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Season 2 of “Severance” premieres Friday, Jan. 17, on Ap-
Sumter’s
Apple TV+).
Joe,” 2024) in recurring roles.
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