Work-Life Balance: ‘Severance’ Season 3 is Finally Clocking In
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While we got some good news about the hit Apple TV series Silo last week, it seems Severance fans are still in for a longer wait before the season 2 cliffhanger gets resolved.
A report last month that Apple had taken full control of the show raised some hopes that the third season of Severance would come sooner than expected as Apple worked to get things back on track. However, since filming hadn’t even begun, a 2026 premiere seemingly wasn’t in the cards.
Nevertheless, it looks like things are still on track to begin filming next month. This week, Deadline spoke with star Adam Scott who confirmed that the filming schedule is just around the corner.
We’re starting very soon […] Very very soon. I’ll put two “verys” on that.
Adam Scott
Scott remained cryptic on what we can expect from the new season, providing a very oblique answer when asked if there will be any new characters joining that he’s excited about.
There will be exciting new characters and we’ll kind of get that when we get to that, but yeah, they’ll be exciting.
Adam Scott
While there aren’t too many additional details here, the timeline seems to align with what we heard at the end of last year, when scripts were reportedly being finalized, and star Patricia Arquette (Harmony Cobel) mentioned that filming would kick off in the spring of 2026, with later reports suggested it will likely run through December.
Add in a few months of post-production, and there’s a good chance we won’t see season 3 of Severance until mid-2027 at the earliest. That’s better than the nearly three-year gap between the first two seasons, which aired from February–April 2022 and January–March 2025 — but arguably not by much.
Over the weekend, World of Reel reported that season 3 is also getting a new director, following Ben Stiller’s move to other projects. Kogonada, known for his work on the critically acclaimed artistic film festival pieces Columbus and After Yang, has pivoted to television to replace Stiller as the primary director for the new season. It’s unclear if he’ll direct all of the episodes of season 3, but he’s set to handle most of them.
With Stiller now returning to features, Kogonada stepping in actually makes a lot of sense. His minimalist, contemplative filmmaking style — built around precise visual composition and stillness — feels like a natural fit for the eerie, controlled world of “Severance.”
Jordan Ruimy, World of Reel
Scott also confirmed Kogonada’s addition to the team, responding that “He’s incredible, he’s just a beautiful filmmaker and such a lovely guy and we couldn’t be more thrilled.”
Apple has reportedly committed to running Severance for at least four seasons, although there’s been no word on the timing for that. While others shows like Silo and Slow Horses have had multiple seasons filmed back-to-back, that doesn’t appear to be the case for Severance, which means we could find ourselves on tenterhooks for another couple of years following next year’s season 3 finale.
Hollywood insiders also report that Apple is looking at ways to expand the Severance franchise, including a possible international adaptation and even an Eagan family prequel series, although nothing has been firmed up in those areas yet.
