Severance
We have waited three long years for Severance season 2 and according to critics, it was very much worth the wait.
Reviews are rolling in based on the first six episodes, and all 40 critics that have watched it have added up to a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score. Perhaps not the biggest shock since season 1 had a 97% with over a hundred critics reporting.
But it’s not just the overall score, it’s the nature of what critics are saying. This is not just “yeah it’s pretty solid,” it is effusive praise, as you can see from some of these quotes:
- Variety: “Whatever the destination Severance is aiming for, the journey dramatizes the arbitrary rules and compartmentalized nature of modern work better than anything else on air.”
- New York Post: “In this age where too much entertainment feels “made by committee” or “made by algorithm,” this is a rare show that feels like a singular creative vision.”
- Dextero: “Severance Season 2 is an astounding achievement; a flawless showcase of craft, performance, and taut, compulsive storytelling. Praise Kier.”
Severance
Even on Apple TV+, which has a much, much higher batting average of quality shows, especially in the sci-fi genre, than any other streaming service, Severance appears to be in a league of its own. These reviews are in early, and the actual season 2 release date is January 17. Season 2 will be ten episodes, up from 9 in season 1, and it will air weekly without a binge release. Also without a double-episode premiere the way we sometimes see with shows on Apple. I guess they really want to make this last as long as possible. Season 2 of Severance will not end until late March.
Even though we’re eight days into 2025, it’s already being called one of the best series of 2025. We will likely not have to wait quite as long until season 3, as there was part of a pandemic between season 1 and now, and whatever behind-the-scenes drama there reportedly was regarding the show seems to have been settled.
We do not know how long Severance plans to run. Writer Mohamad El Masi says the story has been “mapped out” in full, but he doesn’t know if that is two seasons or six. Well, it’s not two, and the show will be back at least for season 3 despite no official announcement yet. Apple TV+ will no doubt let this show run as long as it needs to in order to finish that arc, and we’re not going to have to worry about an abrupt cancelation. See you in a week and a half.
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