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Severance season 2 episode 1 is set to premiere at 3 am ET on Friday, January 17, 2025, on Apple TV+. The show's first season ended with the Innies, Mark, Helly, and Irving getting a glimpse of their Outie lives, which made them question everything they previously believed about Lumon Industries.
In the show's second season, the group's search for the truth leads them to uncover dark secrets about the mysterious company and its founders. The official synopsis of Severance season 2 as per Apple TV reads:
"Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe."
Disclaimer: This article contains speculations about Severance season 2 episode 1 and reflects the author's opinions.
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Release date and time of Severance season 2 episode 1
Severance season 2 episode 1 will arrive exclusively on Apple TV+ at 3 am ET/12 am PT on Friday, January 17, 2025. Below is a region-wise schedule of the release timings of the episode, which is directed by Ben Stiller and written by Dan Erickson.
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A brief recap of Severance season 1
Severance season 1 followed the employees of Lumon Industries, Mark S. (Adam Scott), Helly R. (Britt Lower), Dylan G. (Zach Cherry), and Irving B. (John Turturro), as they worked in the company's Macrodata Refinement division.
They volunteered to undergo the severance program, which split their memories into two distinct halves, their work and non-work selves. This was done by inserting a chip in their brain. The work self, known as the Innie, operated strictly within the severed floor of the company. Similarly, the non-work self, called the Outie, existed only outside of working hours.
A severed person led two distinct lives, with one having no knowledge of the other's existence. However, it all changed when Mark met his work best friend Petey (Yul Vazquez) in the outside world after the latter was reintegrated.
Soon, Dylan learnt about the overtime contingency, a special protocol where the Innies can be 'woken up' in the outside world. He, along with the others, planned to find out about their respective Outies by using this protocol. But, what they found astounded them.
Mark discovered that his deceased wife, Gemma, was not only alive but also worked as the wellness counselor, Ms. Casey (Dichen Lachman) at Lumon. Helly was revealed to be the daughter of the company's current CEO, Jame Eagan. She joined the program as a publicity stunt to demonstrate its effectiveness to the skeptical public.
Meanwhile, Irving figured out that he was a former military veteran, and that his work crush, Burt Goodman (Christopher Walken), had a partner in the real world.
Dylan, who stayed back at the Lumon office to activate the protocol, was stopped by his supervisor Milchick (Tramell Tillman), after being alerted by Cobel. The season ended with the trio reverting to their Outie states right in the middle of making a huge discovery about Lumon and its sinister workings.
What to expect from Severance season 2 episode 1?
As the show's first season ended with several lingering questions, fans can hope to find answers to some of them in Severance season 2 episode 1.
Going by the official trailer, Severance season 2 episode 1 will deal with the aftermath of the Innies breaching the severance protocol. The group will resume work at Lumon, becoming the "face of the severance reform," as noted by a character, Milchick.
Mark, who is now aware that Cobel and his neighbor Mrs. Selvig are the same person, will likely confront his boss about Lumon and Gemma. Similarly, Helly and Irving will be forced to come to terms with what they learned about their outer identities.
On December 4, 2024, the show's creator Dan Erickson told Vanity Fair that the characters discover their "autonomy" in season 2.
"In season one, the Innies are basically children. They’re adults in some ways, but experientially they’re children, having your first crush and finding out things about yourselves. Season two, it’s a little bit more of an adolescence story. There’s more of a sense of finding your own autonomy and deciding who you are going to be, as opposed to who you’ve been told you are," he added.
Furthermore, the second season will also introduce multiple new characters. Among the new actors joining the show's second chapter are Gwendoline Christie, Alia Shawkat, Bob Balaban, Stefano Carannante, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Merritt Wever, John Noble, and Robby Benson.
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Follow us for a detailed recap of Severance season 2 episode 1 soon after it arrives on Apple TV+.
