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See the full story · 3 sourcesApple TV’s Severance replacement officially releases in 3 weeks Marvel casts a new Black Panther for Black Panther 3 What we know about every Star Wars game in active development Severance Season 3 finally begins filming, and fans are pissed it took so long Severance Sign in to your Polygon.com account It seems that production on Severance season 3 is finally underway . Director Ben Stiller and showrunner Dan Erickson posted the following quote on social media: “‘To return to work is to return home.’ – Kier Eagan,” alongside an image of Mark S. and Helly R. sprinting through the halls of Lumon.
While this sounds like good news for the hit Apple TV Plus series , the issue is how long it took for production to start. Severance season 2 ended on March 20, 2025, with a third season announced the following day. Unfortunately, that quick confirmation didn't lead to a speedy turnaround.
This isn't the first time Severance fans have had to wait, either. There was a 35-month gap between the series’ first and second seasons, a break long enough that when Ben Stiller was asked if there would be another three-year wait for a new season , he replied, “Definitely not. No, the plan is not, and hopefully, we’ll be announcing what the plan is very soon.”
Unfortunately, some quick napkin math implies the wait for Severance season 3 will be pretty similar. According to Stiller and Erickson, they spent 168 days filming the second season , which, when factoring in breaks and weekends, comes out to about six months. Post-production and marketing on that season took around eight months. If that schedule holds, then season 3 won’t be out until around September 2027. That would make for a 32-month gap since season 2 started, which, while technically shorter than the 35-month break between the start of season 1 and 2, isn’t much better. This lengthy interlude stands out even more because while the second season's production was delayed by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike , the long wait for the third doesn't have the same explanation.
Fans haven’t responded well to the news.
“Looking forward to watching it in 2029,” one Reddit user joked .
“This gotta be one of the best yet hardest shows to root for. Crazy concept with amazing performances yet good luck trying to keep people invested when they take 2-3 years for a new season,” another wrote .
Because the series is a dense, complicated mystery-thriller, it's particularly difficult to follow what's happening when there are extended gaps. We’ll see if viewers return in droves for Severance when it presumably comes back late next year.
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