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Gaming A Disappointing Update About The ‘Severance’ Season 3 Release Date By Paul Tassi ,
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. Follow Author Jul 28, 2026, 10:49am EDT --:-- / --:-- This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more . While many streaming shows are attempting to slim down yawning gaps between seasons, some simply are not doing that, which includes one of Apple TV’s flagships: Severance .
Despite previously saying the show wanted to reduce the almost three-year gap between seasons, a new update from Severence says that it is, once again, barely going to be under three years, if timelines hold.
Apple has just announced that production has begun on Severance season 3, here, just a few days before the end of July. There was previously some hope that filming would begin earlier, as back in March, star Adam Scott said that filming would start “very soon.” You would imagine “very soon” might have been, say, April in that situation, but instead we’re almost in August.
The late July date actually lines up with what actor John Turturro said before Scott’s interview, something that was later backed up by Deadline reporting. Both said July, and here we are.
As for the release date? The math is awful. From the last time I had to calculate this:
It is extremely frustrating that shows like Severance keep doing this. We’re also in the same boat with Pluribus , another high-concept Apple TV sci-fi series whose creator, Vince Gilligan, essentially laughed off the idea it was starting production any time soon after it aired. A 2.5-3 year wait is also likely there, and this time, there are no promises they are trying to make that shorter.
Netflix, of all places, is starting to do a better job of this. After an interminable break for Wednesday , which helped season 2 viewership drop dramatically, it spooled up production on season 3 right after the second season aired. They’re shooting shows like One Piece rapid fire. Apple TV may have great series, but it needs to get with the program here or its biggest series are going to flirt with irrelevance.
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