Series guide
- Thriller
- Psychological thriller
- Drama
- Mystery
- Science fiction
- Creators
- Dan Erickson
- Stars
- Adam Scott · Britt Lower · Tramell Tillman
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Where to watch Severance
Both seasons – all 19 episodes – stream on Apple TV+ in the US, included with any subscription, checked October 6, 2026.
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Seasons 2
Severance episodes 19
Season 1 · 9 episodes · 9 aired · Feb 18, 2022 to Apr 8, 2022
S1.E1 ·
Good News About Hell
Helly R. wakes up with no memory and finds she's the newest hire on Lumon's severed floor, where Mark S. has to teach her a job neither of them can picture doing anywhere else.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Dan Erickson
S1.E2 ·
Half Loop
Mark walks Helly through the strange logic of macrodata refinement, and the abrupt exit of a teammate leaves him with a decision he isn't ready to make.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Dan Erickson
S1.E3 ·
In Perpetuity
A promotion puts Mark in a room he never expected to be in, and it drags a piece of his life outside Lumon onto the severed floor with him.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Andrew Colville
S1.E4 ·
The You You Are
Mark's outie gets an unplanned visitor at home, while a lead from his life before severance starts to complicate everything he thought he understood about his job.
Directed by Aoife McArdle · Written by Kari Drake
S1.E5 ·
The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design
An outing meant to boost morale shows the MDR team just how little they're told about the rest of Lumon, and the reward at the end of it raises more questions than it answers.
Directed by Aoife McArdle · Written by Anna Ouyang Moench
S1.E6 ·
Hide and Seek
A game during the office holiday party sends the team further into Lumon's halls than any of them were ever supposed to go.
Directed by Aoife McArdle · Written by Amanda Overton
S1.E7 ·
Defiant Jazz
A chance meeting outside work collides with a decision brewing on the severed floor, and Mark starts to see his two lives very differently.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Helen Leigh
S1.E8 ·
What's for Dinner?
With trust in Lumon running out, the MDR team commits to a plan that can't be walked back once it starts.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Chris Black
S1.E9 ·
The We We Are
The season's plan reaches its breaking point, and what the team learns about Lumon – and about themselves – won't stay contained to work hours.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Dan Erickson
Season 2 · 10 episodes · 10 aired · Jan 16, 2025 to Mar 20, 2025
S2.E1 ·
Hello, Ms. Cobel
Season two picks up after a gap on the severed floor, and Mark has to piece together just how much has changed at Lumon while he was gone.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Dan Erickson
S2.E2 ·
Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig
Someone who's been hiding in plain sight in Mark's outside life comes into view, while Lumon scrambles to manage what happened at the end of last season.
Directed by Sam Donovan · Written by Mohamad El Masri
S2.E3 ·
Who Is Alive?
New assignments scatter the MDR team across different corners of Lumon, and Mark starts quietly digging into what he missed.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Wei-Ning Yu
S2.E4 ·
Woe's Hollow
A company retreat takes the severed floor out of the office entirely, and the change of scenery does nothing to settle anyone's nerves.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Anna Ouyang Moench
S2.E5 ·
Trojan's Horse
Mark chases a theory about what Lumon is keeping hidden, while tension inside the department boils over.
Directed by Sam Donovan · Written by Megan Ritchie
S2.E6 ·
Attila
A workplace tradition goes sideways for the MDR team, cracking open how much they actually trust each other, and Lumon, by this point.
Directed by Uta Briesewitz · Written by Erin Wagoner
S2.E7 ·
Chikhai Bardo
The story turns to Mark's life before he was severed, filling in pieces of his marriage that change how the rest of the season reads.
Directed by Jessica Lee Gagné · Written by Dan Erickson & Mark Friedman
S2.E8 ·
Sweet Vitriol
A figure from outside Lumon with ties to the company's past offers Mark a way toward the answers he's spent the season chasing.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Adam Countee and K. C. Perry
S2.E9 ·
The After Hours
With a plan nearly ready to move, Mark and the people around him make a last round of choices they won't be able to take back.
Directed by Uta Briesewitz · Written by Dan Erickson
S2.E10 ·
Cold Harbor
The season two finale brings Mark's plan, his marriage and his two selves to a head inside Lumon, all at once.
Directed by Ben Stiller · Written by Dan Erickson
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No watch order here, just a long memory you’re catching up on
Severance is a straight, linear watch, both seasons released complete rather than week to week once they finished airing, which makes it one of the easier prestige dramas to catch up on all at once. The show’s premise is simple to state and hard to stop thinking about: Lumon Industries employees undergo a surgical procedure that splits memory in two, so the self that clocks in each morning has no idea what the self that clocks out does with the rest of its life. Mark S., played by Adam Scott, runs the Macrodata Refinement team on the severed floor, and nearly everything the show reveals, it reveals to him and the audience at the same pace.
Season 1 sets the workplace mystery in motion and ends on one of the more talked-about finales of 2022; season 2 widens the show past the office and into Mark’s life outside Lumon, with a company retreat and a trip outside Lumon’s walls that neither the characters nor the audience see coming. The production record has the full cast and credits. For what’s already public about the premiere date and the production, our season 2 release coverage tracked the rollout as it happened; this guide is the one place for the whole watch, start to finish.
One practical note for anyone starting now: Apple TV+ has already renewed the show for a third season, which began filming in July 2026 with Kogonada stepping in as the new producing director, so season 2’s finale is not the end of the story.
Severance cast 11
Adam ScottMark S./Mark Scout
Britt LowerHelly R.
Tramell TillmanSeth Milchick
Zach CherryDylan G.
John TurturroIrving B.
Christopher WalkenBurt G. / Burt Goodman
Patricia ArquetteHarmony Cobel
Dichen LachmanMs. Casey
Jen TullockDevon Hale
Michael ChernusRicken Hale
Sarah BockEustice Huang
- Creator
- Dan Erickson
- Directors
- Ben Stiller and others
- Network
- Apple TV+
- Studios
- Fifth Season, Red Hour Productions
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Adam Scott: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0; Britt Lower: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0; Tramell Tillman: Philip Romano, CC BY-SA 4.0; Zach Cherry: Jay Dixit, CC BY-SA 4.0; John Turturro: Montclair Film Festival, CC BY 2.0; Christopher Walken: Pierre Vogel, CC BY-SA 4.0; Patricia Arquette: Ibsan73, CC BY 2.0; Dichen Lachman: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0; Jen Tullock: PhilipRomanoPhoto, CC BY 4.0; Michael Chernus: Adam Chitayat, CC BY 4.0; Sarah Bock: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Severance?
On Apple TV+ in the US with a subscription, checked October 6, 2026. Both seasons are available in full.
How many episodes of Severance are there?
19 across 2 seasons: season 1 has 9 episodes, season 2 has 10.
When did Severance premiere?
February 18, 2022, with season 2 following January 16, 2025.
Is there a Severance season 3?
Yes. Apple TV+ renewed Severance for a third season, which began filming in July 2026; no premiere date has been announced.
Is Severance based on a book?
No. It’s an original series created by Dan Erickson, with Ben Stiller directing most episodes and executive producing.
