Apple Acquires ‘Severance’ As It Grows In-House Studio; Series Eyes Summer S3 Start, 4-Season Run & Universe Expansion; Fifth Season To EP

by DemiFiendRSA

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  1. > At the moment, the focus is on Season 3. While some things are hard to control – Severance being a complex, cinematic series from a creator, Erickson, who is not a traditional TV showrunner, and a perfectionist creative in charge, Stiller, juggling multiple projects – there is a concerted effort to avoid some of the issues that plagued the second season in the upcoming installment, which I hear Apple hopes to start shooting in the summer.

    > That timing is tentative, and the targeted filming start will likely have to be pushed another couple of weeks as scripts are still being written. I hear six scripts for Season 3 have been finished, with episode 7 in an outline stage and a couple more to go. (Season 1 consisted of nine episodes, Season 2 had 10.)

    > Because of the series’ dense mythology, its writing process is complicated, and a plot development in episode 8, for instance, could require a change in episode 2 where something no longer would make sense. The goal is to do that in script form — where such tweaks are relatively cost-free — more than in production and to not start filming while still waiting for 3-4 scripts, as such adjustments in already completed episodes could lead to expensive shutdowns and reshoots.

    > Some of this happened in Season 2, so I hear Stiller and Apple plan to head to production on Season 3 with all scripts final, even if the start of filming has to be delayed a bit. When shooting starts, it will be with a new producing director, Zi filmmaker Kogonada, who previously served in the same capacity on Apple TV’s Pachinko.

    The show was renewed almost one year ago and only 6 scripts are written? I get that the show has too many details and concepts, but still.

  2. psychedelic_tech on

    > Series Eyes Summer S3 Start

    so we’ll see season 3 sometime 2027? lol … forget it i’m out.

  3. Wonder if they’ll start releasing limited edition Lumon hardware.

    Love all the fan merch and Apple allowing it, but I have to wonder if them not officially owning the IP was the reason there was never any official merch besides promo stuff.

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