Key Takeaways
- Apple TV’s growth: In recent years, Apple TV has become a leading platform for sci-fi content.
- Severance’s impact: The show is a significant part of Apple TV’s success in the genre.
- Upcoming season: Season 3 of Severance is expected to premiere in late 2027.
- Production delays: The show faced delays due to industry strikes, affecting its return.
In the last few years, Apple TV has risen into the upper echelon of streaming services for fans on the hunt for premier sci-fi content. One of the streamer’s first great hits was See, which effortlessly blended elements of both sci-fi and fantasy, and with Jason Momoa as its leading star, it’s still remembered as one of the best shows available on the streamer. Apple TV has since dived into more ambitious sci-fi endeavors like Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, which is directly connected to the MonsterVerse from Legendary and Warner Bros. Last year, Apple TV topped all its sci-fi creations with the premiere of Pluribus, the mind-bending epic written and created by Vince Gilligan. The Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul writer recruited Rhea Seehorn to lead his new series, and the rest was history — Pluribus is officially the most-watched Apple TV sci-fi show of all time.
To reach the pinnacle of Apple TV sci-fi greatness, though, Pluribus had to overtake the original sci-fi secret weapon for the streamer, Severance. The first season of Apple TV’s sci-fi crown jewel premiered all the way back in 2022, and after some setbacks due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, Severance finally returned with Season 2 at the start of last year. Severance was renewed for Season 3 on the same day as the Season 2 finale, but the show has yet to resume production — lead director Ben Stiller has been too busy cheering on the Knicks in Madison Square Garden. With filming not scheduled to kick off until later this summer, it can safely be said that Severance will not return before the end of 2026.
When Does ‘Severance’ Season 3 Come Out?
Apple TV has not even set a release window for Season 3 of Severance, but the most likely time for the show to return will be later in 2027. Around the same time that Severance was renewed for Season 3, Ben Stiller promised that the wait for the next batch of episodes wouldn’t be as lengthy as it was for Season 2. Leading star Adam Scott has provided a much softer stance on this, saying that the creative team would rather take longer to deliver a better product than rush it to completion. Plot details about Severance Season 3 are being kept under tight wraps right now ahead of the start of production.
Check out the first two seasons of Severance on Apple TV and stay tuned to Collider for future release updates on Season 3.
