Praise Kier! Apple TV+ adds eight new cast members for Severance Season 2 after scoring 2 Gotham Awards nominations.
Since the series premiere of Severance earlier this year, the series has continued to receive broad acclaim, and spark global conversations. Many people who have worked in a soul-sucking work environment, like that in mobile gaming led by an admittedly adorable mascot, thoroughly relate to and praise this brilliant series. The freshman season landed 14 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, and took home awards for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series and Outstanding Main Title Design.
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Today, Apple TV+ has announced eight new stars joining the cast for Severance Season 2 as principal photography begins. The globally celebrated and Emmy Award-winning workplace sci-fi thriller from creator and writer Dan Erickson and director and executive producer Ben Stiller, and produced by Fifth Season, also earned two Gotham Awards nominations for Breakthrough Series – Long Format, and Oustanding Performances in New Series – Britt Lower. Excitement for the new season is at an all-time high.
We are thrilled and delighted to be back on set for the exciting second chapter of ‘Severance. Though we don’t know how long we’ve been gone or who we are outside, we are told people enjoy the show and we couldn’t be happier. Praise Kier!
Ben Stiller, Direct adn Executive Producer of Severance
The New Cast Members of Severance Season 2
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The highly anticipated second season will reunite its ensemble cast of stars including Emmy Award nominee Adam Scott, Academy and Emmy Award winner Patricia Arquette, Emmy Award winner John Turturro, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock, Tramell Tillman, Michael Chernus and Academy Award-winner Christopher Walken. Season two will also expand its cast with eight new stars:
- Oscar and Emmy Award nominee Bob Balaban (“The Chair,” “The Politician,” “The French Dispatch,” “Isle of Dogs”)
- Robby Benson (“Beauty and The Beast,” “One on One”)
- Stefano Carannante (“Mirabilia”)
- Emmy Award nominee Gwendoline Christie (“Game of Thrones,” “The Sandman,” “Wednesday”)
- John Noble (“Fringe,” “Elementary,” “The Lord of the Rings” films)
- Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“The Tourist,” “Trapped,” “The Missing”)
- Alia Shawkat (“Search Party,” “Being the Ricardos,” “The Old Man”)
- Emmy Award winner Merritt Wever (“Godless,” “Unbelievable,” “Nurse Jackie”)
The complete first season of Severance is now streaming on Apple TV+.
About Severance
Created By: Dan Erickson
Executive Producers: Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Chris Black, John Cameron, Andrew Colville
Executive Produced by: Ben Stiller, Nicky Weinstock, Jackie Cohn through Red Hour Productions
Producers: Patricia Arquette, Adam Scott
Studio: Endeavor Content
Writer: Dan Erickson
Cast: Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Dichen Lachman, Jen Tullock, Tramell Tillman, Michael Chernus, Christopher Walken
Logline:
In “Severance,” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in “work-life balance” is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work … and of himself.
Which new cast member are you most excited to see in Season 2 of Severance? Will Irving and Burt be able to live happily ever after? Is your work-life balance similar to the show’s? Let us know and share your theories for what you think is going to happen in Season 2 with us on Twitter!
Source: Apple TV
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