It’s been years since Paramount+’s TV reboot of The Twilight Zone quietly ended, but the anthology series may be coming back to the big screen. Per Jeff Sneider, Warner Bros., which holds film rights for the franchise, is looking at Severance executive producer and lead director Ben Stiller to direct a new film. Various creatives have tried at […]
Andor and Severance’s Beau Willimon on the Joys of Collaboration
In an interview with Variety, writer Beau Willimon discussed the fan-favorite properties he’s currently a part of: he’s an executive producer on Apple TV+’s Severance and wrote episodes for both seasons of Andor. In the chat with the trade he likened writing on Star Wars to “being a session musician on someone’s album.” His collaboration […]
Even Severance’s Vintage Soundtrack Songs Went Viral
Somewhere, Kate Bush is remembering Stranger Things‘ stratospheric boost of “Running Up That Hill” and nodding in recognition. But the songs suddenly re-popularized in the wake of Severance‘s second season finale are even older than her 1985 pop hit. That includes the stirring rendition of “The Windmills of Your Mind” that plays as Mark S. […]
Severance Season 3 Might Be Something Totally Different, but Probably Not
We’re talking a lot about Severance today and for good reason. The second season just wrapped up with a banger of a finale, an event that itself was almost three years in the making. Plus, a third season was officially announced and we got to chat with the show’s creator, Dan Erickson. It’s a lot […]
Severance’s Creator Answers Our Burning Questions After the Season 2 Finale
And now we wait. Season two of Severance just ended, leaving us with more answers than we expected but also new questions we never even fathomed. You can read our full breakdown here [TK LINK] but, in addition, we were given a few minutes to talk to the show’s creator, Dan Erickson, with all spoilers […]
Good Morning, Refiners: Severance Has Been Renewed for Season 3
What’s the only real cure for the sadness Severance fans feel now that season two has aired its finale? How about the promise of Severance season three? Apple TV+ has just made it official, meaning it’s open season on all those speculations and questions and mysteries that are still haunting you in the wake of […]
Let’s Talk About the Severance Season 2 Finale
The Severance season two finale is here and it is epic. Not just in length, running about 75 minutes long, but in everything else too. Friday, we’ll have the standard recap as well as a spoiler-filled interview with Severance’s head writer and showrunner, Dan Erickson. Now though, so much happens in this finale that we […]
A Fan-Favorite Severance Character Might Not Be Gone for Good
As Severance heads into its season finale, its devoted fans—including us obsessives here at io9—have come up with a million theories about the show’s many mysteries. But amid all the Cold Harbor speculation, the Mark/Mark S./Helly/Gemma drama, and the mystifying true purpose of those damn goats, a few things seem already settled thanks to “The […]
All the Severance Questions We Still Have Ahead of the Season Finale
Oh, how innocent we were at the end of January, only three episodes into the second season of Severance. We didn’t even know what Salt’s Neck was, or where Ms. Casey’s been tucked away! We may have a slightly better idea of what the hell is going on as Apple TV+’s sci-fi sensation/internet obsession heads […]
Severance’s New Episode Has Its Origins in The Twilight Zone
If you watched “The After Hours,” the latest episode of Severance, and you’re a fan of The Twilight Zone, you might have caught some parallels to an episode of that series with the exact same title. Even before this week’s Severance aired, an eagle-eyed viewer on X (props to you, seriously) took note of the […]