Creator of Apple TV+ series ‘Severance’ debunks wild fan theory: ‘That’s ridiculous’
The highly anticipated second season of Apple TV+’s hit workplace thriller “Severance” will make its global debut on Friday, January 17th.
Ahead of the second season of “Severance,” creator Dan Erickson has dismissed a popular fan theory, labeling it “ridiculous.” He also hinted that the Apple TV+ hit series will not provide resolutions to all outstanding questions.
In “Severance,” Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure that 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. In season two, Mark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.
Three years have passed since Severance‘s first season ended, so fans have had plenty of time to come up with some outlandish theories about the hit Apple TV Original.
Of the seemingly infinite amount of online fan theories that have emerged, though, there’s only one that creator Dan Erickson has amusingly called “ridiculous.” Indeed, speaking to me ahead of Severance season 2’s debut this Friday (January 17), Erickson debunked one wild fan hypothesis that, surprisingly, actually has ties to the man himself.
Asked for some examples of the strangest comments or theories he’s seen or heard, the Apple TV Plus show’s head writer replied: “Well, I’ve heard people say that they think I based Rick [played by Michael Chernus] on myself, which I think is ridiculous! Hey, just because he’s well-dressed writer, it doesn’t mean I’ve written myself into my own show.”
MacDailyNews Note: In the series, the “Rick” referenced above is self-help author Ricken Hale, the husband of Devon, Mark Scout’s sister.
Here’s the official trailer for “Severance” season 2:
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