It has been nearly three years because the hit Apple TV+ collection Severance final appeared on our screens. A breathtakingly unique sci-fi-slash-psychological thriller, the present facilities on Mark Scout, an worker on the mysterious Lumon Industries. Upon touchdown a job at Lumon, Mark and his fellow staff are “severed”, splitting their recollections between two selves: the work persona (the Innie), who exists solely on Lumon’s huge, maze-like basement flooring, and the Outie, who clocks off and goes dwelling on the finish of daily with no recollection of the earlier eight hours.

Because the collection unfolded within the spring of 2022, the darkish thriller of Lumon, its staff, and the intrusive higher-ups deepened, concluding in a jaw-dropping cliffhanger that left audiences determined to find what occurred subsequent. With the hotly-anticipated Season 2 set to premiere on January 17, the wait is sort of over. Within the meantime, learn on under to see who’s returning for Season 2, and discover out who’s clocking into Lumon for the primary time.

Preserve studying to get to know the solid and characters of Severance Season 2.

Adam Scott

Mark Scout

A former historical past professor, Mark selected to endure the severance process following the premature dying of his spouse. Deep in grief, Mark determined that eight hours of blissful each day ignorance was the proper resolution to his issues – though his sister, Devon, and brother-in-law, Ricken, quietly disapprove of his coping methodology. At Lumon, Innie Mark is the newly-promoted head of Macrodata Refinement. A frazzled center supervisor, Mark struggles to maintain his four-person division in test because the unusual goings-on at Lumon intensify.

Adam Scott performs Mark Scout. Finest identified for his roles in Parks and Recreation and Celebration Down, Scott just lately appeared in 2024’s Madame Net and the tv collection Loot. His upcoming initiatives embody the thriller Double Booked (which he additionally directs) and the comedy-drama The Saviors.

Zach Cherry

Dylan George

Obsessive about firm perks and fantasizing about what his Outie will get as much as within the exterior world (the main theories are muscle exhibits and womanizing), Macrodata Refinement would not be the identical with out the king of one-liners, Dylan. The lifetime of the (waffle) celebration, Dylan goes above and past to look out for his MDR co-workers and is extraordinarily distrustful of the elusive Optics and Design division.

Zach Cherry performs Dylan George. Identified for his position as Wolf within the animated tv collection Duncanville, Cherry joined The Nice American Baking Present as a number in 2023 and returned in 2024 for its seventh season. His upcoming initiatives embody the comedy brief The Dinner Plan, and the comedy All Night time Unsuitable.

Britt Decrease

Helly Riggs

The most recent member of the MDR division, Helly would not precisely discover it straightforward to suit into Lumon’s strict dictatorship. Rebellious from the very starting and cussed to a fault, Helly proves she’ll cease at nothing to finish her time as a depressing Innie at Lumon. As her determined makes an attempt to make her Outie see sense develop more and more extra outlandish, Mark finds himself fearing for her security.

Britt Decrease performs Helly Riggs. Decrease beforehand appeared within the tv collection Excessive Upkeep as Lee, and Man Looking for Lady as Liz. Her subsequent venture, the ABC drama film Till the Marriage ceremony, is ready to premiere quickly.

Tramell Tillman

Seth Milchick

Supervisor-slash-babysitter of the severed staff, Seth Milchick will not be somebody to be crossed. Cool, calm, and picked up on the floor, Milchick can deal with a disaster like a professional – whether or not that be offering our favourite Innies with some pleasant knowledge (and the occasional Music Dance Expertise), or overseeing their punishments within the dreaded Break Room.

Tramell Tillman performs Seth Milchick. Tillman beforehand appeared within the tv collection Godfather of Harlem, and the animation Marvel’s Hit-Monkey. This yr, he is set to star alongside Tom Cruise in Mission: Inconceivable – The Last Reckoning, at present in post-production.

Jen Tullock

Devon Scout-Hale

Devon is Mark’s sister, and between serving to her struggling brother by his grief, juggling new motherhood, and her marriage to the perplexing enigma that’s Ricken, it is protected to say she has her work reduce out. Devon and Mark share an in depth sibling bond, and he or she’s the primary individual he confides in when he realizes Lumon is not what it appears.

Jen Tullock performs Devon Scout-Hale. Tullock starred within the tv collection The Coop as Iwona, and in 2022 appeared at nighttime comedy Spirited with Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds. Her upcoming venture, A Tree Fell within the Woods, is at present in post-production.

Dichen Lachman

Ms. Casey

Probably essentially the most mysterious persona on the basement flooring, Ms. Casey is the wellness counselor to the severed staff. Unusual and eerily robot-like, it is laborious to consider something of who Ms. Casey was on the surface stays inside her Innie-self. How she got here to finish up at Lumon remains to be considerably of a thriller, however we will not wait to search out out.

Dichen Lachman performs Ms. Casey. Lachman is finest identified for her roles in Jurassic World Dominion and 2024’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and the tv collection Brokers of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Animal Kingdom. She is going to subsequent seem within the comedy-horror Vampires of the Velvet Lounge.

Michael Chernus

Ricken Hale

Creator, inspirational speaker, philosophical marvel… the phrases and phrases Devon’s husband and Mark’s brother-in-law, Ricken, would most likely use to explain himself. Whereas Outie Mark good-naturedly (largely) tolerates the lovable nuisance, Innie Mark appears to Ricken as an oracle. Is Ricken what he appears, or is he hiding darkish secrets and techniques beneath a rigorously crafted facade?

Michael Chernus performs Ricken Hale. Chernus is thought for his roles within the tv collection Patriot and Useless Ringers, and just lately appeared within the 2024 biographical drama A Full Unknown starring Timothee Chalamet. His subsequent venture will see him seem because the title character within the crime-drama John Wayne Gacy, at present in manufacturing.

John Turturro

Irving Bailiff

As MDR’s most senior worker, uptight Irving prides himself on setting a shining instance for his co-workers. A stickler for the principles, Irving can quote the Lumon handbook by coronary heart – however that does not cease him from touchdown himself in bother a few times for dozing on firm time. Nonetheless, when Irving meets the pinnacle of Optics and Design, Burt, his devotion to Lumon’s strict code of conduct begins to waver.

John Turturro performs Irving Bailiff. A powerhouse of the indie style, Turturro has appeared in over 100 initiatives and is finest identified for his roles in 2013’s Fading Gigolo, 1991’s Barton Fink, and 1994’s Quiz Present. His upcoming initiatives embody the drama The Factor That Hurts, and the adventure-comedy Wilder & Me.

Christopher Walken

Burt Goodman

Head of Optics and Design, severed Lumon worker Burt finds himself rising nearer to Irving. Burt’s division offers Lumon’s eccentric artwork items and can be tasked with making seemingly random merchandise corresponding to watering cans. Like each Lumon division we have seen up to now, the “why” of all of it stays a complete thriller.

Christopher Walken performs Burt Goodman. A legend of stage and display, the award-winning actor has appeared in over 100 initiatives in his seventy years within the trade, together with The Deer Hunter, Catch Me If You Can, and The Prophecy. He just lately starred as Emperor in Dune: Half Two, and as Frank Sheldon within the tv collection The Outlaws. Subsequent, Walken will seem within the comedy-musical That is Amore!, which additionally stars John Travolta and Katherine Heigl.

Patricia Arquette

Concord Cobel

The terrifying supervisor of Lumon’s severed flooring, Ms. Cobel guidelines her underlings with a chilling mixture of intimidation and menace. With a religious-like devotion to Lumon’s founders, the Eagans, the thriller of how precisely Cobel suits into the larger image solely deepened as the primary season unfolded. Her obsession with Mark’s life on the surface is yet one more thriller Severance followers are determined to unravel.

Patricia Arquette performs Concord Cobel. With over forty years within the trade, Arquette made her function movie debut within the Nightmare on Elm Road franchise, and has appeared in lots of critically acclaimed initiatives, together with 1993’s True Romance, 2014’s Boyhood, and the tv collection Medium. Her subsequent venture, the comedy-horror They Will Kill You, is at present in manufacturing.

New Forged Members in ‘Severance’ Season 2

Try who’s clocking into the world of Lumon Industries for the primary time in Severance’s sophomore season under:

• New members of the Macrodata Refinement division embody Alia Shawkat (Arrested Growth) as Gwendolyn Y., Bob Balaban (Gosford Park) as Mark W., and Stefano Carannante (Hey Joe) as Dario R.
• Gwendoline Christie (Recreation of Thrones) as Lorne, an worker of Lumon.
• Olafur Darri Olafsson (Any person Someplace) as Lumon higher-up Mr. Drummond.
• Merritt Wever (Marriage Story) as Dylan’s spouse, Gretchen.
• John Noble (The Lord of the Rings) as Burt’s husband, Fields.
• Sarah Bock (Bruiser) as the brand new Deputy Supervisor of the severed staff, Miss Huang.
• Robby Benson (Magnificence and the Beast) in an as-yet-unconfirmed position.

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