Ben Stiller Says There Are Concepts for ‘Severance’ Spinoffs—What May They Be?

We don’t know the way lengthy Apple TV+’s hit present, Severance, will go on for, however it could potentially go on forever. The world created by showrunner Dan Erickson, government producer Ben Stiller, and the remainder of the group is so wealthy and stuffed with potentialities that not solely may we comply with the principle characters for some time, we could also break off into different sections of the world too. And, it appears, that may simply occur.

In an in depth new interview with Variety, Stiller admitted that there have been discussions about Severance spinoffs. “There are two particular concepts—that I gained’t inform you—that we’ve talked about internally as attainable spinoff concepts,” he mentioned. When requested to explain how far alongside both thought was, Stiller used the phrase “nascent,” so, not too far in any respect.

Which is smart. Severance season three is being written proper now and is clearly the precedence. From there, you’d suppose subsequent seasons could be subsequent on that record (Stiller refused to say how lengthy they see the present going although). However, finally, if Severance continues to be as well-liked as it’s now, possibly a by-product will occur. And right here’s the place we are able to have some enjoyable.

Historically, on TV, spinoffs are targeted on one notably well-liked character getting their very own present. Joey from Associates, Frasier from Cheers, Angel from Buffy, Saul from Breaking Dangerous, and so on. On Severance, nearly any of the characters could be nice fodder for a by-product. The Dylan present, the Irving present, the Mr. Milchick present, and so on. However these all appear slightly too apparent. Just a few extra attention-grabbing concepts that come to thoughts could be, say, a Burt present, targeted on the early years of Christopher Walken’s character, or possibly a Miss Huang present, the place we see the place she goes after being despatched away in season two.

However Severance is something however conventional. So, let’s put apart character-specific spinoffs. Lumon, the evil firm on the heart of the present, is a worldwide model. Couldn’t a present decide up at one other Lumon location on one other severed flooring? May we discover a city the place Lumon arrived and proceeded to utterly destroy it? Are individuals in authorities combating in opposition to the concept of Severance? Perhaps a West Wing-style story exploring that.

The purpose right here is the probabilities are infinite, and with every new season of the present, get even greater. We are able to’t make sure a by-product will ever occur—however the identical in all probability may’ve been mentioned about different Apple TV+ exhibits like For All Mankind, but that’s getting a spinoff. Tell us your dream Severance spinoff under.

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