Severance Adds a Bunch of Big Names to the Cast for Season 2

Apple TV+ has revealed a handful of stars joining the cast of Severance Season 2, including Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie, Bob Balaban, and more.

In addition to returning cast members like Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, and others, Severance is adding eight new actors into the mix.

The new cast additions are listed below:

• Bob Balaban (The Chair, The Politician, The French Dispatch, Isle of Dogs)
• Robby Benson (Beauty and The Beast, One To One)
• Stefano Carannante (Mirabilia)
• 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)
• Merritt Wever (Godless, Unbelievable, Nurse Jackie)

Director Ben Stiller announced that they are back on set for Severance Season 2, with Apple TV+ also sharing a first look at star Adam Scott from the set. Stiller joked, “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!”

Severance follows Scott’s Mark Scout as he leads a team at Lumon Industries, where employees have undergone a “severance procedure” that separates their work and personal lives. Severance is helmed by creator and writer Dan Erickson and director and executive producer Ben Stiller, and the show is produced by Fifth Season.

In our review of Season 1’s premiere, we said “the excellent cast, eerie visuals, and offputting score make every moment of the first two episodes feel worth the ride.”

For more on Severance, read why the creator stopped reading Reddit theories about the show, or get ready for Season 2 with IGN’s Severance ending explained.

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN covering video game and entertainment news. He has over six years of experience in the gaming industry with bylines at IGN, Nintendo Wire, Switch Player Magazine, and Lifewire. Find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.