Ben Stiller Drops Major Update On Severance Season 3 Release Date

Severance fans, we finally got a real update. Ben Stiller popped up on late night and confirmed that the Apple TV+ sci-fi thriller is actually moving again. After months of radio silence following that Season 2 finale, we have signs of life.

What Stiller actually said

"It’s coming... There will be another season. It will be soon-ish."

That was Stiller on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, giving the clearest status check anyone has offered in a while. For context: the Season 2 finale hit Apple TV+ on March 21, 2025, and it has been crickets since.

The pace is the pace (and he knows it)

Stiller acknowledged the show moves slowly. By his math, the team has turned out 19 episodes over about five and a half years. He even joked that Young Sheldon could crank out hundreds in that span. The long wait between Seasons 1 and 2 traced back to the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which kneecapped a lot of productions, this one included.

Stiller is not directing Season 3

Here is the curveball: Stiller will not be behind the camera this time. He is stepping away from directing to focus on other commitments — a World War II movie, the next Meet the Parents installment, and another project he did not name. He has been involved in shaping Season 3 for roughly the last eight months and stays on as an executive producer. A new group of directors is taking over for the upcoming season. For what it is worth, Stiller directed 11 episodes across the first two seasons, which is a big chunk of the show’s voice.

Patricia Arquette is... not thrilled

Patricia Arquette, who plays Harmony, reacted to Stiller stepping out of the director’s chair with the kind of honesty you do not always hear. She told ScreenRant:

"Well, I am not thrilled with that, I’m going to say. I’m not happy about it... I’m not down. Booooo Stiller! I’m going to get him back for Season 3."

She is half-joking, half-not, and frankly she speaks for a lot of fans.

So when are we actually getting it?

No release date yet. All we have is Stiller’s 'soon-ish,' which is hopeful but not a calendar. Still, given how tight-lipped this show usually is, this is the most encouraging update in months — and it comes after an acclaimed run and legitimately strong viewership that has kept demand loud.

Where things stand

• Status: Season 3 is in active progress
• Release: TBA — Stiller says 'soon-ish'
• Season 2 finale: March 21, 2025
• Directing: New team for Season 3; Stiller not directing
• Stiller’s role: Executive producer; has spent about eight months developing the new season
• His other projects: A WWII film, the next Meet the Parents, plus another unnamed project
• Output so far: 19 episodes over roughly 5.5 years
• Why the earlier delay: 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes

Bottom line: Severance is alive, the creative shuffle is real, and Apple TV+ knows fans are waiting. 'Soon-ish' better mean what we hope it means.