It’s been quite a while since we last saw Mark S. (Adam Scott), an employee at the mysterious company Lumon Industries, which uses a surgical procedure called “severance” to separate people’s home lives from their work lives. Season 1 ended on a cliffhanger in April 2022, leaving viewers eager for the next chapter.

This story contains spoilers for Season 1 of “Severance,” streaming on Apple TV+. A recap is available upon request. “Severance” returns on Apple TV+ this Friday, but it’s been nearly three years since the first season of the sci-fi workplace thriller ended on a brutal cliffhanger.

After more than two years between seasons, Severance returns with Season 2 on Jan. 17 on Apple TV+. Created by Dan Erickson, Severance follows a group of workers at Lumon Industries who have agreed to the "severance program," where your non-work memories are separated from your work memories, thus giving you an "innie" and "outie" life.