Ben Stiller Says There Are Ideas for ‘Severance' Spinoffs—What Could They Be?

Gizmodo

3 days ago

We don't know how long Apple TV+'s hit show, Severance, will go on for, but it could potentially go on forever. The world created by showrunner Dan Erickson, executive producer Ben Stiller, and the rest of the team is so rich and filled with possibilities that not only could we follow the main characters for a while, we could also break off into other sections of the world too. And, it seems, that might just happen.
In an extensive new interview with Variety, Stiller admitted that there have been discussions about Severance spinoffs. 'There are two specific ideas—that I won't tell you—that we've talked about internally as possible spinoff ideas,' he said. When asked to describe how far along either idea was, Stiller used the word 'nascent,' so, not too far at all.
Which makes sense. Severance season three is being written right now and is clearly the priority. From there, you'd think subsequent seasons would be next on that list (Stiller refused to say how long they see the show going though). But, eventually, if Severance is still as popular as it is now, maybe a spinoff will happen. And here's where we can have some fun.
Traditionally, on TV, spinoffs are focused on one particularly popular character getting their own show. Joey from Friends, Frasier from Cheers, Angel from Buffy, Saul from Breaking Bad, etc. On Severance, almost any of the characters would be great fodder for a spinoff. The Dylan show, the Irving show, the Mr. Milchick show, etc. But those all seem a little too obvious. A few more interesting ideas that come to mind would be, say, a Burt show, focused on the early years of Christopher Walken's character, or maybe a Miss Huang show, where we see where she goes after being sent away in season two.
But Severance is anything but traditional. So, let's put aside character-specific spinoffs. Lumon, the evil company at the center of the show, is a global brand. Couldn't a show pick up at another Lumon location on another severed floor? Could we explore a town where Lumon arrived and proceeded to completely destroy it? Are people in government fighting against the idea of Severance? Maybe a West Wing-style story exploring that.
The point here is the possibilities are endless, and with each new season of the show, get even bigger. We can't be sure a spinoff will ever happen—but the same probably could've been said about other Apple TV+ shows like For All Mankind, but that's getting a spinoff. Let us know your dream Severance spinoff below.