One character made a surprising choice in Severance Season 2's premiere episode and creator Dan Erickson has revealed why.

Season one finished nearly three years ago, before the end of pandemic mask mandates, Hollywood strikes and America's reckoning with return-to-office policies. Erickson says all that informed his writing for season two.

Fans dealt with a three-year wait between the show's first season, which ended on a cliffhanger, and its second.

Dan Erickson still has no problem remembering the joy and relief he felt when "Severance" premiered. "I knew that I loved it and saw it as something special, but I wasn't sure it was going to become any kind of a widespread hit,

The wait was particularly hard because of how the season 1 finale ended — a massive cliffhanger that would completely upend the lives of almost everyone in this sci-fi thriller. Cliffhangers are a tricky business.

Below, we’re breaking down everything we know so far about a potential third season of Severance ranging from casting to what the creatives behind the drama have teased regarding another chapter. Scroll down for a closer look and let us know your thoughts on the idea of a third season in the comments section.

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Severance creator Dan Erickson tells us about the job that gave him the idea for the workplace sci-fi, what we can expect from Season Two and what the future holds for the