Apple has worked steadily for the world of the Apple TV+ series “Severance,“Via online materials, e-books, podcasts and other content and also his fans. The Cupertino Tech Giant has used its platform power, was able to easily distribute additional material that contributes to the storytelling skills of the show and offers viewers more instructions about the mysterious employer in the heart of the series, Lumon Industries and other characters.
And for fans of the production itself, a companion podcast With maker Ben Stiller and Ster Adam Scott, the nuts and bolts of how scenes were filmed and other content behind the scenes.
Currently the Most popular Apple TV+ series once, “dismissal” has received attention and praise For his cinematic techniques, direction, production design and more, but also resonates with viewers because it reflects a certain dissatisfaction with American society.
With his borderline absurdist subjects on topics such as the dangers of capitalism, the length that people will go to achieve the balance between work and private life, business oppression, classism and the evil of technology, reach a broader group than those normally Speaking at sci looking -fi.
The marketing around the “puzzle box style“TV series, where online content becomes part of the show itself, is something that deals with the work that was done around the cult classic in previous years,” Lost “where website-in-the-less offered further indications about the mysteries of the show, like the Dharma -Initiative.
Unlike “lost”, the makers of “dismissal” have promised That they know where the series is going and how it will end – making it more fun to go the rabbit hole and to chase online instructions.
Below are some of the additional materials that expand the universe of “Severance” and offer hints about what is to come.
Official companions
- ‘Salvation: the Lexington letter“Published by Apple Books. This companion story and Tell-All are told from the perspective of a severed Lumon Industries employee Margaret “PEG” Kincaid, who discovers some of the dark truths about her employer.
- Included herein download Also the orientation booklet of the Macrodate Refiner for newly graduated employees, who contains a Lumon version of Microsoft’s Clippy that he is an anthropomorphicized dismissal chip, not a paper clip.
- ‘The you are you“Published by Apple Books. In the series this book is written by “Severance” character Dr. Ricken Lazlo Hale, PhD, and ultimately plays a role in awakening the eliminated employees. The accompanying book, which is available as both an e-book and a told audio book, offers the first 8 chapters of Ricken’s oeuvre devoted to self-discovery and bizarre anecdotes.
- The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller & Adam Scott. Produced by Audacy, the official podcast recaps of the maker and reveals details behind the scenes in addition to actor interviews.
- Lumon Industires’ LinkedIn -Profile. Investigate your next job on LinkedIn and You might come across The company profile of Lumon Industries, which introduces fans to the concepts of founder Kier Eagan, including his 9 core principles of vision, verve, humor, cheer, humility, benevolence, agility, probability and tricks. The page often places Try-Hard Odes on company cording and self-improvement in addition to its attempts to recruit new employees to become a member of Lumon, with head office in the fictional city Kier. The sinister undertone of his content are not so different from some of the companies that surround it on LinkedIn, strange.
- Catch up with the creator of “Dismissal” Dan Erickson in his Reddit Ama. It is a few years old, but still worth reading for fans looking for “official” – if limited – answers to their questions. (For example, Erickson has rejected the “It is all a simulation theory” by answering: “Yes, the office is real. It exists physically and everything we see actually happens there.”)
- Rokus Free Fan experience. The streaming media player and TV maker collaborated with Apple TV+ to offer “Severance” fans a free season 2-preview with character intros for Mark S., Helly R. and others, plus other content behind the scenes, including An exclusive Cast interview. (As the premiere has now expired, you have access to the Fan experience via Roku search instead of the Home screen menu.)
- Lumon Industries on Tiktok. This Tiktok account organizes the video capacity produced by Lumon (AKA Apple’s marketing team), but seems to be implemented independently. On the page you will find the retro-looking video footage of the city called Kier and extra fragments from the Lumon management program (“bus”)-such as what to do when you are morally teasing your team. For example, it orders you to purify all distractions, so that employees can concentrate on their “important and mysterious” work.
- There are also social media accounts for Lumon Industries On X” Instagram” ThreadAnd YouTube, but these are also not verified or run by Apple.
- Reddit users can delve into “dismissal” theories and share ideas in communities such as R/SEVERANCEPPLETVPLUS” R/SEVERANCETVSHOW” R/WelcometolumonOr can shit posts share r/okbudyseverance”
- TUMBLR users can participate in the online online Tumblr community Dedicated to “dismissal”, where you can find the blog posts of fans and fan-made art.
- Because it is a “real” book, you can leave “the you you are you” Goodreads review. A selected review is: “Bullying heads are nothing but bull and lies. I look forward to reading the book as a whole, but every time I order a copy, it is stolen from my front stairs. So frustrating. “
Fan Made Fun
- Lumon Industries -Website. Designed by programmer Daniel Shiffman and several of his Youtube series Viewers, with this fan-made website you can act as an MDR employee, the refining of the figures and otherwise-through them in boxes at the bottom of the screen. Although the fan version is not entirely like the software that is seen on TV – the bins are not labeled with the different “temperatures” such as in the show – there is a bit Easter egg Referring to the screen of season 2, episode 1 on the website.
- Also from Shiffman, The You Are Bot On On Extingy And X Auto-post fragments from Dr. Ricken Hale, such as: “A society on drift dines about illusions, but the starving spirit parties hidden in depth in the kaleidoscope of reality.” Shiffman also has the bone Source code on Github.
- Dismissal wiki. With this fan-made Wiki dedicated to all things ‘Severance’, you can all investigate characters, music, locations, episodes, events, theories and more, all at one destination. (There are also wikis available on Fandom And wiki wall.)
- There is a fan-made Lumon office available for The Sims 4 game.
‘Severance ”season 2 is on Apple TV+, which has also arrived on Android Mobile devices recently. Season 2 began to be broadcast on January 17, 2025 and will include 10 episodes, ending on March 21, 2025.
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