According to Puck News, Season 2 of Apple TV+'s Emmy-nominated drama Severance is facing significant delays in the wake of a falling out between co-showrunners Dan Erickson and Mark Friedman.
All told, Erickson, a first-time series creator who wrote the pilot episode, and Friedman, a seasoned writer-producer whose myriad credits include AMC's Dispatches From Elsewhere and Fox's Wayward Pines, "ended up hating each other" before Season 1 was even in the can, which resulted in a "toxic" work environment, per the industry newsletter. Friedman reportedly intended to walk away ahead of Season 2, but fellow EP/director Ben Stiller, who worked with Friedman on 2014's Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, convinced him to come back after failing to find someone to fill his shoes.
Alas, the problems that plagued production in Season 1 continue to wreak havoc in Season 2, which is now in production. Puck News cites script issues as well as a ballooning per-episode budget. With Apple already mulling two additional seasons, House of Cards creator Beau Willimon has been quietly brought to assist with Season 2 (and beyond).
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