Dan Erickson Had Nightmares About ‘Severance’ Season 2: ‘I May Have Cried a Little Bit’
Three years later, 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 series creator told IndieWire ahead of Season 2’s premiere. “When it hit the way it did, I was elated, but then also felt this sense of sophomore dread of not being totally sure if I could replicate it.”
Season 2 premieres on January 17, but the reviews are literally already in: certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and universally acclaimed on MetaCritic, an IndieWire Critic’s Pick that Iw’s Ben Travers described as “deeper, darker, and worth the wait.” But back then, as the confetti settled on Season 1, Erickson faced down a path more daunting than that one dark hallway at Lumon: how to do it again.
“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 series creator told IndieWire ahead of Season 2’s premiere. “When it hit the way it did, I was elated, but then also felt this sense of sophomore dread of not being totally sure if I could replicate it.”
Season 2 premieres on January 17, but the reviews are literally already in: certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes and universally acclaimed on MetaCritic, an IndieWire Critic’s Pick that Iw’s Ben Travers described as “deeper, darker, and worth the wait.” But back then, as the confetti settled on Season 1, Erickson faced down a path more daunting than that one dark hallway at Lumon: how to do it again.
- 1/15/2025
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
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