Anyone else excited about the return of Apple TV+’s Severance? The TV series has received comparisons to Black Mirror, due to its dystopian take on key elements of our lives – causing us to think twice about the ins and outs of our social norms.

It sees a group of people separated from “real life” as Innies, who have had their personal lives “severed” so that they only know their work lives. Dark.

As well as the fact that plans have been made for season 3, we also know that the Severance bosses are setting up huge storylines for the future of the show at large this season. How exciting. Severance creator Dan Erickson has also said that season 3 could come quicker than season 2, as we’ve had to wait almost three years for the second instalment.

“Season two actually took about the same amount of time as season one,” he said in a recent interview. “The difference, of course, is season one nobody knew what the show was and so they weren’t waiting for it. But at the same time, you’re always looking to sort of fine-tune the process and take what works and leave what doesn’t work and streamline things. So, my hope is that if there is a season three, it’s going to be sooner.”

Here are the release dates you need to know about when it comes to Severance season 2’s release. Ahead, a full episode schedule:

Severance season 2 release schedule

Of course, season 2 begins its run on Apple TV+ on 17 January – but all 10 episodes won’t be available immediately. One episode will be released a week for 10 weeks, with the finale airing on Friday 21 March. There will be nine episodes, one more than the episode count for season 1.