Filming has finally begun on Severance season 3, with director Ben Stiller and showrunner Dan Erickson confirming the news on social media alongside a quote from the show's fictional founder Kier Eagan. While the update is welcome for fans of the Apple TV Plus mystery-thriller, it has also drawn criticism over the lengthy gap since season two, which concluded in March 2025 despite a third season being confirmed the very next day.

Based on production timelines from season two, which took roughly six months to film and a further eight months for post-production and marketing, season three is unlikely to arrive before around September 2027. That would mean a gap of about 32 months since season two began, only slightly shorter than the 35-month wait between seasons one and two, and this time without the excuse of the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike that partly explained the earlier delay. Fans have reacted with frustration on social media, with some joking about the long wait and others noting how difficult it is to stay invested in the show's dense plot across such extended breaks.