{"id":654378,"date":"2025-02-23T16:50:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T13:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/explore-the-online-world-of-apple-tvs-severance\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T16:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T13:50:16","slug":"explore-the-online-world-of-apple-tvs-severance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/explore-the-online-world-of-apple-tvs-severance\/","title":{"rendered":"#Explore the online world of Apple TV&#8217;s &#8216;Severance&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35251546771\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35251546771\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/explore-the-online-world-of-apple-tvs-severance\/#Official_Companions\" >Official Companions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/explore-the-online-world-of-apple-tvs-severance\/#Fan-Made_Fun\" >Fan-Made Fun<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le has been steadily working to expand the world of the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/us\/show\/severance\/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx\">Apple TV+ series \u201cSeverance,<\/a>\u201d through online materials, e-books, podcasts, and other content \u2013 and so have its fans. Taking advantage of its platform power, the Cupertino tech giant has been able to easily distribute supplemental material that adds to the show\u2019s storytelling abilities, offering viewers more clues about the mysterious employer at the heart of the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, Lumon Industries, and other characters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And for fans of the production itself, a companion <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-severance-podcast-with-ben-stiller-adam-scott\/id1788381175\">podcast<\/a> with creator Ben Stiller and star Adam Scott delves into the nuts and bolts of how scenes were filmed and other behind-the-scenes content.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/dimitarmixmihov\/2025\/02\/19\/severance-is-officially-apple-tvs-most-popular-show-ever\/\">most popular Apple TV+ series<\/a> ever, \u201cSeverance\u201d has gained attention and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Severance_(TV_series)#Accolades\">awards<\/a> for its cinematic techniques, direction, production design, and more, but is also resonating with viewers because it reflects a certain discontent with American society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With its borderline absurdist takes on topics like the perils of capitalism, the lengths people will go to achieve work-life balance, corporate oppression, classism, and the evils of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>, \u201cSeverance\u201d is reaching a broader group than those who normally watch sci-fi.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The marketing around the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mystery_box_show\">puzzle box-style<\/a>\u201d TV series, where online content becomes a part of the show itself, is something that brings to mind the work that was done in previous years around the cult classic, \u201cLost,\u201d where website tie-ins offered further clues about the show\u2019s mysteries, like the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dharma_Initiative\">Dharma Initiative<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike \u201cLost,\u201d however, \u201cSeverance\u2019s\u201d creators have <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SeveranceAppleTVPlus\/comments\/u8tk1b\/comment\/i5nmipu\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;utm_name=iossmf&amp;context=3\">promised<\/a> that they know where the series is going and how it will end \u2013 which makes it more fun to go down the rabbit hole chasing online clues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Below are some of the supplemental materials that expand \u201cSeverance\u2019s\u201d universe and offer hints at what\u2019s to come.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-official-companions\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Official_Companions\"><\/span>Official Companions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/severance\/id1613220757\">Severance: The Lexington Letter<\/a>,\u201d published by Apple Books. This companion story and tell-all is told from the perspective of a severed Lumon Industries employee Margaret \u201cPeg\u201d Kincaid, who discovers some of the dark truths about her employer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1878\" height=\"1114\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2968984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg 1878w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=150,89 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=300,178 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=768,456 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=680,403 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=1200,712 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=1280,759 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=430,255 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=720,427 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=900,534 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=800,475 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=1536,911 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=668,396 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=632,375 632w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=1040,617 1040w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lexington-letter.jpg?resize=708,420 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1878px) 100vw, 1878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">Screenshot<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Apple Books<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Included in this <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/severance\/id1613220757\">download<\/a> is also the Macrodate Refiner\u2019s Orientation Booklet for newly-severed employees, which features a Lumon version of Microsoft\u2019s Clippy \u2014 except he\u2019s an anthropomorphized severance chip, not a paperclip. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"852\" height=\"1840\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?w=315\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2968983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg 852w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=69,150 69w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=139,300 139w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=768,1659 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=315,680 315w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=556,1200 556w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=593,1280 593w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=199,430 199w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=333,720 333w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=417,900 417w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=370,800 370w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=711,1536 711w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=309,668 309w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=174,375 174w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=286,617 286w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/mdr-handbook.jpg?resize=246,531 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 852px) 100vw, 852px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">Screenshot<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Apple Books<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">\u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/the-you-you-are\/id6738364141\">The You You Are<\/a>,\u201d published by Apple Books. In the series, this book is penned by \u201cSeverance\u201d character Dr. Ricken Lazlo Hale, PhD, and ends up playing a role in the severed employees\u2019 awakening. The companion book, which is available as both an e-book and a narrated audiobook, offers the first 8 chapters of Ricken\u2019s oeuvre devoted to self-discovery and bizarre anecdotes.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1896\" height=\"1126\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2968978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg 1896w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=150,89 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=300,178 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=768,456 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=680,404 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=1200,713 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=1280,760 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=430,255 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=720,428 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=900,534 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=800,475 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=1536,912 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=668,397 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=631,375 631w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=1039,617 1039w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/the-you-you-are.jpg?resize=708,420 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1896px) 100vw, 1896px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">Screenshot<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Apple Books<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-severance-podcast-with-ben-stiller-adam-scott\/id1788381175\">The Severance Podcast with Ben Stiller &amp; Adam Scott<\/a>. Produced by Audacy, the creator\u2019s official podcast recaps and reveals behind-the-scenes details alongside actor interviews.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/lumon-industries\/\">Lumon Industries\u2019 LinkedIn profile<\/a>. Researching your next job on LinkedIn and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/severance-lumon-industries-linkedin\">you might come across<\/a> the Lumon Industries business profile, which introduces fans to founder Kier Eagan\u2019s concepts, including his 9 core principles of Vision, Verve, Wit, Cheer, Humility, Benevolence, Nimbleness, Probity, and Wiles. The page often posts try-hard odes to corporate fulfillment and self-improvement alongside its attempts to recruit new workers to join Lumon, headquartered in the fictional town of Kier. The sinister undertones of its content aren\u2019t all that different from some of the corporate speak that surrounds it on LinkedIn, oddly.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1144\" height=\"1354\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?w=575\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2968986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg 1144w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=127,150 127w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=253,300 253w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=768,909 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=575,680 575w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=1014,1200 1014w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=1081,1280 1081w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=363,430 363w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=608,720 608w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=760,900 760w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=676,800 676w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=564,668 564w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=317,375 317w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=521,617 521w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-linkedin.jpg?resize=449,531 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1144px) 100vw, 1144px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-element-caption__text\">Screenshot<\/span><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Lumon Industries on LinkedIn (Apple)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SeveranceAppleTVPlus\/comments\/u8tk1b\/hey_everybody_im_dan_erickson_the_creator_and\/\">Catch up with \u201cSeverance\u201d creator Dan Erickson in his Reddit AMA<\/a>. It\u2019s a few years old, but still worth a read for any fans looking for \u201cofficial\u201d \u2013\u00a0 if limited \u2013 answers to their questions. (For example, Erickson dismissed the \u201cit\u2019s all a simulation theory\u201d by responding, \u201cYes, the office is real. It exists physically and everything we see there is actually happening.\u201d)<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roku.com\/blog\/severance-fan-experience\">Roku\u2019s Free Fan Experience<\/a>. The streaming <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> player and TV maker partnered with Apple TV+ to offer \u201cSeverance\u201d fans a free Season 2 preview that included character intros for Mark S., Helly R., and others, plus other behind-the-scenes content, including an exclusive cast interview. (As the premiere has now passed, you can access the fan experience via Roku Search instead of the Home Screen menu.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?w=680\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2968989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=150,84 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=680,383 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=430,242 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=720,405 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=900,506 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=800,450 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=668,375 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SVOD_AppleTV_Severance-S2_Blog-Post-1-1024x576-1.jpg?resize=708,398 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong>Roku<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@lumonindustries\">Lumon Industries on TikTok<\/a>. This TikTok account hosts the video content produced by Lumon (aka Apple\u2019s marketing team), but appears to be independently run. On the page, you\u2019ll find the retro-looking video footage of the town called Kier and additional excerpts from Lumon\u2019s Management Program (\u201cLUMP\u201d) \u2013 like what to do when low morale plagues your team. For example, it recommends you purge all distractions so employees can focus on their \u201cimportant and mysterious\u201d work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"\/>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">There are also social media accounts for Lumon Industries on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lumonindustries\">X<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lumonindustries\/\">Instagram<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@lumonindustries\">Threads<\/a>, and YouTube, but these are also not verified or run by Apple.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Reddit users can delve into \u201cSeverance\u201d theories and share ideas in communities like <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SeveranceAppleTVPlus\/\">r\/SeveranceAppleTVPlus<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/severanceTVshow\/\">r\/SeveranceTVshow<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WelcomeToLumon\/\">r\/WelcometoLumon<\/a>, or can share shitposts in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/okbuddyseverance\/\">r\/okbuddyseverance<\/a>,\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Tumblr users can join the online <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/communities\/severance-tv\">Tumblr Community<\/a> devoted to \u201cSeverance,\u201d where you can find fans\u2019 blog posts and fan-made art.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Since it\u2019s a \u201creal\u201d book, you can leave \u201cThe You You Are\u201d tome a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/en\/book\/show\/60841708\">Goodreads review<\/a>. One selected review reads: \u201cBullies are nothing but bull and lies. I am looking forward to reading the book in its entirety, but every time I order a copy, it gets stolen off my front steps. So frustrating.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fan-made-fun\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fan-Made_Fun\"><\/span>Fan-Made Fun<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3348\" height=\"1666\" src=\"https:\/\/lumon-industries.com\/\" data-event=\"clickable_image\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2968966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg 3348w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=150,75 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=300,149 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=768,382 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=680,338 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=1200,597 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=1280,637 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=430,214 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=720,358 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=900,448 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=800,398 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=1536,764 1536w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=2048,1019 2048w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=668,332 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=1240,617 1240w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-industries-mdr-website.jpg?resize=708,352 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3348px) 100vw, 3348px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/lumon-industries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Shiffman <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/lumon-industries.com\/\">Lumon Industries website<\/a>. Designed by programmer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/thecodingtrain.com\/\">Daniel Shiffman<\/a> and several of his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/thecodingtrain\">YouTube series<\/a> viewers, this fan-made website lets you pretend to be an MDR employee, refining the numbers \u2013 scary and otherwise \u2013 by binning them into boxes at the bottom of the screen. While the fan version doesn\u2019t look quite like the software seen on TV \u2013 the bins aren\u2019t labeled with the various \u201ctempers\u201d as on the show, for instance \u2013 there is a little <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/lumon-industries.com\/main-level\/\">Easter Egg<\/a> referencing the screen pulled from Season 2, Episode 1 on the website. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">Also from Shiffman, the You You Are bot on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/theyouyouare.computer\">Bluesky<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/theyouyouarebot\">X<\/a> auto-posts excerpts from Dr. Ricken Hale\u2019s book, like: \u201cA society adrift dines on illusions, but the famished mind feasts upon profundity hidden within reality\u2019s kaleidoscope.\u201d Shiffman also put the bot\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Lumon-Industries\">source code on GitHub<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/severance.wiki\/\">Severance Wiki<\/a>. This fan-made wiki devoted to all things \u201cSeverance,\u201d lets you research characters, music, locations, episodes, events, theories, and more, all in one destination. (There are also wikis available on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/severance-tv.fandom.com\/wiki\/Severance_(2022)_Wiki\">Fandom<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikiwand.com\/en\/articles\/Severance_(TV_series)\">wikiwand<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-list-item\">A fan-made Lumon office is available for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/thesimscatalog.com\/sims4\/downloads\/houses-and-lots\/community\/lumon-office-severance\/\"> the Sims 4 game<\/a>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thesimscatalog.com\/sims4\/downloads\/houses-and-lots\/lumon-office-severance\/\" data-event=\"clickable_image\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2968968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png 1280w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=150,94 150w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=300,188 300w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=768,480 768w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=680,425 680w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=1200,750 1200w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=430,269 430w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=720,450 720w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=900,563 900w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=800,500 800w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=668,418 668w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=600,375 600w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=987,617 987w, https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lumon-office-sims.png?resize=708,443 708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span class=\"wp-block-image__credits\"><strong>Image Credits:<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/thesimscatalog.com\/sims4\/downloads\/houses-and-lots\/lumon-office-severance\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sim_Souza <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">(opens in a new window)<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c<em>Severance\u201d Season 2 is on Apple TV+, which recently arrived on Android mobile devices too. Season 2 began airing on Jan. 17, 2025, and will include 10 episodes, ending on March 21, 2025. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Do you have a favorite Severance fan-made experience? Let me know: sarahp@techcrunch.com. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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