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       'Severance' acquired by Apple for $70 million,   
       expect a 4-season run and spinoffs   
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       Apple Studios is now the owner of "Severance," with the original   
       owners, Fifth Season, sticking around as executive producers,   
       and there are plans to expand the IP's universe.   
      
       As everyone waits for season 3 of Severance, there's news that   
       may just ensure the series has a long future on Apple TV. It   
       started as a series leased from Fifth Season, but now it will   
       join Apple Studios as an in-house production.   
      
       The news comes from Deadline, which says the series sold to Apple   
       for around $70 million. The original studio is sticking around as   
       executive producers.   
      
       Apple TV licenses content like Ted Lasso, but half of its series   
       are in-house productions for Apple Studios. Fifth Season is   
       responsible for Your Friends and Neighbors, Stick, Sugar, and   
       Palm Royale.   
      
       While this deal shouldn't cause any significant changes to the   
       series, it does mean that Apple plans a more significant   
       investment in the series as a whole. We've seen a State Farm ad   
       and Tim Cook appearing in a trailer for the Season 2 announcement   
       date, so more of that is possible at a minimum.   
      
       While not green lit, season 4 is expected, but whether or not   
       season 5 will exist will be determined by Ben Stiller. However,   
       spinoffs are possible as a way to promote the series and keep up   
       interest between seasons.   
      
       The deal is beneficial to Apple and the former studio, as financial   
       concerns could have forced production to move from New York to   
       Canada. Each episode of season 2 was estimated to cost around   
       $20 million each, but Apple can easily foot the bill.   
      
       The time between seasons may continue to be quite long, as the   
       writers prefer making corrections during the scriptwriting process   
       and not during production. So, every script has to be finished   
       before filming.   
      
       Season 3 is expected to begin filming sometime in the summer of   
       2026, so it may still be some time before a release. In the   
       meantime, we might see the return of Tim C as the new owner of the   
       fan-favorite series.   
      
      
      
      
      
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