Apple Buys “Severance” Rights and the Budget is Secure

In this quick Geek Freaks Headlines update, we break down reports that Apple has acquired the rights to Severance from Fifth Season, seemingly to keep the show’s future stable as costs balloon. We talk about the reported price tag for Season 2, what that could mean for potential future seasons, and why this move feels similar to how Apple handled Silo. We also touch on the chatter around prequels and spinoffs and why a “how this whole severance procedure started” story could actually rule.

• 00:00 Apple reportedly buys the rights and why this matters

• 00:15 The “too expensive” problem and the Season 2 cost talk

• 00:30 What the reporting suggests about multiple seasons, prequels, and spinoffs

• 00:43 The Silo comparison and the production-location chatter (New York vs Canada)

• 00:55 Fifth Season’s other projects and final thoughts

• The big headline is Apple reportedly acquiring the rights from Fifth Season, which could remove a major roadblock tied to rising production costs.

• Season 2’s reported budget number is a reminder that prestige TV is now competing with blockbuster-level spending.

• Even with rights secured, more seasons are not automatically guaranteed, but the reporting points to bigger long-term ambitions.

• The Silo comparison suggests Apple is comfortable investing more heavily when it fully controls the property.

• If spinoffs happen, a prequel focused on the origin of the “switching” concept feels like the most naturally compelling direction.

• “Season two apparently cost $20 million per episode.”

• “They can handle the show better and expand it into the future.”

• “I’d really like a prequel that kind of explores who came up with the idea of this switching personality thing.”

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