The director and executive producer sees the season two ending as a departure. “We’re going into another mode here,” he says. “This is a lot darker and more dystopian than we’ve seen.”

One pandemic, two historic Hollywood strikes and a three-year gap between Seasons 1 and 2 later, Apple TV+ confirmed a third season Friday, the morning after the release of the second season’s finale. Scott and Stiller spoke to The Associated Press in advance; the interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

This article contains SPOILERS for Severance Season 2, Episode 10, "Cold Harbor." The tenth and final episode of Severance’ssecond season culminated in a bloody way. After Innie Mark (Adam Scott) finished refining the “Cold Harbor” data file,