Apple TV+’s Most-Watched Sci-Fi Mystery Is Still Dominating the Streaming Charts 5 Months After Finale

After dominating the 2025 Emmy nominations, Apple TV+’s critically acclaimed sci-fi mystery thriller is crushing the streaming charts months after its March finale. While fans wait for another season of Severance, which boasts a 95% Rotten Tomatoes score, they are catching up on the first two seasons on Apple TV+.

As of Aug. 13, Severance, which stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, and John Turturro, is the No. 7 most-streamed TV series on Apple TV+, per FlixPatrol. The series, which focuses on employees at a company called Lumon who undergo a procedure to separate their work and home lives, is ahead of Acapulco, Shrinking, and The Buccaneers on the streamer.

Immediately following the March finale, Severance was renewed for a third season on Apple TV+, a welcome development for fans as the second season ended on a major cliffhanger. “Making Severance has been one of the most creatively exciting experiences I’ve ever been a part of,” said Severance executive producer and director Ben Stiller in a statement following the show’s renewal fate. “While I have no memory of this, I’m told making Season 3 will be enjoyable, though any recollection of these future events will be forever and irrevocably wiped from my memory as well,” he said, cleverly invoking the main themes of the show.

How Long Will Fans Have to Wait for Season 3?

With news that Severance will return for a third season, fans were left wondering whether there would be another three-year gap as there was between Seasons 1 and 2. “No, the plan is not to (wait three years),” Stiller said in a March 2025 appearance on Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast. “Hopefully, we’ll be announcing what the plan is very soon,” he added.

Severance creator Dan Erickson said in April 2025, “I would love to finish the show before I’m 70. I would hope Season 3 comes sooner. Certainly, a big part of the (Season 2 delay) was the fact that we had strikes which shut us down for five of six months of production,” he said.

When the Emmy nominations were announced in July, Severance had the most of any drama series with 27, beating out HBO’s The Penguin. The show garnered nominations in every drama category except for Outstanding Guest Actor, with most of the main cast, aside from Dichen Lachman, nominated for their respective roles. Three actors from the show will compete with each other in the same category. Cherry, Tillman, and Turturro were all nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor Emmy category.

Additionally, Lower and Scott were both nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress and Outstanding Lead Actor, respectively. Patricia Arquette is seeking her third Emmy win, having been nominated for her role as Harmony Cobel. Three of Severance’s guest actresses were also nominated: Jane Alexander as Sissy Cobel, Gwendoline Christie as Lorne, and Merritt Weaver as Gretchen George.

The Emmy Awards are set to air on Sept. 14 on CBS and will stream on Paramount+. Severance is streaming on Apple TV+.