Apple TV+'s thriller returns with more sci-fi creepiness, nuanced social commentary and black humor. And perks like fruit leather.

It's not often that overwhelming success leads to delays, but that was at least partially the case when it came to "Severance" Season 2. Delays caused by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes certainly contributed to the Apple TV+ award-winning drama's almost three year gap between seasons.

Apple TV’s Severance is back at Lumon Industries after a three-year wait and a thrilling Season One finale. The second season of the workplace sci-fi series, which stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, and Patricia Arquette, premieres this week on Apple TV+.

The production brought in over 150 people, including actor and "Severance" director and executive producer Ben Stiller.

Season 1 ended three years ago on a cliffhanger, with the innies staging a rebellion and discovering disturbing truths about their outies. Season 2 picks up in the aftermath. The innies are still at Lumon.

Here's what you should remember from the first season of "Severance" and how certain moments and symbols could foreshadow what happens in Season 2.

The acclaimed Apple TV+ series is making its long-awaited return. A second season was filmed over three years.

Fortunately, “Severance” returns to Apple TV+ on Friday, and its makers seem to have used every second of the absence productively. The season takes new turns while remaining the most ambitious, batty and all-out pleasurable show on TV, an M.C. Escher maze whose plot convolutions never get in the way of its voice, heart and sense of humor.

See at Roku Channel. Right now, you can watch all nine episodes of Severance season 1 on the Roku Channel, from the premiere episode (The Good News About Hell) to the season final

The Apple TV+ workplace drama deepens the lore, explores the Innie-Outie conundrum, and fully establishes itself as the series to beat right now.