Severance Season 2 Delay? Watch Ben Stiller's Escape at Dannemora on Netflix!

Severance Season 2 is Coming... But First, Binge Ben Stiller's Other Masterpiece!

The Long Wait for Severance Season 2: A Ben Stiller Recommendation

Fans of Severance are in for a long wait! That amazing first season in 2022 left everyone wanting more, and while we finally have a release date (early 2025!), it is still a few months away! The 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes certainly added to the delay. Even without those strikes however, waiting this long between seasons feels unusually excessive nowadays.

But don’t despair! There's a perfect alternative, another brilliant show from director Ben Stiller – Escape at Dannemora– and even better – it's just become available on Netflix (October 22nd, 2024)!

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Escape at Dannemora: Why It's the Perfect Severance Pre-Game

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Before Severance, Stiller directed Escape at Dannemora—another equally awesome Showtime series that made an amazing appearance on Netflix; now giving those Severance fans a reason to appreciate it during that interim waiting time! The true crime drama explores this intricate relationship, showing a prison employee who's involved with two inmates and makes a questionable plan which facilitates their daring escape. And as with Severance, Stiller directed every episode of this show! If you loved Stiller's work on Severance, then Escape at Dannemora will be just what you're hoping to see!

Escape at Dannemora is amazing: high-stakes thrills and surprisingly intimate moments which also showcases powerful drama that creates deep emotions within viewers and it includes amazing performances from many great actors and actresses which truly enhances how great that production appears! You really do have an immense chance to view Stiller's talents both as a creator, director and story teller! The series has great depth, great storytelling, creating suspense and intensity through surprisingly easy means; the fact that many already had been expecting a sequel is entirely separate from how greatly this show performs on many key fronts that creates amazing tension for many involved; showing the immense quality this show really has that should generate significant anticipation towards that later sequel and also serve to be seen and consumed during that important break while everyone is anticipating for something equally amazing.

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Patricia Arquette: A Shared Talent, A Different Vibe

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The best thing? This crossover opportunity makes the choice incredibly sensible. Both Severance and Escape at Dannemora star Patricia Arquette! Her role in Severance (Harmony Cobel) is awesome, she does great. Yet Escape at Dannemora lets Arquette totally shine. This offers a significantly superior and much larger role– Tilly Mitchell, leading Benecio del Toro (Richard Matt) and Paul Dano (David Sweat) out of jail! This lets Arquette show her tremendous range. She’s equally romantic, resourceful, and is the centerpiece of the story itself, resulting in that tremendous and completely impactful performance.

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Why Escape at Dannemora is PERFECT for Severance Fans

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There’s a ton of reasons why you might find Escape at Dannemora to be an excellent option, that choice becomes incredibly easy to justify. This involves some significant, creative advantages from both sides. Stiller and Arquette's brilliant work provides an incredibly similar creative sensibility found within Severance, which serves to really create this interesting duality – one of tension and emotional complexity found within Severance is remarkably easy to encounter through watching Escape at Dannemora. That gripping plot combined with its dramatic suspense – the strong acting (Arquette, Dano, del Toro rival the amazing Severance cast) makes it seriously compelling! A worthy pre-Severance binge.

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Conclusion: Escape to Dannemora First; Return to Severance Afterward!

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Both Escape at Dannemora and Severance demonstrate Stiller's incredibly masterful storytelling! His incredible skills both behind the scenes and as an actor creates this important tension! This combination highlights just how vast Stiller’s creative vision has become and both projects highlight that this creator will continue for the better! If you’re itching for more from Stiller after Severance, then you will completely fall in love with Escape at Dannemora. It's a totally killer show which perfectly combines mystery and dark human drama in an engaging and exciting format. It's also really enjoyable to experience a true story made into this amazing format; and its unexpected success is ultimately because of its unexpected approach towards those particular true-story elements. This is completely justifiable given that intense wait surrounding Severance season 2!