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Dan Erickson is an American TV writer, producer and showrunner who created Severance, a psychological thriller series on Apple TV+. He won several awards and honors for his work, including the Writers Guild of America Awards and the Peabody Award.
Feb 18, 2022 · Olympia screenwriter Dan Erickson gives us a behind-the-scenes look at his journey from Western Washington University to “Severance,” premiering Feb. 18 on Apple TV+.
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Dan Erickson is a TV series producer and writer who created and wrote Severance, a sci-fi thriller about a company that separates its employees' minds and bodies. He also worked on Chambers, a supernatural drama about a teenage girl with a heart transplant.
- Producer, Writer
- Dan Erickson
- Ricken's Book, The You You Are, Is Likely Coming
- The Lexington Letter Is Cannon!
- Some Innies Might Actually Be...True outies?
- Erickson Is No Stranger to Office Perks
- There's More Severance to come. Praise Kier.
- Why Do Newly Severed Employees Wake Up on A Conference Room table?
- Plato Stans, This One's For You
- Yes, Erickson's A Subreddit lurker. He's Seen Your Theories.
- No One's Cracked "The Revolving" Mystery Yet
- Severance Easter Eggs? Not yet. but...
I've said it before and I'll say it again: The world needs Ricken's wisdom, and his book would be a surefire hit in The Great Resignationera. After a Reddit user begged to buy a copy of the fake self-help book by Dr. Ricken Lazlo Hale, PhD. one day, Erickson said there's hope. Though the show creator was initially worried that fans would only want ...
On March 18, Apple Books released Severance:The Lexington Letter, a "tell-all" companion book about Lumon that features a revealing letter sent to a Topeka newspaper by former Lumon employee Peggy Kincaid. While Peggy successfully underwent the severance procedure, at some point during her time at the company her Innie found a way to bypass the ele...
At one point during the AMA a user asked: "Are there any characters who are severed on the outside? Like their Innie is their original self and their Outie is the one that is severed?" Erickson's answer was interesting to say the least. "I started to type a response to this but Ben Stiller's spirit flew out of his body and into my house and slammed...
To reward them for having literal brain surgery for their jobs, Lumon offers severed employees a number of truly pathetic work perks. The rewards for Outies are gift cards to a local restaurant, and Innies are offered everything from finger traps and caricature drawings to melon and egg bars and deeply confusing "waffle parties."When asked if Erick...
In an interview with Deadline, Erickson joked that he could keep Severancegoing for 14 seasons. And you know what? I, for one, would love that. During the AMA, however, he clarified that while he does have a significant number of stories left to tell, the full scope of the show will likely stretch anywhere from three to six seasons. "It's so humbli...
Severanceopens with Helly lying on her stomach sprawled out on a conference room table. It's a confusing shot, especially after she wakes up so disoriented. But Erickson explained that was very intentional. "It's meant to be jarring and disorienting for the worker, and to give them a sense that they've been 'born' into this world," he explained. "W...
Philosophers would have a field day discussing Severance for many reasons, but if at any point during your watch you thought, "Huh. This reminds me of Plato's The Allegory of the Cave," you're not wrong. During the AMA, one Reddit user said, "When I watch I sometimes feel like I’m witnessing a modern reframing of Plato's Allegory of the Cave— inste...
The limit on Severancequestions and fan theoriesdoesn't exist. And Erickson knows that because he's a shameless subreddit lurker. We simply have to respect it. When asked if any of the cast or crew lurk on the Severancesubreddit to read fan theories, Erickson came clean in one of the most amusing ways possible. He said yes and then expanded. Appare...
While Erickson understandably won't reveal which fan theories are correct, he didnote that he hasn't seen anyone crack "the revolving" mystery yet. As a refresher, in the Season 1 finale, we met Helena's father, current Lumon CEO James Eagan and presumed son of Lumon founder Kier. He seemed…unstable at the gala and when he confronted Helena in the ...
As we've learned from covering other beloved shows like The Office and Ted Lasso, fans love Easter eggs. There are a lot of EGGS in Severance, but when asked if anyEaster eggs have gone unnoticed by fans, Erickson essentially said no, but did share one pop culture reference that he hasn't seen anyone talking about. "There's a line in Episode 5 that...
Severance: Created by Dan Erickson. With Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman. Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives.
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Apr 8, 2022 · Dan Erickson, the writer and creator of Apple TV+'s sci-fi thriller Severance, talks about his inspiration, the show's reception and the wildest fan theories. Find out what the goats are for, how he worked with Ben Stiller and why he loves the subreddit.
Mar 28, 2022 · Dan Erickson Is the Imaginative Creator and Writer of Sci-Fi Series 'Severance' — Let's Explore His Work. Of the new television shows that have graced 2022, Apple TV Plus 's sci-fi satire Severance is one of the best. It's neither a reboot nor is it based on a book or a true-crime story.
