Series Split: everything you need to know about season two

In February 2022, viewers discovered the mysterious world of Lumon Industries — the sci-fi drama “Separation” on Apple TV+. At Lumon, several employees undergo a separation procedure — a medical procedure that separates memories of work from other memories. Employees who have undergone this procedure (“internal”) cannot remember anything about themselves once they leave work. In effect, such employees are living two different lives.

Accordingly, such employees are living two different lives.

The first season tells the story of Mark Scout (Adam Scott) and his coworkers, who have all been laid off. When a new employee named Helly (Britt Lower) joins the company, Mark begins to question Lumon’s motives, which may or may not be sinister. The first season premiere received universal critical acclaim and 14 Emmy Award nominations. Season two is on its way. Here’s everything we know so far.

All we know so far.

Release date

The second season finally has a release date, but it won’t come out this year. Split will premiere on Apple TV+ with the first episode on Friday, January 17, 2025. Subsequent episodes will be released every Friday through March 21. The second season will have 10 episodes.

Split will have 10 episodes.

Trailer

Yes! Along with announcing a 2025 release date, Apple has revealed the first teaser trailer for season two. The 30-second clip shows several Lumon employees entering an elevator, where their work memories are turned on.

The clip shows a few of the company’s Lumon employees entering an elevator, where their work memories are turned on.

See the trailer.

In addition, mysterious character Gwendoline Christie appears in the trailer’s final moments, telling Mark and Ellie that they should have left Lumon.

Season 2 cast

Adam Scott as Mark Scout, Zach Cherry as Dylan George, Britt Lower as Helly Riggs, John Turturro as Irving Bailiff, Dichen Lachman as Ms. Casey, Tramell Tillman as Seth Milchik, Jen Tulloch as Devon Scout-Hale, Michael Chernus as Ricken Hale, Patricia Arquette as Harmony Kobel and Christopher Walken as Burt Goodman have all returned for the second season. Sarah Bock was a regular cast member of the second season.

Sarah Bock has been cast in the second season.

The second season featured Gwendoline Christie, Alia Shawkat, Merritt Wever, Bob Balaban, Robbie Benson, Olafur Darry Olafsson, and John Noble.

Season 2

What happened at the end of season 1 of Split?”

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In the thrilling season 1 finale, Mark, Hallie, Dylan and Irving initiate Lumon’s “after-hours program” to awaken the “innies” in the outside world. Dylan sneaks into the security office and activates the after-hours program in the outside world for Mark, Hallie and Irving.

After-hours, Dylan sneaks into the security office and activates the after-hours program in the outside world for Mark, Hallie and Irving.

At his sister’s house, Mark sees Harmony Kobel and casually informs her that overtime has been activated. Harmony leaves the house and rushes to the Lumon Gala to stop Helly from telling her about the dangers. Mark learns of the death of his wife Gemma. However, he finds a picture of Gemma, who turns out to be Ms. Casey. Mark cries out that Gemma is alive before returning to his divided state.

Mark’s wife, who is in a state of separation.

In the meantime, Helly discovers that she is Helena Egan, the daughter of Lumon CEO James Egan. Helly takes the stage at the Lumon gala and manages to tell her about the danger before she is grabbed at the podium. Irving goes to Bert’s house and discovers that his chosen one is in a relationship with another man. In the final moments of the episode, Milchik takes a swipe at Dylan, causing him to pass out.

Milchik takes a swipe at Dylan, causing him to pass out.

Second Season Plot

Most of the plot details of season two are being kept secret. Apple’s season two logline reads, “Mark and his friends learn what terrible consequences a trifling handling of the separation can lead to, leading them into further trouble.”

Mark and his friends learn what terrible consequences a trifling handling of the separation can lead them into further trouble.

But Stiller told Variety that fans can expect the second season to be about the budding relationship between Mark and Hallie.

So far, Stiller has told Variety.

“Over the course of the season, a bond will develop between Mark and Hallie, and on the outside, Mark will be trying to get over the death of his wife — and then we find out his wife is still alive,” — Stiller said. “To put him in a position where we start rooting for him and Hallie, but now we also want to root for Outside Mark to find his wife. It’s an interesting juxtaposition and conflict that we’re going to see in season two.”

An interesting juxtaposition and conflict that we’re going to see in season two.

In the same Variety piece, Erickson revealed that season two will reveal why Lumon targeted Mark for termination.

Season 2 issues

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In April 2023, Puck’s Matthew Belloni reported that the second season of “Split” had been “agonizing for months over costly problems, including scrapped scripts and terrible showrunners who don’t talk to each other.” Belloni wrote that creator Dan Erickson and his co-showrunner Mark Friedman didn’t work well together. Friedman was going to leave the show after the first season, but Ben Stiller, the executive producer and director, convinced him to stay.

So Friedman was going to leave the show after the first season, but Ben Stiller, the executive producer and director, convinced him to stay.

“It didn’t work, there were problems with the scripts, and Apple — disappointed and embarrassed that it had gone down the wrong path, but looking at the series as a hit and an awards magnet — talked about seasons 3 and 4,” — Belloni writes. Stiller has hired House of Cards creator Beau Willimon to work on the second season. Willimon reportedly ended up working on “the second half of the second season.”