How many days to binge Severance
Pick the pace that matches your life. Days are rounded up, so the last day is usually a short one.
| Pace | Days | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| One episode a day | 19 | 3 |
| 1 hour a day | 16 | 2 |
| 2 hours a day | 8 | 1 |
| 3 hours a day | 6 | <1 |
| 4 hours a day | 4 | <1 |
| 8-hour marathon days | 2 | <1 |
| Non-stop, no sleep | 15 hours, 27 minutes | |
Severance runtime by season
| Season | Episodes | Avg runtime | Total | First aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | 48 min | 7.2 hours | February 18, 2022 |
| Season 2 | 10 | 50 min | 8.3 hours | January 17, 2025 |
About Severance
Mark Scout leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in "work-life balance" is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.
How to get through Severance faster
- Skip the intro. Roughly a minute and a quarter per episode adds up to about 24 minutes across the whole run.
- Bump the speed. At 1.25× the total drops to 12.4 hours; at 1.5× it's 10.3 hours.
- Watch with a comment section. A running conversation pinned to each moment makes long stretches feel shorter, and it's the reason TalkAbtIT exists.
Severance FAQ
How long does it take to watch all of Severance?
15 hours, 27 minutes of screen time. That's 19 episodes at about 49 minutes each. At two hours a night it takes 8 days.
How many episodes of Severance are there?
19 regular episodes across 2 seasons (2022–present). Specials and recap episodes are not counted.
How long is an episode of Severance?
Episodes average 49 minutes. The per-season table above shows where runtimes change.
Is Severance still running?
TVmaze lists Severance as “Running”. No next episode date is listed yet. See the release countdown.
More binge times
Episode data from TVmaze, refreshed weekly (last update 2026-09-23). Runtimes are as listed per episode, so totals exclude recaps you skip and credits you don't.