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Under the deal, which was worth just under $70 million, Apple&#8217;s in-house studio will be producing the show&#8217;s future seasons. Fifth Season will remain as an executive producer. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deal is similar to one Apple struck with AMC Studios for sci-fi show &#8220;Silo&#8221; after season one. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Severance&#8221; will now be one of Apple&#8217;s marquee titles, joining popular series such as\u00a0&#8220;Your Friends and Neighbors&#8221; and &#8220;Stick.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Deadline, the production costs for &#8220;Severance&#8221; had exceeded what Fifth Season could afford. The studio had already requested advances from Apple and was considering relocating production from New York to Canada for bigger and quicker tax rebates. 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