What is The Lexington Letter in Severance? Details explored as Season 2 tops charts 

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Severance Season 2 (Image via Apple TV+)
Severance Season 2 (Image via YouTube/Apple TV+)

Apple TV's Severance is finally back with Season 2 after a long wait of three years, and the premiere has introduced more secrets and the workings of Lumon Industries.

The Lexington Letters is a canon document that exists in the show's universe and is an ebook by creator Dan Erickson. It is an anthology of fictional email exchanges between Daria Thorne of The Topeka Star and her editor, Jim Milchick.

The letters hint at the mysterious workings of the company and were released in March 2022. They are a must-read for every fan who wants to understand the deeper meaning behind the company.

While the people mentioned in these matters are not yet featured on the show, with Season 3 on its way, the creators might have this storyline under their sleeve.

More on The Lexington Letter in Severance in our story.


The Lexington Letters from Severance is available on Apple Books

The Lexington Letter in Severance (Image via Apple Books)
The Lexington Letter in Severance (Image via Apple Books)

As mentioned above, The Lexington Letters is not only a document that exists in the show's universe, but fans of the show can actually download and read the e-book from Apple Books.

In these emails, Daria tells Jim about a letter she received from Peg Kincaid, a former Lumon Industry employee who wants to expose the company for its mysterious doings with its employees. Peg's letter also accompanies the Macrodata Refiner’s Orientation Booklet, which might hold secrets to Lumon Industries.

According to Apple Books, the official description of The Lexington Letter reads as follows:

''this is the story of Lumon Industries employee Margaret “Peg” Kincaid. When Peg gets hired at Lumon, she undergoes Severance, a surgical procedure pitched by the company as an effortless way to separate her personal and work lives.''
''Everyone has their reasons for wanting the easy solution Severance promises, but when Peg realizes that not all is as it seems at the company, she uncovers a reality that’s far worse than the problems she wanted to escape.''

The Lexington Letters in Severance hints at Lumon's dirty secrets in Season 2

Further exchanges reveal that Peg was a bus driver before working in Lumon Industries, and one day when she got into an accident on the job, she remembers thinking out loud- “f**k this job,” and right at that moment, she saw an ad for severed employees at Lumon.

This eerily makes sense if you tie this to the 'Lumon is listening!' video in the Season 2 premiere, which hints that Lumon is, in fact, listening in on every minute, and they feed off people's need for a job.

But that is not all; Daria's editor having a common last name with Seth Milchik cannot just be a coincidence, as it hints that the company has placed its various employees in media companies to keep tabs on people and protect Lumon's secrets. This makes further sense because Jim calls Peg “a disgruntled employee making stuff up.”

We also learn from these Lexington Letters that Peg died in a 'car accident,' which is exactly how Gemma died, further hinting that Lumon's company intentionally silences those who try to expose or stand up to them.

The fates of Peg and Gemma highlight that no Lumon employee is safe, and their reach is spread far beyond what we think. It will be interesting to see how these letters will further play in Season 2.


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Edited by Tanisha Aggarwal
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