Severance’s first season is often hailed as one of the most gripping and creative sci-fi shows ever made, and the upcomingSeveranceseason 2 is getting just as strong reviews. The show centers around a group of employees at Lumon Industries, whose memories have been “severed” to create two separate personalities for their work and home lives. The first season centered around the show’s protagonist Mark’s investigations into the company, which was founded in the 19th Century by an enigmatic figure named Kier Eagan.
The Eagan family plays a large role inSeverance, even though most of them are long dead by the time this show takes place. The majority of its members are mentioned in the third episode of season 1, when Mark and his colleagues visit Lumon’s Perpetuity Wing;this room is filled with wax statues of Lumon’s previous CEOs, all of whom are descendants of Kier Eagan. It’s unclear exactly how much of a role the past Eagans will play inthe narrative ofSeveranceseason 2, but they’re all important in understanding Lumon’s family values and rich history.
Kier Eagan
Lumon Industries Founder And First CEO
Kier Eagan is the most well-known member of the family, mentioned several times throughoutSeverance’s first season as the first CEO of Lumon and the man responsible for the company’s creation.He’s been elevated to a God-like figure among Lumon employees, worshipped for his greatness, and immortalized in statues and paintings throughout the building.
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There are countlesstheories aboutSeverance’s Kier Eagan, as it’s clear that his character holds more secrets that haven’t been revealed yet. The figure was CEO of Lumon Industries for 74 years, making him one of the company’s longest-serving leaders and most revered figures.
Imogene Eagan
Wife Of Kier Eagan
Imogene is mentioned briefly inSeverance’s first season;she’s the wife of Lumon founder Kier Eagan, who met the biotech entrepreneur during his youth at an ether factory. The pair worked together before striking up a romance - which is ironic given Lumon’s strict policies against workplace relationships.
The Lumon handbook, given to every single employee at the company and respected as an almost-holy text, states thatImogene and Kier were “bonded by the spirit of industry” during their early yearsand helped each other forge the company from the ground up. Though Imogene was never CEO, she’s worshipped as one of the family’s foundational members.
Ambrose Eagan
Second CEO Of Lumon Industries
Ambrose was the eldest son of Lumon founder Kier Eagan, making him the worthy successor to the title of CEO. He’s described as having greatly admired his father, despite growing up in the legend’s shadow and developing a somewhat poor reputation among the family. It’s unclear why Ambrose was so disliked, and this information may be one of theteased “Eagan reveals”inSeveranceseason 2.
Ambrose hadthe shortest duration as CEOof any member of the Eagan family, serving only two years. This was likely due to his father’s extensive leadership of the company, which ran up to his death. Ambrose was already in his fifties at this point.
Myrtle Eagan
Third CEO Of Lumon Industries
Myrtle Eagan was the second-born child of Kier Eagan, and whileshe was beaten to the role of CEO by her brother Ambrose, she’s described as an extremely ambitious woman who always desired to lead. During the team’s trip to the Perpetuity Wing in episode three ofSeverance’s first season, Irving details how Myrtle always knew “she was meant to run the company.”
She became the namesake for the Myrtle Eagan School for Girls in 1952, which is revealed to be Harmony Cobel’s alma mater.
Myrtle is fondly remembered as the first female CEO of Lumon Industries, following in the footsteps of her father and her brother. She became the namesake for the Myrtle Eagan School for Girls in 1952, which is revealed to be Harmony Cobel’s alma mater. Her statue’s bright red clothes, in contrast to the other CEOs’ muted color schemes, portray her as one of the louder personalities in the family.
Baird Eagan
Fourth CEO Of Lumon Industries
Baird Eagan was the successor to Myrtle Eagan, though it’s never officially revealed how the pair were related. However, given the pattern of the previous CEOs, it’s most likely that Baird was Myrtle’s son. His wax statue in the Perpetuity Wing is depicted as an older white man with black hair and blue eyes.He was CEO until his death at the age of 74.
It’s possible that Baird was a successful and well-respected CEO, as his name was lent to the subdivision of Lumon housing that Mark lives in.
UntilHelly’s twist at the end ofSeverance’s first season, very little is known about the descendants of Kier Eagan past his own children. It’s possible that Baird was a successful and well-respected CEO, as his name was lent to the subdivision of Lumon housing that Mark lives in.
Gerhardt Eagan
Fifth CEO Of Lumon Industries
Gerhardt Eagan is another member of the family thatSeverancehasn’t yet explored in much detail, revealing only that he was the fifth CEO of Lumon and a direct descendant of Kier Eagan. It’s likely thathe was either Baird’s son or brother, and his wax statue depicts him as an older man with thick gray hair and a beard.
Phillip Eagan
Sixth CEO Of Lumon Industries
Phillip Eagan was the successor to Gerhardt Eagan, most likely his child or sibling, and led the company for many years before his death in 1999. It’s implied that his nickname was Pip, suggesting thathe serves as the namesake for Pips’ Bar and Grille in the town of Kier. This lends credence to the theory that everything in the town is named after one of Lumon’s CEOs, establishing the power they hold over this remote settlement.
Leonora Eagan
Seventh CEO Of Lumon Industries
Leonora Eagan was the second female CEO of Lumon Industries and the seventh overall, leading until her resignation in 2003 and dying two years later. She famously died young at the age of 48, andher name was lent to the Lumon housing development of Leonora Lake, where Irving lives.
Jame Eagan
Eighth And Current CEO Of Lumon Industries
At the time of the show’s first season,Jame Eagan is the current CEO of Lumon Industriesand one of the only Eagans to actually appear inSeverance’s cast. He’s a direct descendant of Kier, though it’s never revealed by how many generations. Jame appears briefly in the ninth and final episode of the season, where it’s revealed that he’s the father to Helly R.
Helena Eagan
Daughter Of CEO Jame Eagan
Helena Eagan, also known as Helly, is the daughter of Lumon’s current CEO and the Eagan family’s first member to undergo the severance procedure. She works in Lumon’s “Macro Data Refinement” sector and serves as one of the show’s main characters. Helly spends the majority ofSeverance’sfirst season trying to escape from the severance floor until she learns about her true identity in the show’s finale and is forced to reckon with her complicity in this company’s mysterious work.
Cast
Severance is a psychological thriller series featuring Adam Scott as Mark Scout, an employee at Lumon Industries who undergoes a “severance” procedure to separate his work and personal memories. However, as work and life personas mysteriously begin to collide, it quickly becomes clear that not all is as it seems. Created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle.
