The Zoolander star previously directed most of the first two seasons of Severance, working on 11 of the show's 19 previously aired episodes. He will still serve as a writer and executive producer for season three, but will leave the director's chair for someone else.

Ben Stiller will be taking a step back from directing the third season of his hit thriller series "Severance," because he's booked a busy on another project. "I'm at this point in my life where I'm like,

With a hit TV series, a documentary about his parents, a WWII movie and 'Focker-in-Law' in the pipeline, Stiller, near 60, isn't slowing down: 'You only have so much time.'