Severance (2022) · Curator Co.

There's more to work than life.

Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.

Drama Mystery Sci-Fi & Fantasy office workplace memory office politics brain surgery thrillerApple TV

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Across media

If you loved this series, the film, the book, the album, the game.

Season by season

Pacing
Tonal darkness
Challenge
Character vs. plot
Small numbers: the season's episode average on TMDB.

Character

Grave, meticulous, contemplative and contemporary.

gravecomic
rawmeticulous
contemplativerelentless
contemporarynostalgic
resolvedopen-ended

Who loves it, who doesn't

8 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs.

Reviews

We read them all: the case for is tessa.tv's. Marked below.

tessa.tvThe case forThe Provocateur★★★★★
The only show that made an office corridor frightening. The season one finale is the tightest hour I have seen since Ozymandias, and I do not say that lightly.
yuki.readsThe Empath★★★½
A workplace show that is actually about the self, told with a control freak's precision. The finale is the tightest hour of television I have seen.

Cast

Adam ScottMark Scout
Britt LowerHelly Riggs
Tramell TillmanSeth Milchick
Zach CherryDylan George
Jen TullockDevon Scout-Hale
Dichen LachmanMs. Casey
Sarah BockEustice Huang
John TurturroIrving Bailiff
Christopher WalkenBurt Goodman
Patricia ArquetteHarmony Cobel

Crew

Dan EricksonCreator
Theodore ShapiroOriginal Music Composer
Jessica Lee GagnéProducer
Sean FogelProducer

Where to watch

Stream	Apple TV Apple TV (Amazon)

US availability, powered by JustWatch via TMDB. Other regions

Seasons

Season 19 eps · 2022
Season 210 eps · 2025
Season 30 eps

Pairings

Companions we picked from the closest works, and how to take them.

Similar in taste

Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.

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Both grave, contemplative.
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Both grave, meticulous, contemplative.
The Fall of the House of Usher 202363% alike
Both grave.
Twin Peaks 199061% alike
Both contemplative, meticulous; this one is more nostalgic.
Under the Banner of Heaven 202258% alike
Both grave.
Mad Men 200758% alike
Both grave, meticulous, contemplative; this one is more nostalgic.
Yellowjackets 202158% alike
Both grave.
Lanterns 202657% alike
Both grave.
Blue Velvet 198673% alike
Film · Both grave, meticulous.
A Scanner Darkly 200673% alike
Film · Both grave.