Severance is a science-fiction psychological thriller about the employees of Lumon Industries, a MegaCorp that has developed a medical procedure known as "severance" that allows its workers to separate their work memories from the rest of their identity. Both the inside and outside versions of Mark, a 'macrodata refiner' at Lumon, begin to uncover a broad conspiracy about the severance technology and Lumon's leadership. Season 1 ran on Apple TV+ in 2022, and a second season has been greenlit.
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Season 1
- "Good News About Hell": A newly promoted Mark handles a difficult new recruit.
- "Half Loop": The team train new hire Helly on macrodata refinement. Mark takes a day off to meet with a mysterious former colleague.
- "In Perpetuity": Mark takes the team on a field trip, but Helly continues to rebel. A deteriorating Petey struggles to tell Mark about Lumon's misdeeds.
- "The You You Are": Irving finds an intriguing book at work. Helly aggressively pursues a meeting with her Outie. Mark attends a funeral with Ms. Selvig.
- "The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design": Irving and Dylan confront Burt about his lies. Mark and Helly discover a strange new department.
- "Hide and Seek": The team angers Cobel by forming an alliance.
- "Defiant Jazz": Mark and the team encounter new security measures from Cobel.
- "What's For Dinner": The team prepares a plan. Mark attends Devon and Ricken's party.
- "The We We Are": The team discovers troubling revelations.
