Severance

TV Series
2022–
TV-MA
50m

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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.

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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 journe... Read allMark 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.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.

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IMDb RATING

8.7/10

251K

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POPULARITY

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- 28 wins & 104 nominations total

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The computer terminals used by the Macro Data Refinement team have no "escape" key. This is normal for terminals in the Data General Dasher D2 series, which these appear to be.

Goofs
The Lumon severed floor lacks mechanical, electrical, and fire protection features that would be found in a modern real-world office building, such as sprinkler heads, firefighting hoses, fire alarms, electrical outlets and panels, exit signs, clearly marked stairwells, and HVAC vents (the one realistic element is the occasional fire extinguisher). While it is unclear if this was done deliberately, the absence of these elements enhances the otherwordly, isolating feel of the sets.

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Featured in Welcome to Lumon (2021)

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9/10

This is brilliant

I can't remember the last time I was so invested in a TV show. I was hooked from the first episode, and constantly impressed with the directing, visuals, acting, and plot developments. It's like a cross between Black Mirror and 1984, but it might be better than both of those works of art. This is truly something special and I COULD NOT be more excited for season 2.