- MMW Rating 🌙 8/10 • RT (Audience) 🍿 80% • 2022
- 2 Seasons • 19 Episodes • Avg 50 min • ~ 15.8 hrs
- Disponible con subtĂtulos en español.
- Available on: apple_tv
Description (No Spoilers)
Severance is a dense and unconventional drama built around a radical concept: employees undergo a procedure that surgically separates their work memories from their personal lives. When they’re at work, they have no memory of who they are outside of it — and once they leave, they remember nothing about what happens on the job.
Starring Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette, the series slowly unravels the psychological and ethical implications of this separation. What begins as a corporate experiment becomes a deeply unsettling exploration of identity, autonomy, and free will. The sterile office environment, deliberate pacing, and layered storytelling create an atmosphere that is intentionally disorienting.
This is not a surface-level thriller. It’s a carefully constructed slow burn that asks viewers to pay attention — and rewards those who do.
Why I Recommend It
It’s not exactly my personal favorite, but I absolutely respect what it’s doing.
This is a show that requires your full attention. You cannot scroll your phone while watching — you’ll miss key details. It’s cerebral, methodical, and intentionally unsettling.
If you enjoy thought-provoking, slow-burn dramas that challenge how you experience television, this one is worth watching.
• A genuinely original concept
• Demands active viewing and rewards focus