Funnily enough, the show that everyone seems to be talking about at the water cooler this year takes place in … an office. But it’s no ordinary office. In this darkly funny show, Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) plays an employee at biotechnology corporation Lumon Industries. Scott’s character, and everyone else who works at Lumon, has undergone a medical procedure called “severance,” which separates one’s memories of life in the office from those of the outside world.
As a result, most of the characters have two distinct personalities: the “innie,” who exists only in the office, and the “outie” who interacts with the rest of the world. This system is soon revealed to be darker and more complex than any Lumon employee could have expected.
Fans love Severance for its smart critique of corporate culture, the thrilling mysteries that drive the story, and the thought-provoking questions it raises about the nature of identity.
Severance is streaming on Apple TV.