TV series

Severance

2022 · 3 seasons

A meticulously unsettling puzzle box that makes the mundane feel sinister, demanding close attention as it slowly tightens its grip.

Tagline: There's more to work than life.
Overview: 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.
How it feels: Eerie, tense, dark and satirical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, isolation, work, power
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
work
power
corruption
Places: workplace
big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
twist ending
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none