Severance is a psychological thriller television series created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and others. The show centers on Mark Scout (Adam Scott), an employee at the mysterious biotech company Lumon Industries, who has undergone a procedure called severance that separates his work and personal memories. The result is two distinct versions of the same person who share a body but lead completely separate lives, raising unsettling questions about identity, consent, and corporate power.

Inside Lumon, Mark and his colleagues – the warm Helly (Britt Lower), anxious Irving (John Turturro), and enigmatic Dylan (Zach Cherry) – process data in a sterile office with no knowledge of the outside world. As strange events begin to unravel their carefully controlled environment, they start to question everything about the company they serve and the nature of the severance procedure itself. Season 2, released in 2025, expanded on the mythology while deepening the existential dread that made the show a phenomenon.

Severance has been acclaimed as one of the most original television series of the decade, praised for its stunning production design, gripping performances, and the way it uses its high-concept premise to explore themes of work-life balance, corporate surveillance, and the commodification of human consciousness. Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette both received Emmy nominations, and the show's cliffhanger endings have left viewers hungry for each new episode.