Severance (TV series)

Severance
Genre	Drama Dystopia[1] Mystery Psychological thriller Science fiction
Created by	Dan Erickson
Directed by	Ben Stiller Aoife McArdle
Starring	Adam Scott Zach Cherry Britt Lower Tramell Tillman Jen Tullock Dichen Lachman Michael Chernus John Turturro Christopher Walken Patricia Arquette
Composer	Theodore Shapiro
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Executive producers	Ben Stiller Nicholas Weinstock Jackie Cohn Mark Friedman Dan Erickson Andrew Colville Chris Black John Cameron
Producers	Adam Scott Patricia Arquette Aoife McArdle Amanda Overton Gerry Robert Byrne
Cinematography	Jessica Lee Gagné Matt Mitchell
Editors	Geoffrey Richman Gershon Hinkson Erica Freed Marker
Running time	40–57 minutes
Production companies	Red Hour Productions Fifth Season[a]
Original release
Network	Apple TV+
Release	February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) – present (present)
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Severance is an American science fiction psychological thriller television series created by Dan Erickson and directed by Ben Stiller and Aoife McArdle. It stars Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette. The plot follows Mark S. (Scott), an employee of the fictional corporation Lumon Industries who agrees to a "severance" program in which his non-work memories are separated from his work memories.

The series premiered on Apple TV+ on February 18, 2022. It received acclaim from critics and audiences for its cinematography, direction, production design, musical score, story, and performances. The series received 14 nominations at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and acting nominations for Scott, Turturro, Walken, and Arquette; it won for Main Title Design and musical score. In April 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.

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