Severance (TV series)
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Severance is an American science fiction psychological thriller television series created by Dan Erickson, and executive produced and primarily directed by Ben Stiller. It stars Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Patricia Arquette, and Sarah Bock. The series follows employees at Lumon Industries, a sinister biotechnology corporation, that have undergone "severance"—a procedure that splits a person's memories between work and their personal life. This creates two separate identities for employees: the "innie", who has no knowledge of the outside world, and the "outie", who lives their life outside without any knowledge of their job. Erickson and Stiller first developed Severance in 2015, with the series being greenlit by Apple TV in 2019, with Scott attached. The cast for the first season was rounded out by December 2020, and the cast for the second season was announced in October 2022. Principal photography for the series has taken place in New York, New Jersey and Newfoundland. Its first season aired from February 18 until April 8, 2022, and its second season from January 17 to March 21, 2025. Severance has been renewed for a third season. In February 2026, it was reported that Apple TV had acquired the intellectual property and all rights to the series from Fifth Season, with Apple Studios to become the production company for the series starting with the third season. Severance received acclaim for its cinematography, direction, production design, musical score, story, and performances. Its accolades include 41 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Lower and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Tillman. Scott was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award, two Television Critics Association Awards, and a Golden Globe Award, while Stiller and Erickson received Emmy nominations for directing and writing.
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Genre
Black comedy Comedy-drama Dystopian Mystery box Psychological drama Psychological thriller Science fiction
Created by
Dan Erickson
Showrunner
Dan Erickson
Starring
Adam Scott Zach Cherry Britt Lower Tramell Tillman Jen Tullock Dichen Lachman Michael Chernus John Turturro Christopher Walken Patricia Arquette Sarah Bock
Composer
Theodore Shapiro
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
19
Executive producers
Ben Stiller Nicholas Weinstock Jackie Cohn Mark Friedman Dan Erickson Andrew Colville Chris Black John Cameron Beau Willimon Caroline Baron Richard Schwartz Jordan Tappis Adam Scott Patricia Arquette
Producers
Aoife McArdle Amanda Overton Gerry Robert Byrne
Cinematography
Jessica Lee Gagné Matt Mitchell Suzie Lavelle David Lanzenberg
Editors
Geoffrey Richman Gershon Hinkson Erica Freed Marker
Running time
37–76 minutes
Production companies
Red Hour Productions Fifth Season Westward (season 2) Animals & People (season 2) Apple Studios
Budget
US$200 million (season 2)
Network
Apple TV
Release
February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) – March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
Tables
First released
First released
Season
First released
Episodes
Last released
1
1
Season
1
Episodes
9
Episodes
February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)
Originally released
April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
2
2
Season
2
Episodes
10
Episodes
January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16)
Originally released
March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 9 | February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) | April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08) | |
| 2 | 10 | January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16) | March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20) | |
· Episodes › Season 1 (2022)
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1
Title
"Good News About Hell"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Dan Erickson
Original release date
February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)
Mark Scout, who works in Lumon Industries' Macrodata Refinement (MDR) department, discovers he is being promoted to department head in light of his coworker Petey's sudden departure. His first task is to orient Helly, the replacement, who wakes up in a conference room with no memory of who or where she is. After being given an orientation and learn
Mark Scout, who works in Lumon Industries' Macrodata Refinement (MDR) department, discovers he is being promoted to department head in light of his coworker Petey's sudden departure. His first task is to orient Helly, the replacement, who wakes up in a conference room with no memory of who or where she is. After being given an orientation and learn
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Mark Scout, who works in Lumon Industries' Macrodata Refinement (MDR) department, discovers he is being promoted to department head in light of his coworker Petey's sudden departure. His first task is to orient Helly, the replacement, who wakes up in a conference room with no memory of who or where she is. After being given an orientation and learn
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2
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2
Title
"Half Loop"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Dan Erickson
Original release date
February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18)
The previous day, Helly undergoes the severance procedure as a new employee, implanting a microchip inside her brain. At the office, the severed (or "innie") Helly is introduced to her coworkers, Dylan and Irving, and is instructed that her job is to sort encrypted numbers into categories. During a welcome party headed by deputy floor manager Seth
The previous day, Helly undergoes the severance procedure as a new employee, implanting a microchip inside her brain. At the office, the severed (or "innie") Helly is introduced to her coworkers, Dylan and Irving, and is instructed that her job is to sort encrypted numbers into categories. During a welcome party headed by deputy floor manager Seth
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The previous day, Helly undergoes the severance procedure as a new employee, implanting a microchip inside her brain. At the office, the severed (or "innie") Helly is introduced to her coworkers, Dylan and Irving, and is instructed that her job is to sort encrypted numbers into categories. During a welcome party headed by deputy floor manager Seth
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3
Title
"In Perpetuity"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Andrew Colville
Original release date
February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25)
Petey tells Mark that mysterious benefactors helped him undergo the reintegration procedure. While Mark is at work, his sister, Devon, and brother-in-law, Ricken, deliver the latter's self-help book, The You You Are, to his doorstep, which Cobel steals and takes to Lumon to check for hidden messages. As she searches Mark's house, Petey recognizes h
Petey tells Mark that mysterious benefactors helped him undergo the reintegration procedure. While Mark is at work, his sister, Devon, and brother-in-law, Ricken, deliver the latter's self-help book, The You You Are, to his doorstep, which Cobel steals and takes to Lumon to check for hidden messages. As she searches Mark's house, Petey recognizes h
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Petey tells Mark that mysterious benefactors helped him undergo the reintegration procedure. While Mark is at work, his sister, Devon, and brother-in-law, Ricken, deliver the latter's self-help book, The You You Are, to his doorstep, which Cobel steals and takes to Lumon to check for hidden messages. As she searches Mark's house, Petey recognizes h
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4
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4
Title
"The You You Are"
Directed by
Aoife McArdle
Written by
Kari Drake
Original release date
March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04)
Mark stashes away Petey's phone, noticing several missed calls from the same blocked number. The next day, Irving visits O&D, where he grows closer to Burt. He discovers Ricken's book, left behind by Milchick. Mark keeps the book, despite promising to give it to management. Helly returns from the break room after being forced to apologize over a th
Mark stashes away Petey's phone, noticing several missed calls from the same blocked number. The next day, Irving visits O&D, where he grows closer to Burt. He discovers Ricken's book, left behind by Milchick. Mark keeps the book, despite promising to give it to management. Helly returns from the break room after being forced to apologize over a th
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Mark stashes away Petey's phone, noticing several missed calls from the same blocked number. The next day, Irving visits O&D, where he grows closer to Burt. He discovers Ricken's book, left behind by Milchick. Mark keeps the book, despite promising to give it to management. Helly returns from the break room after being forced to apologize over a th
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5
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5
Title
"The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design"
Directed by
Aoife McArdle
Written by
Anna Ouyang Moench
Original release date
March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11)
Helly is injured by her suicide attempt, but ultimately survives; she returns to work three days later. Mark continues to read Ricken's book, which carries strong anti-establishment sentiments. Outside work, Mark visits Devon and Ricken at a birthing lodge, where Devon gives birth. When Helly returns, Cobel orders Ms. Casey to watch her closely, bu
Helly is injured by her suicide attempt, but ultimately survives; she returns to work three days later. Mark continues to read Ricken's book, which carries strong anti-establishment sentiments. Outside work, Mark visits Devon and Ricken at a birthing lodge, where Devon gives birth. When Helly returns, Cobel orders Ms. Casey to watch her closely, bu
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Helly is injured by her suicide attempt, but ultimately survives; she returns to work three days later. Mark continues to read Ricken's book, which carries strong anti-establishment sentiments. Outside work, Mark visits Devon and Ricken at a birthing lodge, where Devon gives birth. When Helly returns, Cobel orders Ms. Casey to watch her closely, bu
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6
Title
"Hide and Seek"
Directed by
Aoife McArdle
Written by
Amanda Overton
Original release date
March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)
Lumon security chief Doug Graner informs Cobel that he has identified ex-employee Reghabi as responsible for Petey's reintegration. Irving and Burt admit their feelings to one another, but Irving admits he is not ready to commit to a relationship. Mark has Irving introduce MDR to O&D, where he calls for the departments to work together to uncover L
Lumon security chief Doug Graner informs Cobel that he has identified ex-employee Reghabi as responsible for Petey's reintegration. Irving and Burt admit their feelings to one another, but Irving admits he is not ready to commit to a relationship. Mark has Irving introduce MDR to O&D, where he calls for the departments to work together to uncover L
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Lumon security chief Doug Graner informs Cobel that he has identified ex-employee Reghabi as responsible for Petey's reintegration. Irving and Burt admit their feelings to one another, but Irving admits he is not ready to commit to a relationship. Mark has Irving introduce MDR to O&D, where he calls for the departments to work together to uncover L
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7
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7
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7
Title
"Defiant Jazz"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Helen Leigh
Original release date
March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25)
While Mark is meeting with Reghabi, Graner enters the building, following a tip from campus security. Reghabi kills Graner and gives Mark his access card, telling him to take it to his innie. Milchick engages in a "Music Dance Experience" with the department, as a prize for Helly. Dylan refuses to participate and eventually attacks Milchick, enrage
While Mark is meeting with Reghabi, Graner enters the building, following a tip from campus security. Reghabi kills Graner and gives Mark his access card, telling him to take it to his innie. Milchick engages in a "Music Dance Experience" with the department, as a prize for Helly. Dylan refuses to participate and eventually attacks Milchick, enrage
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While Mark is meeting with Reghabi, Graner enters the building, following a tip from campus security. Reghabi kills Graner and gives Mark his access card, telling him to take it to his innie. Milchick engages in a "Music Dance Experience" with the department, as a prize for Helly. Dylan refuses to participate and eventually attacks Milchick, enrage
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8
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8
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8
Title
"What's for Dinner?"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Chris Black
Original release date
April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01)
Irving's outie lives alone in an apartment, where he paints identical images of a dark corridor. Helly reaches 100% on her data refinement file, thereby meeting MDR's quota for the quarter. After a final wellness session with Mark, Ms. Casey is ordered by Cobel to be sent back down to the "testing floor", whose entrance matches Irving's paintings.
Irving's outie lives alone in an apartment, where he paints identical images of a dark corridor. Helly reaches 100% on her data refinement file, thereby meeting MDR's quota for the quarter. After a final wellness session with Mark, Ms. Casey is ordered by Cobel to be sent back down to the "testing floor", whose entrance matches Irving's paintings.
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Irving's outie lives alone in an apartment, where he paints identical images of a dark corridor. Helly reaches 100% on her data refinement file, thereby meeting MDR's quota for the quarter. After a final wellness session with Mark, Ms. Casey is ordered by Cobel to be sent back down to the "testing floor", whose entrance matches Irving's paintings.
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9
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9
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9
Title
"The We We Are"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Dan Erickson
Original release date
April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
Mark's innie awakens in Devon's home and finds himself hugging Mrs. Selvig. While excusing himself to find Devon, he calls Cobel by name, alerting her that the overtime contingency has been activated. Cobel calls Milchick to warn him. Mark privately reveals to Devon that he is his innie; Devon tells him of Gemma's death and learns that Mrs. Selvig
Mark's innie awakens in Devon's home and finds himself hugging Mrs. Selvig. While excusing himself to find Devon, he calls Cobel by name, alerting her that the overtime contingency has been activated. Cobel calls Milchick to warn him. Mark privately reveals to Devon that he is his innie; Devon tells him of Gemma's death and learns that Mrs. Selvig
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Mark's innie awakens in Devon's home and finds himself hugging Mrs. Selvig. While excusing himself to find Devon, he calls Cobel by name, alerting her that the overtime contingency has been activated. Cobel calls Milchick to warn him. Mark privately reveals to Devon that he is his innie; Devon tells him of Gemma's death and learns that Mrs. Selvig
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
| 1 | 1 | "Good News About Hell" | Ben Stiller | Dan Erickson | February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) | |
| Mark Scout, who works in Lumon Industries' Macrodata Refinement (MDR) department, discovers he is being promoted to department head in light of his coworker Petey's sudden departure. His first task is to orient Helly, the replacement, who wakes up in a conference room with no memory of who or where she is. After being given an orientation and learn | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Half Loop" | Ben Stiller | Dan Erickson | February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) | |
| The previous day, Helly undergoes the severance procedure as a new employee, implanting a microchip inside her brain. At the office, the severed (or "innie") Helly is introduced to her coworkers, Dylan and Irving, and is instructed that her job is to sort encrypted numbers into categories. During a welcome party headed by deputy floor manager Seth | ||||||
| 3 | 3 | "In Perpetuity" | Ben Stiller | Andrew Colville | February 25, 2022 (2022-02-25) | |
| Petey tells Mark that mysterious benefactors helped him undergo the reintegration procedure. While Mark is at work, his sister, Devon, and brother-in-law, Ricken, deliver the latter's self-help book, The You You Are, to his doorstep, which Cobel steals and takes to Lumon to check for hidden messages. As she searches Mark's house, Petey recognizes h | ||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The You You Are" | Aoife McArdle | Kari Drake | March 4, 2022 (2022-03-04) | |
| Mark stashes away Petey's phone, noticing several missed calls from the same blocked number. The next day, Irving visits O&D, where he grows closer to Burt. He discovers Ricken's book, left behind by Milchick. Mark keeps the book, despite promising to give it to management. Helly returns from the break room after being forced to apologize over a th | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design" | Aoife McArdle | Anna Ouyang Moench | March 11, 2022 (2022-03-11) | |
| Helly is injured by her suicide attempt, but ultimately survives; she returns to work three days later. Mark continues to read Ricken's book, which carries strong anti-establishment sentiments. Outside work, Mark visits Devon and Ricken at a birthing lodge, where Devon gives birth. When Helly returns, Cobel orders Ms. Casey to watch her closely, bu | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Hide and Seek" | Aoife McArdle | Amanda Overton | March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) | |
| Lumon security chief Doug Graner informs Cobel that he has identified ex-employee Reghabi as responsible for Petey's reintegration. Irving and Burt admit their feelings to one another, but Irving admits he is not ready to commit to a relationship. Mark has Irving introduce MDR to O&D, where he calls for the departments to work together to uncover L | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Defiant Jazz" | Ben Stiller | Helen Leigh | March 25, 2022 (2022-03-25) | |
| While Mark is meeting with Reghabi, Graner enters the building, following a tip from campus security. Reghabi kills Graner and gives Mark his access card, telling him to take it to his innie. Milchick engages in a "Music Dance Experience" with the department, as a prize for Helly. Dylan refuses to participate and eventually attacks Milchick, enrage | ||||||
| 8 | 8 | "What's for Dinner?" | Ben Stiller | Chris Black | April 1, 2022 (2022-04-01) | |
| Irving's outie lives alone in an apartment, where he paints identical images of a dark corridor. Helly reaches 100% on her data refinement file, thereby meeting MDR's quota for the quarter. After a final wellness session with Mark, Ms. Casey is ordered by Cobel to be sent back down to the "testing floor", whose entrance matches Irving's paintings. | ||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The We We Are" | Ben Stiller | Dan Erickson | April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08) | |
| Mark's innie awakens in Devon's home and finds himself hugging Mrs. Selvig. While excusing himself to find Devon, he calls Cobel by name, alerting her that the overtime contingency has been activated. Cobel calls Milchick to warn him. Mark privately reveals to Devon that he is his innie; Devon tells him of Gemma's death and learns that Mrs. Selvig | ||||||
· Episodes › Season 2 (2025)
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10
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season
1
Title
"Hello, Ms. Cobel"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Dan Erickson
Original release date
January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16)
Mark reawakens on the severed floor in a panic, finding Ms. Casey's wellness room decommissioned, and his whole team replaced. Milchick, now running the severed floor, introduces Mark to new deputy manager Miss Huang—a child—and informs him that five months have passed since the "Macrodat Uprising", which made Mark's team the faces of "severance re
Mark reawakens on the severed floor in a panic, finding Ms. Casey's wellness room decommissioned, and his whole team replaced. Milchick, now running the severed floor, introduces Mark to new deputy manager Miss Huang—a child—and informs him that five months have passed since the "Macrodat Uprising", which made Mark's team the faces of "severance re
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Mark reawakens on the severed floor in a panic, finding Ms. Casey's wellness room decommissioned, and his whole team replaced. Milchick, now running the severed floor, introduces Mark to new deputy manager Miss Huang—a child—and informs him that five months have passed since the "Macrodat Uprising", which made Mark's team the faces of "severance re
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11
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11
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2
Title
"Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig"
Directed by
Sam Donovan
Written by
Mohamad El Masri
Original release date
January 23, 2025 (2025-01-23)
Following the Overtime Contingency, Milchick is tasked with damage control and fires both Irving and Dylan; Irving lies to Milchick about his whereabouts that night. Helena, accompanied by security chief Mr. Drummond, meets with Cobel and offers her a promotion as a reward for her loyalty, but Cobel is insulted at not being offered her old job back
Following the Overtime Contingency, Milchick is tasked with damage control and fires both Irving and Dylan; Irving lies to Milchick about his whereabouts that night. Helena, accompanied by security chief Mr. Drummond, meets with Cobel and offers her a promotion as a reward for her loyalty, but Cobel is insulted at not being offered her old job back
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Following the Overtime Contingency, Milchick is tasked with damage control and fires both Irving and Dylan; Irving lies to Milchick about his whereabouts that night. Helena, accompanied by security chief Mr. Drummond, meets with Cobel and offers her a promotion as a reward for her loyalty, but Cobel is insulted at not being offered her old job back
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12
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12
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3
Title
"Who Is Alive?"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Wei-Ning Yu
Original release date
January 30, 2025 (2025-01-30)
Mark and Helly go to hand out missing-persons posters of Ms. Casey across the severed floor. The two stumble upon the Mammalians Nurturable department, led by a woman named Lorne; though initially hostile, the Mammalians promise not to hinder MDR's search for Ms. Casey. Irving takes a missing poster to O&D, where he runs into Felicia, who identifie
Mark and Helly go to hand out missing-persons posters of Ms. Casey across the severed floor. The two stumble upon the Mammalians Nurturable department, led by a woman named Lorne; though initially hostile, the Mammalians promise not to hinder MDR's search for Ms. Casey. Irving takes a missing poster to O&D, where he runs into Felicia, who identifie
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Mark and Helly go to hand out missing-persons posters of Ms. Casey across the severed floor. The two stumble upon the Mammalians Nurturable department, led by a woman named Lorne; though initially hostile, the Mammalians promise not to hinder MDR's search for Ms. Casey. Irving takes a missing poster to O&D, where he runs into Felicia, who identifie
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13
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4
Title
"Woe's Hollow"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Anna Ouyang Moench
Original release date
February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06)
MDR find themselves in the outside world on a frozen lake. A prerecorded message from Milchick informs them that they are on an "Outdoor Retreat and Team-Building Occurrence" (ORTBO), and directs them to find the previously unrevealed fourth appendix to the Lumon handbook, written by Kier Eagan, by following the directions of strange doppelgängers
MDR find themselves in the outside world on a frozen lake. A prerecorded message from Milchick informs them that they are on an "Outdoor Retreat and Team-Building Occurrence" (ORTBO), and directs them to find the previously unrevealed fourth appendix to the Lumon handbook, written by Kier Eagan, by following the directions of strange doppelgängers
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MDR find themselves in the outside world on a frozen lake. A prerecorded message from Milchick informs them that they are on an "Outdoor Retreat and Team-Building Occurrence" (ORTBO), and directs them to find the previously unrevealed fourth appendix to the Lumon handbook, written by Kier Eagan, by following the directions of strange doppelgängers
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14
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5
Title
"Trojan's Horse"
Directed by
Sam Donovan
Written by
Megan Ritchie
Original release date
February 13, 2025 (2025-02-13)
Following the ORTBO, a reluctant Helena is compelled to let her innie go back to working on the severed floor until Mark completes the Cold Harbor file. Milchick fulfills Dylan's demand for a funeral for Irving. During the ceremony, Dylan realizes that Irving's final words to him reference a Break Room poster. Behind it, he discovers a card with di
Following the ORTBO, a reluctant Helena is compelled to let her innie go back to working on the severed floor until Mark completes the Cold Harbor file. Milchick fulfills Dylan's demand for a funeral for Irving. During the ceremony, Dylan realizes that Irving's final words to him reference a Break Room poster. Behind it, he discovers a card with di
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Following the ORTBO, a reluctant Helena is compelled to let her innie go back to working on the severed floor until Mark completes the Cold Harbor file. Milchick fulfills Dylan's demand for a funeral for Irving. During the ceremony, Dylan realizes that Irving's final words to him reference a Break Room poster. Behind it, he discovers a card with di
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15
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15
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6
Title
"Attila"
Directed by
Uta Briesewitz
Written by
Erin Wagoner
Original release date
February 20, 2025 (2025-02-20)
Dylan informs Mark and Helly about his discovery of Irving's instructions to reach the Exports Hall. Milchick takes time off to address the infractions in his performance review, leaving Miss Huang in charge. Mark confesses to Helly that he and Helena had sex during the ORTBO. Feeling that Helena stole this experience from her, Helly initiates sex
Dylan informs Mark and Helly about his discovery of Irving's instructions to reach the Exports Hall. Milchick takes time off to address the infractions in his performance review, leaving Miss Huang in charge. Mark confesses to Helly that he and Helena had sex during the ORTBO. Feeling that Helena stole this experience from her, Helly initiates sex
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Dylan informs Mark and Helly about his discovery of Irving's instructions to reach the Exports Hall. Milchick takes time off to address the infractions in his performance review, leaving Miss Huang in charge. Mark confesses to Helly that he and Helena had sex during the ORTBO. Feeling that Helena stole this experience from her, Helly initiates sex
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16
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16
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7
Title
"Chikhai Bardo"
Directed by
Jessica Lee Gagné
Written by
Dan Erickson & Mark Friedman
Original release date
February 27, 2025 (2025-02-27)
In flashbacks, Mark and Gemma meet at a blood drive. The two go on to have a loving marriage which is eventually marred by difficulties conceiving a child. After a miscarriage, Gemma and Mark visit a fertility clinic run by Lumon. In the present, Gemma lives on the testing floor at Lumon, where every day she visits multiple rooms (which share the n
In flashbacks, Mark and Gemma meet at a blood drive. The two go on to have a loving marriage which is eventually marred by difficulties conceiving a child. After a miscarriage, Gemma and Mark visit a fertility clinic run by Lumon. In the present, Gemma lives on the testing floor at Lumon, where every day she visits multiple rooms (which share the n
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In flashbacks, Mark and Gemma meet at a blood drive. The two go on to have a loving marriage which is eventually marred by difficulties conceiving a child. After a miscarriage, Gemma and Mark visit a fertility clinic run by Lumon. In the present, Gemma lives on the testing floor at Lumon, where every day she visits multiple rooms (which share the n
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17
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17
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season
8
Title
"Sweet Vitriol"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Adam Countee and K. C. Perry
Original release date
March 6, 2025 (2025-03-06)
Cobel arrives in Salt's Neck, the seaside town she grew up in. The Lumon ether factory that once supported it has closed, and much of the population is addicted to ether. Harmony visits a restaurant to find her old friend Hampton, an ether dealer, who secretly drives her to her mother's house. Harmony's mother Charlotte died after a long illness wh
Cobel arrives in Salt's Neck, the seaside town she grew up in. The Lumon ether factory that once supported it has closed, and much of the population is addicted to ether. Harmony visits a restaurant to find her old friend Hampton, an ether dealer, who secretly drives her to her mother's house. Harmony's mother Charlotte died after a long illness wh
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Cobel arrives in Salt's Neck, the seaside town she grew up in. The Lumon ether factory that once supported it has closed, and much of the population is addicted to ether. Harmony visits a restaurant to find her old friend Hampton, an ether dealer, who secretly drives her to her mother's house. Harmony's mother Charlotte died after a long illness wh
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18
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18
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9
Title
"The After Hours"
Directed by
Uta Briesewitz
Written by
Dan Erickson
Original release date
March 13, 2025 (2025-03-13)
On the day of the Cold Harbor file's expected completion, Mark and Devon meet Cobel, who says Gemma will die after the file is completed. Mark calls in sick, promising Milchick he will come to work the next day. Gretchen confesses to outie Dylan about her romance with his innie, so he threatens to quit. She confides in innie Dylan about their fight
On the day of the Cold Harbor file's expected completion, Mark and Devon meet Cobel, who says Gemma will die after the file is completed. Mark calls in sick, promising Milchick he will come to work the next day. Gretchen confesses to outie Dylan about her romance with his innie, so he threatens to quit. She confides in innie Dylan about their fight
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On the day of the Cold Harbor file's expected completion, Mark and Devon meet Cobel, who says Gemma will die after the file is completed. Mark calls in sick, promising Milchick he will come to work the next day. Gretchen confesses to outie Dylan about her romance with his innie, so he threatens to quit. She confides in innie Dylan about their fight
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19
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season
10
Title
"Cold Harbor"
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Written by
Dan Erickson
Original release date
March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20)
Through video recordings, Mark's outie asks his innie to rescue Gemma from the testing floor after he completes the Cold Harbor file; otherwise, Gemma will die. Mark's innie storms off after he realizes he is being asked to sacrifice himself and Helly. Dylan returns to read a letter from his outie deferring his resignation request. Mark arrives on
Through video recordings, Mark's outie asks his innie to rescue Gemma from the testing floor after he completes the Cold Harbor file; otherwise, Gemma will die. Mark's innie storms off after he realizes he is being asked to sacrifice himself and Helly. Dylan returns to read a letter from his outie deferring his resignation request. Mark arrives on
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Through video recordings, Mark's outie asks his innie to rescue Gemma from the testing floor after he completes the Cold Harbor file; otherwise, Gemma will die. Mark's innie storms off after he realizes he is being asked to sacrifice himself and Helly. Dylan returns to read a letter from his outie deferring his resignation request. Mark arrives on
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
| 10 | 1 | "Hello, Ms. Cobel" | Ben Stiller | Dan Erickson | January 16, 2025 (2025-01-16) | |
| Mark reawakens on the severed floor in a panic, finding Ms. Casey's wellness room decommissioned, and his whole team replaced. Milchick, now running the severed floor, introduces Mark to new deputy manager Miss Huang—a child—and informs him that five months have passed since the "Macrodat Uprising", which made Mark's team the faces of "severance re | ||||||
| 11 | 2 | "Goodbye, Mrs. Selvig" | Sam Donovan | Mohamad El Masri | January 23, 2025 (2025-01-23) | |
| Following the Overtime Contingency, Milchick is tasked with damage control and fires both Irving and Dylan; Irving lies to Milchick about his whereabouts that night. Helena, accompanied by security chief Mr. Drummond, meets with Cobel and offers her a promotion as a reward for her loyalty, but Cobel is insulted at not being offered her old job back | ||||||
| 12 | 3 | "Who Is Alive?" | Ben Stiller | Wei-Ning Yu | January 30, 2025 (2025-01-30) | |
| Mark and Helly go to hand out missing-persons posters of Ms. Casey across the severed floor. The two stumble upon the Mammalians Nurturable department, led by a woman named Lorne; though initially hostile, the Mammalians promise not to hinder MDR's search for Ms. Casey. Irving takes a missing poster to O&D, where he runs into Felicia, who identifie | ||||||
| 13 | 4 | "Woe's Hollow" | Ben Stiller | Anna Ouyang Moench | February 6, 2025 (2025-02-06) | |
| MDR find themselves in the outside world on a frozen lake. A prerecorded message from Milchick informs them that they are on an "Outdoor Retreat and Team-Building Occurrence" (ORTBO), and directs them to find the previously unrevealed fourth appendix to the Lumon handbook, written by Kier Eagan, by following the directions of strange doppelgängers | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | "Trojan's Horse" | Sam Donovan | Megan Ritchie | February 13, 2025 (2025-02-13) | |
| Following the ORTBO, a reluctant Helena is compelled to let her innie go back to working on the severed floor until Mark completes the Cold Harbor file. Milchick fulfills Dylan's demand for a funeral for Irving. During the ceremony, Dylan realizes that Irving's final words to him reference a Break Room poster. Behind it, he discovers a card with di | ||||||
| 15 | 6 | "Attila" | Uta Briesewitz | Erin Wagoner | February 20, 2025 (2025-02-20) | |
| Dylan informs Mark and Helly about his discovery of Irving's instructions to reach the Exports Hall. Milchick takes time off to address the infractions in his performance review, leaving Miss Huang in charge. Mark confesses to Helly that he and Helena had sex during the ORTBO. Feeling that Helena stole this experience from her, Helly initiates sex | ||||||
| 16 | 7 | "Chikhai Bardo" | Jessica Lee Gagné | Dan Erickson & Mark Friedman | February 27, 2025 (2025-02-27) | |
| In flashbacks, Mark and Gemma meet at a blood drive. The two go on to have a loving marriage which is eventually marred by difficulties conceiving a child. After a miscarriage, Gemma and Mark visit a fertility clinic run by Lumon. In the present, Gemma lives on the testing floor at Lumon, where every day she visits multiple rooms (which share the n | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | "Sweet Vitriol" | Ben Stiller | Adam Countee and K. C. Perry | March 6, 2025 (2025-03-06) | |
| Cobel arrives in Salt's Neck, the seaside town she grew up in. The Lumon ether factory that once supported it has closed, and much of the population is addicted to ether. Harmony visits a restaurant to find her old friend Hampton, an ether dealer, who secretly drives her to her mother's house. Harmony's mother Charlotte died after a long illness wh | ||||||
| 18 | 9 | "The After Hours" | Uta Briesewitz | Dan Erickson | March 13, 2025 (2025-03-13) | |
| On the day of the Cold Harbor file's expected completion, Mark and Devon meet Cobel, who says Gemma will die after the file is completed. Mark calls in sick, promising Milchick he will come to work the next day. Gretchen confesses to outie Dylan about her romance with his innie, so he threatens to quit. She confides in innie Dylan about their fight | ||||||
| 19 | 10 | "Cold Harbor" | Ben Stiller | Dan Erickson | March 20, 2025 (2025-03-20) | |
| Through video recordings, Mark's outie asks his innie to rescue Gemma from the testing floor after he completes the Cold Harbor file; otherwise, Gemma will die. Mark's innie storms off after he realizes he is being asked to sacrifice himself and Helly. Dylan returns to read a letter from his outie deferring his resignation request. Mark arrives on | ||||||
Critical response of Severance · Reception › Critical response
1
1
Season
1
Rotten Tomatoes
97% (117 reviews)
Metacritic
83 (36 reviews)
2
2
Season
2
Rotten Tomatoes
94% (228 reviews)
Metacritic
87 (46 reviews)
| Season | Rotten Tomatoes | Metacritic |
| 1 | 97% (117 reviews) | 83 (36 reviews) |
| 2 | 94% (228 reviews) | 87 (46 reviews) |