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Severance
POV: you don't hate your job, you just use it so you don't have to feel anything. Lumon would like a word 🧇
Who it's for
Severance turns a common coping strategy into literal science fiction: Mark chose the procedure to escape grief over his wife's death, which makes 'throwing myself into work' visible and questionable.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Severance is an Apple TV+ science fiction psychological thriller created by Dan Erickson and directed and executive produced by Ben Stiller, which premiered in 2022. Employees of the corporation Lumon Industries undergo a 'severance' procedure that splits their memories between work and personal life, creating separate work selves ('innies') and outside selves ('outies').
Where to find it
Apple TV+ original. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A suicide attempt.
Age: TV-MA (suggested 16+)
The mind, sharp but not broad, sticks at every point but does not move.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 50
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