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At work for Lumon (From left): Seth Milchick (played by Tramell Tillman) checking on “severed” Lumon employees Dylan George (Zach Cherry), Irving Bailiff (John Turturro), Helly Riggs (Britt Lower), and Mark Scout (Adam Scott) during the first season of the enormously popular sci-fi show.

Severance

Apple TV original television series
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Severance is an American science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Dan Erickson and executive produced by Ben Stiller. It premiered on the streaming service Apple TV+ (later Apple TV) on February 18, 2022. The plot follows the daily life of workers who have undergone “severance,” a first-of-its-kind proprietary medical procedure that surgically divides an employee’s consciousness to separate their work-self from their home-self. Severance stars Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Zach Cherry, Tramell...

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