5 shows (and a movie) to watch after Severance

thefader.com:

The hit sci-fi series Severance has returned to Apple TV+ three years after its debut in 2022. The Emmy-winning show, which stars Adam Scott and Patricia Arquette (with many episodes directed by Ben Stiller) is a stylish puzzle box combining harrowing contemporary questions with thrilling mysteries around every fluorescent-lit corridor.

Severance follows Mark Scout (Scott) and his fellow employees at Lumon Industries. He and his co-workers have all undergone a process that splits their consciousness in two, leaving an “innie” who goes to work and an “outie” who exists outside the walls of the Lumon building.

Since neither has any memories of the other side of their life, Lumon’s theory goes, outsourcing your work brain makes the evenings and weekends a happier and more relaxing experience.

However, the arrival of new colleague Helly R. (Brit Lower) and questions about the recently departed Petey (Yul Vazquez) lead to disquiet at a company where productivity is king.