In Severance, Memory Is Company Property

Between the endless pandemic, systemic wage inequality, and fixed administration nightmares, real-life work has by no means felt so dystopian. But Ben Stiller’s new Apple TV+ sequence, Severance, takes issues to a different stage by having Adam Scott endure a really unusual process: to have two wholly separate units of recollections, one for his work life, and one for private use.

It’s the kind of concept you possibly can simply see some horrid CEO operating an organization with proprietary data forcing on his poor drones, however it’s additionally an concept rife with the potential of getting used to screw over workers. Which is, after all, completely what appears to be occurring in Severance:

The official synopsis presents yet another thriller, in that Scott’s character may additionally have extra occurring than even he realizes: “In Severance, Mark Scout (Adam Scott) leads a team at Lumon Industries, whose employees have undergone a severance procedure, which surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives. This daring experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is called into question as Mark finds himself at the center of an unraveling mystery that will force him to confront the true nature of his work… and of himself.”

Honestly, the present solely appears all proper, and can most likely stay and die on how fascinating the thriller on the coronary heart of Lumon Industries and Scout is. But on the plus facet, the forged is totally stacked—along with Scott, Severance stars Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, and Christopher Walken. And once more, the present is directed and government produced by Ben Stiller, who is aware of himself some darkish comedies.

The first two episodes of Severance will premiere on Apple TV+ on February 18, with the remaining seven episodes airing weekly afterward on Fridays.

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