Scripted series · Apple TV
Severance
There's more to work than life.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Adam Scott
Mark Scout
19 eps
Britt Lower
Helly Riggs
19 eps
Tramell Tillman
Seth Milchick
19 eps
Zach Cherry
Dylan George
19 eps
Jen Tullock
Devon Scout-Hale
19 eps
Michael Chernus
Ricken Hale
13 eps
Dichen Lachman
Ms. Casey
19 eps
Sarah Bock
Eustice Huang
10 eps
John Turturro
Irving Bailiff
19 eps
Christopher Walken
Burt Goodman
19 eps
Patricia Arquette
Harmony Cobel
19 eps
Jeff McCarthy
Nature Documentary Voice (voice)
1 eps
Hudson Flynn
WMC Activist 1
1 eps
Ruby Stevens
WMC Activist 2
1 eps
Alexis Cofield
Checkout Girl
1 eps
Alexandra Ferrara
Weather Channel Voiceover (voice)
1 eps
Michael Kayne
Steven
1 eps
Jillian Lindig
Myrtle Eagan
1 eps
Lou Martini Jr.
Cop Voiceover (voice)
1 eps
James Augustus Lee
Bartender
1 eps
Joanne Kelly
Nina Kilmer
1 eps
Anthoula Katsimatides
Florence
3 eps
Nikki M. James
Alexa
4 eps
Cassidy Layton
June Kilmer
2 eps
Michael Caiazzo
Lead Singer
1 eps
Sydney Cole Alexander
Natalie Kalen
7 eps
Margaret Chardiet
Bass
1 eps
Annie McNamara
Danise
3 eps
Donald Webber Jr.
Patton
4 eps
Grace Rex
Rebeck
4 eps
Ethan Flower
Angelo Arteta
2 eps
Karen Aldridge
Asal Regabhi
6 eps
Tye Miller
Guitarist
1 eps
Jonathan Iglesias
Guy at Venue
1 eps
Olivia Alboher
Woman in Old Woman Mask
1 eps
Griffin Stanton-Ameisen
Waiter
1 eps
Samantha Farrow
Woman in Bride Mask
1 eps
Michael Cumpsty
Doug Graner
7 eps
Charles Henry Wood
Drummer
1 eps
Sarah Gold
Woman in Jester Mask
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Severance actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Severance reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 19 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20211 episode
Best episode · S00E01 Welcome to Lumon
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
20229 episodes
8.4IMDbAt Lumon Industries, employees undergo "severance," a procedure dividing their work and personal memories. Mark, a grieving team leader, begins to uncover the dark secrets of the company, forcing him and his coworkers to confront questions of identity, free will, and corporate control.
Best episode · S01E09 The We We Are
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202510 episodes
8.0IMDbMark and his friends learn the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier, leading them further down a path of woe.
Best episode · S02E07 Chikhai Bardo
- Poster unavailableSeason 3
Season 3 · Unannounced
Season 3
0 episodes
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E09 · Signature episode
The We We Are
The team discovers troubling revelations.
- Directed by Ben Stiller
- Written by Dan Erickson
S01E08 · Signature episode
What's for Dinner?
The team prepares a plan. Mark attends Devon and Ricken’s party.
- Directed by Ben Stiller
- Written by Chris Black
S01E07 · Signature episode
Defiant Jazz
Mark and the team encounter new security measures from Cobel.
- Directed by Ben Stiller
- Written by Helen Leigh
S02E07 · Signature episode
Chikhai Bardo
An old romance intersects with a deadly present threat.
- Directed by Jessica Lee Gagné
- Written by Mark Friedman, Dan Erickson
S02E10 · Signature episode
Cold Harbor
Mark forms a shaky alliance in an all-or-nothing play, while the team makes a dangerous last stand.
- Directed by Ben Stiller
- Written by Dan Erickson
S01E02
Half Loop
The team train new hire Helly on macrodata refinement. Mark takes a day off to meet with a mysterious former colleague.
- Directed by Ben Stiller
- Written by Dan Erickson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S02E10 · Signature episode
Cold Harbor
- Directed by Ben Stiller
- Written by Dan Erickson
S02E09
The After Hours
- Directed by Uta Briesewitz
- Written by Dan Erickson
S02E08
Sweet Vitriol
- Directed by Ben Stiller
- Written by K.C. Perry, Adam Countee
S02E07 · Signature episode
Chikhai Bardo
- Directed by Jessica Lee Gagné
- Written by Mark Friedman, Dan Erickson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Dan Erickson
Showrunner
- Photo unavailable
Nicholas Weinstock
Executive producer
Adam Scott
Executive producer
Caroline Baron
Executive producer
Beau Willimon
Executive producer
John Cameron
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Sam Donovan
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Andrew Colville
Executive producer
Chris Black
Executive producer
Patricia Arquette
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Richard Schwartz
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Mark Friedman
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jackie Cohn
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Mary Laws
Executive producer
Eli Jorné
Executive producer
Ben Stiller
Executive producer
John Lesher
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Jordan Tappis
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
K.C. Perry
Writer
Adam Countee
Writer
Anna Ouyang Moench
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Kari Drake
Writer
Helen Leigh
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Megan Ritchie
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Amanda Overton
Writer
Mohamad El Masri
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Wei-Ning Yu
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Erin Wagoner
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Nicholas WeinstockExecutive Producer
- Adam ScottExecutive Producer
- Adam ScottProducer
- Caroline BaronExecutive Producer
- Lauren BelloProducer
- Beau WillimonExecutive Producer
Writing
- K.C. PerryWriter
- Adam CounteeWriter
- Anna Ouyang MoenchWriter
- Andrew ColvilleWriter
- Chris BlackWriter
- Kari DrakeWriter
Direction
- Sam DonovanDirector
- Jessica Lee GagnéDirector
- Uta BriesewitzDirector
- Aoife McArdleDirector
- Ben StillerDirector
Cinematography
- Matt MitchellDirector of Photography
- Jessica Lee GagnéDirector of Photography
- Suzie LavelleDirector of Photography
- David LanzenbergDirector of Photography
Music
- Theodore ShapiroOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
1 win · 1 nomination
Primetime Emmy Awards
1 win · latest 2022
- WinnerPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design2022
Severance · Severance
Golden Globes
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- NomineeGolden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama2023
Severance · Severance
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
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