Severance: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Mark Scout 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.

Series details

• Title: Severance
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2022-02-18
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Apple TV
• Typical episode runtime: 49 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.7/10
• TVMaze ID: 44933
• IMDb ID: tt11280740
• TVDB ID: 371980

Cast and credited roles

• Adam Scott — Mark Scout
• Tramell Tillman — Seth Milchick
• Britt Lower — Helly Riggs
• Zach Cherry — Dylan George
• Jen Tullock — Devon Scout-Hale
• John Turturro — Irving Bailiff
• Patricia Arquette — Harmony Cobel / Mrs. Selvig
• Christopher Walken — Burt Goodman
• Dichen Lachman — Ms. Casey
• Michael Chernus — Ricken Lazlo Hale
• Sarah Bock — Miss Huang

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-02-18; final listed air date 2022-04-08; episode order: 9.
• Season 2: premiered 2025-01-17; final listed air date 2025-03-21; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

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