The first season of Severance premiered on Apple TV+ in February 2022. Created by Dan Erickson, the series stars Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Michael Chernus, and Dichen Lachman. In Season 1, Mark Scout leads a team at Lumon Industries, where employees undergo a severance procedure that surgically divides their memories between work and personal lives. This experiment in ‘work-life balance’ is challenged as Mark finds himself at the center of a mystery that forces him to confront the true nature of his work and himself.
Severance Season 1 was nominated for 14 Primetime Emmy and Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, winning Outstanding Main Title Design and Outstanding Music Composition for a Series. In November 2022, it was announced that Gwendoline Christie, Bob Balaban, Merritt Wever, Alia Shawkat, Robby Benson, Stefano Carannante, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, and John Noble had joined the cast of Season 2. Details about their characters remain unknown.
The first season of Severance is currently streaming on Apple TV+.
