I can't remember the last time I was so invested in a TV show. I was hooked from the first episode, and constantly impressed with the directing, visuals, acting, and plot developments. It's like a cross between Black Mirror and 1984, but it might be better than both of those works of art. This is truly something special and I COULD NOT be more excited for season 2.
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Brilliant!
Rob133111 January 2023
I had no idea what to expect when I first starting watching Severance. It not only lives up to all the hype but surpasses it. As you can see from the reviews and ratings here, people loved this show and I'm no different. I have to warn you though that's it's addicting once you start watching this and you'll want to binge it as quickly as possible. It's just such a thoughtful, original show that will have you guessing throughout the show. Along with the acting and writing the visuals are just great here. I literally can't find one negative thing to say about this incredible show. You'll have a blast watching this.
On another level!
cliffmerayah29 September 2022
I can't even describe the show. It's unlike anything I have ever seen.
Remember that feeling you had after watching The Truman Show or The Sixth Sense for the very first time? The feeling that you had experienced something unique? It's the exact same sensation Severance gave me. It's odd, it's smart, it's fresh and I loved every single minute of it. It's the best writing and acting I have seen in years.
Every episode makes you hungry for the next one, and the next one, and... well, you get the point. All I can say is, stop scrolling through these reviews and go watch it, because you're in for a treat.
Remember that feeling you had after watching The Truman Show or The Sixth Sense for the very first time? The feeling that you had experienced something unique? It's the exact same sensation Severance gave me. It's odd, it's smart, it's fresh and I loved every single minute of it. It's the best writing and acting I have seen in years.
Every episode makes you hungry for the next one, and the next one, and... well, you get the point. All I can say is, stop scrolling through these reviews and go watch it, because you're in for a treat.
As good as everyone says it is!
Supermanfan-1316 August 2022
Severance is every bit as good as everyone says it is. All you have to do is read through the reviews and look the rating to see how much people think of this series. It's on every "best shows of 2022" list out there for a reason and will absolutely be nominated for a ton of awards! Adam Scott leads an amazing cast who all do a fantastic job. It's just such an original show that will keep you wanting more. The first episode may start a little slow for some but stick with it because I promise that you won't regret it. If you stay with it I guarantee it will become one of your favorite shows of the year. I'm so glad they already decided to pick it up for future seasons!
To me it's a masterpiece
UniqueParticle24 March 2022
If you think about it in a deeper sense the Severance corporation is a metaphor of for how trapped workers are in their job, that's my theory. I love it all I'm surprised a few hated it something about waiting for something that's ridiculous or they know the nothing, seems to be a buildup and a lot to learn about the series regardless the show is magnificent! The thriller aspect is glorious and I'm a couple episodes in. When the show first released it had a 7.2 and jumped to 8.2 that's well deserved!
Very Original
jack_o_hasanov_imdb23 April 2022
I loved this Apple + series very much. First of all, the subject is very original and high quality. The acting is just perfect. The script is great, the music is great. The episodes progress slowly, but they are always exciting, and the season finale was simply great. I can't find anything else to say. I'm waiting the other seasons...
Waiting for Mark...
DukeEman19 February 2022
How I would love to go home after work and not remember a damn thing! If that was the case, work attendance would be at an all time high. With no stress or anxiousness about work, you'll just show up, because that's what you are paid to do. But that's the pros, as for the cons...
Without giving away too much, the first 2 episodes achieve putting the viewer into the mind frame of the characters who take on the bizarre act of Severance for a large secretive corporation. The viewer is then given enough interest and mystery to latch onto with a drip-feed of vital information in this beauty of a slow-burner. Overall it is an Orwellian-Kafkaesque mind teaser with a hint of Beckett's Godot dialogue. The perfect ingredient for a modern trippy journey into the unknown corporate dystopian...
Without giving away too much, the first 2 episodes achieve putting the viewer into the mind frame of the characters who take on the bizarre act of Severance for a large secretive corporation. The viewer is then given enough interest and mystery to latch onto with a drip-feed of vital information in this beauty of a slow-burner. Overall it is an Orwellian-Kafkaesque mind teaser with a hint of Beckett's Godot dialogue. The perfect ingredient for a modern trippy journey into the unknown corporate dystopian...
Impressive
mkayseryan18 February 2022
I expected a comedy because of who the lead is , the first minute in you can just feel this show has immense quality behind it there has to be a team that actually cares about what they put on the screen. The first 3-4 minutes gives you a scary idea of the world of the show and I loved it. The direction is simple but the tone , writing score and atmosphere is perfectly done .
This could be the start of something great. **Update, from 8 to 10 by ep 9. Next big hit show if sanity still prevails these days.
MoistMovies20 February 2022
Edit* Episode 9 S1 is one of the greatest TV eps I've seen from a serialised show, still telling the story but it shines so much brighter. Ben Stiller directed it personally. And deserves awards and recognition for it.
Only two episodes are out. So I'm going to keep this very short for now and update with a full review at the end of the series.
All I'll spoil, because I went into the plot blind before watching. Only going by the actors/director, stiller is still one of few unique film makers in hollyweird that can pull in great actors and decent budgets. This is series unlike anything airing and has great potential to be considered one of the greats of offbeat irreverent dark comedy series ever. Can't wait for the world building.
Just give this one a chance, so far it's not political or effected by the real world. It's a universe unto itself. And I love it so far.
Only two episodes are out. So I'm going to keep this very short for now and update with a full review at the end of the series.
All I'll spoil, because I went into the plot blind before watching. Only going by the actors/director, stiller is still one of few unique film makers in hollyweird that can pull in great actors and decent budgets. This is series unlike anything airing and has great potential to be considered one of the greats of offbeat irreverent dark comedy series ever. Can't wait for the world building.
Just give this one a chance, so far it's not political or effected by the real world. It's a universe unto itself. And I love it so far.
9 episodes is way too long for this
ashokmkd30 October 2023
Very interesting idea, but the execution is very repetitive. After a certain point, you get bored of the long walks through never ending corridors, same character interactions, and the grim mood this show sets. All of season 1 could easily be fit into a 2 hour movie. The pace pickus up on the last episode, and it is a great episode. But there is no closure. Not even a minor one. The story ends in a cliffhanger, and you are left with more questions than answers. I guess Apple needs people to come back more, but if more and more shows continue this path of releasing incomplete stories, people will wait for all seasons to come before they start watching.
Either it catches you from the beginning or not
ultra-taya24 April 2022
Well after all of the positive and convincing reviews, I wanted to give Severance a chance. I can understand why people love the series but it's not my cup of tea. It is slow, it is calm, it needs time to unfold the story and it needs patience. In criminal series I'm okay with slow tempo because there is a will to figure out who is the murderer. But in Severance, I can't see any aspect which keeps me interested to follow the happenings. Parallel to the tempo, I slowly lost my interest and didn't want to finish it.
Season 1 and it's an instant classic
julieshotmail8 April 2022
Following "Severance" for the past two months as each weekly episode drops reminds you of just how wonderful it is to witness things as they unfold for the first time. Well-cast, brilliantly-directed and edited, with one of the most spellbinding opening sequences in recent TV history, "Severance" is the perfect blend of Sci-fi, human interest, mystery, dystopia, and dark comedic undertones. "Black Mirror" is the only comparison that comes to mind but that show falls under the anthology category, therefore "Severance" is quite unlike any TV series you've ever seen before. As the mystery unfolds, you can't help but think about the layers upon layers of possibilities and various implications. While the early episodes may appear ho-hum, buzzing slowly, they are actually intricately developing each textured character if you pay close attention, positioning you for a satisfying payoff. Every actor stands out in their own right, from the trusty lead Adam Scott to veterans Patricia Arquette, John Torturo, Christopher Walken to Tramell Tillman as Milchick, my surprise favorite. This show is complex, and so for those who have not seen this yet and want to be entertained (Defiant Jazz!) and mentally stimulated at the same time, I recommend not waiting much longer to start S1E1!
This. Is. Incredible.
grahamvandyke11 December 2022
There really aren't enough positive things to say about this potential masterpiece of art. I want to go on record as saying if the show manages to keep this quality up for it's entire run length, this will be the first show I have watched since Breaking Bad to be as close to perfection as possible.
Admittedly, things start off slow and drag slightly with the first episode. Fear not though, because Severance picks up with an increasing amount of drama and mystery, climaxing perfectly with a season finale that balances that fine line of leaving you wanted more, while quenching your appetite to remain satisfied until Season 2.
Every metric you can measure and judge a TV show on is on display with absolute mastery. The casting, acting, script, direction, cinematography, lighting, set decoration.. everything is perfect.
Actually I noticed a running theme for this review I've written is the word "perfect". So I'll leave you all with that, and watch the damn show already.
Admittedly, things start off slow and drag slightly with the first episode. Fear not though, because Severance picks up with an increasing amount of drama and mystery, climaxing perfectly with a season finale that balances that fine line of leaving you wanted more, while quenching your appetite to remain satisfied until Season 2.
Every metric you can measure and judge a TV show on is on display with absolute mastery. The casting, acting, script, direction, cinematography, lighting, set decoration.. everything is perfect.
Actually I noticed a running theme for this review I've written is the word "perfect". So I'll leave you all with that, and watch the damn show already.
Just what the doctor ordered.
MongoLloyd20 March 2022
I was ready to completely give up on episodic shows and then this happened, an actual diamond of a show among formulaic, recycled, regurgitated, pandering piffle. The production design and cinematography is inspiring and the cast is excellent. Narratively speaking, it's about as engaging and compelling as anything I'd consider a "best" example of any screened entertainment I've ever seen. Which means, it'll probably not be renewed for a 2nd season because it's just too original and interesting for American audiences.
Offbeat and interesting!
Joshumms18 February 2022
Very interesting show, it's always unsettling and you never feel like what's going on is normal. There's always so many things that you are questioning and it keeps you engaged and interested. There's some dark, offbeat humor mixed in as well. Great acting and music and an offbeat unsettling style, very excited for the rest of the series.
George Orwell's "The Office"
MogwaiMovieReviews18 September 2022
The office workers for a mysterious and somewhat creepy company have all had their minds split into two, with their 'work' lives and 'home' lives having no knowledge of each other.
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Just finished watching the first season of this, and it's been a real find. Nothing life-changing or even completely original, but a very, very good show, well-written, directed and acted the whole way through, with Tramell Tillman and Patricia Arquette coming out tops at stealing most scenes they're in, but Christopher Walken and John Torturro are splendid, too. Every character is intriguing and believable, and the revelations of the parts we get to see of their other lives all make sense and successfully propel the story along in ways that never feel manipulative or cheating.
If I were to try describe the experience of watching it to someone I would probably say it's a bit of a knock-off of various Charlie Kaufmann films - particularly Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind - pitched somewhere in the vicinity of The Truman Show or Westworld, if Westworld was any good and still liked the human race.
If there's any downsides, I would say it probably could have done a little more with the human ramifications of the process, showing us in greater detail what the severed characters were feeling and how the world appeared to them in this confused and diminished state. And I also think they could have told the story a little faster: I don't have great hopes that the quality will remain this high into further seasons, and I would have rather they made it a complete, standalone miniseries instead. Having said that, I'll be definitely be counting the months till it returns.
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Just finished watching the first season of this, and it's been a real find. Nothing life-changing or even completely original, but a very, very good show, well-written, directed and acted the whole way through, with Tramell Tillman and Patricia Arquette coming out tops at stealing most scenes they're in, but Christopher Walken and John Torturro are splendid, too. Every character is intriguing and believable, and the revelations of the parts we get to see of their other lives all make sense and successfully propel the story along in ways that never feel manipulative or cheating.
If I were to try describe the experience of watching it to someone I would probably say it's a bit of a knock-off of various Charlie Kaufmann films - particularly Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind - pitched somewhere in the vicinity of The Truman Show or Westworld, if Westworld was any good and still liked the human race.
If there's any downsides, I would say it probably could have done a little more with the human ramifications of the process, showing us in greater detail what the severed characters were feeling and how the world appeared to them in this confused and diminished state. And I also think they could have told the story a little faster: I don't have great hopes that the quality will remain this high into further seasons, and I would have rather they made it a complete, standalone miniseries instead. Having said that, I'll be definitely be counting the months till it returns.
I want more
lucaschriskowalski21 February 2022
Smashed the first two episodes and look forward to more. Looks amazing and feels claustrophobic, there is a real visual separation between the work and home self. Dialogue is witty and sharp, the fact that Ben Stiller directed this blows my mind. Great TV to kick off 2022.
Very Charlie Kaufmanesque
k-sct19 February 2022
If being John malkovich or eternal sunshine of the spotless mind in an office environment is for you; then this is a show you'll enjoy. The pacing is a little slow but I can see that it's to give us a clear world building premise. Creepy, insular, & mind bending with a fine line of humor.
A glimpse into Apple
Tarquan19 February 2022
1984 big brother
aboalhyjaa11 March 2022
4 episode in and just wow, every character and every scene just screams 1984. In a good way, because thats one of the best novels to ever be.
Its true, some of the scenes are uncomfortable to see, but we should see! Because this acting is a somewhat reflection to our lives and our jobs with capitalism dominating everything and destroying every meaning of live and make humans a semi robot who separates their lives from their work!
The concept of the show is kinda freaky, will you as a fully-brained human, willingly sentence a part of yourself for slavery for 8 hours a day?. To you it doesn't feel a thing like a small nap and you still have 2/3 of the day to live. But for that part of you it seems infinite, always working! The literal definition of slavery!
Its true, some of the scenes are uncomfortable to see, but we should see! Because this acting is a somewhat reflection to our lives and our jobs with capitalism dominating everything and destroying every meaning of live and make humans a semi robot who separates their lives from their work!
The concept of the show is kinda freaky, will you as a fully-brained human, willingly sentence a part of yourself for slavery for 8 hours a day?. To you it doesn't feel a thing like a small nap and you still have 2/3 of the day to live. But for that part of you it seems infinite, always working! The literal definition of slavery!
This is your sign to push play
amakle20 January 2023
Ok. This is really great. I might have had low expectations because I often judge series (and movies) by its cover (my brain sorted it as an office series without depth, how wrong). This is the first time in forever where I'm left speechless. Often. I was nowhere near predicting the outcome. The cast and the characters are excellent, the sceneography is well thought out, the dialogue is at times both funny and dark. I don't know how they came up with this, but they did. The only reason why I didn't give this 10 stars is because my better half says no one gives a rating of 10 (it's a 10 really).
Do Not Drop It, And You'll Be Rewarded
Littleman958 April 2022
As for Season 1:
Plot: after a very weird and quite stretched beginning (around three episodes or four, if I don't remember wrong), things will start being more and more clear and that's what everyone will have to wait before actually enjoy this show.
By the way, the story itself is very good. Everyone who likes mystery/thriller should enjoy this.
Actors & Actress and Acting: well, also this topic here is one that, the more you go through the show, the more you'll appreciate.
Conclusion: do you like mystery/thriller? You'll have to watch this (not try, because the first episodes are the big obstacle you have to jump over before getting into the actual show, so try not to drop it).
I have nothing else to say. Just watch it.
Plot: after a very weird and quite stretched beginning (around three episodes or four, if I don't remember wrong), things will start being more and more clear and that's what everyone will have to wait before actually enjoy this show.
By the way, the story itself is very good. Everyone who likes mystery/thriller should enjoy this.
Actors & Actress and Acting: well, also this topic here is one that, the more you go through the show, the more you'll appreciate.
Conclusion: do you like mystery/thriller? You'll have to watch this (not try, because the first episodes are the big obstacle you have to jump over before getting into the actual show, so try not to drop it).
I have nothing else to say. Just watch it.
Unique, an absolute masterpiece
skintone-3860028 December 2022
Wow, what an incredible creation is this show.
It comes as a complete surprise to be totally drawn in and captured by this magnificent piece of TV work.
At the start, much of the appeal comes from the weird feel and mystery about what the hell is going on here.
Then, with each episode, the suspense picks up and you are drawn in even further.
The other important aspect that makes this show so special is the amazing acting performance by Adam Scott. I was spell bound by his performance. It is unusually subtle and understated,but every facial expression, every word he utters is somehow spell binding.
The other actors are all excellent as well, and this is always for me the crucial aspect of whether a show will be watchable or not.
This show is unique and brilliant and really is essential viewing.
It comes as a complete surprise to be totally drawn in and captured by this magnificent piece of TV work.
At the start, much of the appeal comes from the weird feel and mystery about what the hell is going on here.
Then, with each episode, the suspense picks up and you are drawn in even further.
The other important aspect that makes this show so special is the amazing acting performance by Adam Scott. I was spell bound by his performance. It is unusually subtle and understated,but every facial expression, every word he utters is somehow spell binding.
The other actors are all excellent as well, and this is always for me the crucial aspect of whether a show will be watchable or not.
This show is unique and brilliant and really is essential viewing.
Masterpiece!!!
themisbrnk2 April 2022
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