The sci-fi series was hailed as a dark, timely satire of office life—but its return is bogged down by abstract ethical conundrums and rote emotional ones.

Apple is using the Adam Scott thriller to try and drive new subscribers to its streaming service, following a number of moves to get its programming in front of those who may mot have sampled it.

In a novel promotion, Season 1 of breakout Apple TV+ series Severance will stream free on the Roku Channel during the runup to the second-season premiere.

The three-year wait is over as Severance returns to Apple TV+ for its sophomore season later this month. While many shows would suffer from a long hiatus, Severance Season 2 is not one of those programs,

There were reasons to worry about a "Severance" sophomore slump. Foremost, the Ben Stiller-backed, 2022 Apple TV+ series was such a brilliantly realized paranoid thriller/sci-fi satire of the work-life balance illusion -- recreating its first season magic would be a herculean task under the best circumstances.

The lines between selfhood and servitude blur to unsettling extremes in the labyrinthine corridors of Severance.

Adam Scott stars in the Ben Stiller-produced series about employees of a corporation who've undergone a procedure to separate their work memories from the rest of their lives.

Apple TV has canceled the Season 2 premiere event for "Severance," the latest Hollywood event to be affected by the Los Angeles wildfires.

Apple has made the Apple TV+ show "Severance" available on the Roku Channel for a limited time to promote the second season.