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‘Severance’ Review: Apple TV+’s Dystopian Sci-Fi Returns for a Frustrating but Fascinating Season 2

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Angie Han
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Apple TV+'s 'Severance' delves deeper into the nightmarish reality of corporate capitalist dystopia, pushing its characters and audiences to their breaking point.
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  • The show expands its world beyond the oppressed workers, exploring the tensions and indignities experienced by middle managers like the incredible Tramell Tillman's Mr. Milchick, who must swallow his own share of corporate callousness.
  • The core relationships in season 2 become even more complex, as the self-aware 'innies' refuse to accept a return to the status quo, pitting them not just against their higher-ups, but also their own 'outie' selves, in a gripping battle for autonomy and humanity.
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Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Trammel Tillman, Zach Cherry, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Sarah Bock, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, Patricia Arquette, Lumon Industries, Severance
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