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Richard Roeper

‘Severance’: Clock ticks slowly in Apple TV+’s freaky, futuristic workplace

To shut out his pain, a devastated widower (Adam Scott) agrees to a brain procedure that blocks out personal memories during office time on “Severance.” | Apple TV+

If you’re returning to an office soon after a long hiatus, if you’re even THINKING about returning to an office any time this year, might I recommend you think twice about watching “Severance” — because after nine episodes of this workplace psychological mystery, you’ll be traumatized at the mere thought of cubicles, desktop monitors and break rooms, security badges, security personnel, brutal lighting, the “Groundhog Day” repetitiveness of your days and oh yeah, that one guy who never stops sucking up to the bosses and prattling on about the history of the company.

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