Severance is an American science fiction psychological thriller television series. It stars Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, Christopher Walken, Sarah Bock and Patricia Arquette. The series follows employees at the biotechnology corporation Lumon Industries who have undergone "severance" - a medical procedure that ensures they retain no memories of the outside world while at work.
Biotechnology corporation Lumon Industries uses a medical procedure called "severance" to separate the memories of their employees depending on whether they are at work or not. When a severed worker is at work, they are dubbed "innies" and cannot remember anything of their lives or the world outside. Season one centers on one severed employee, Mark, who gradually uncovers a web of conspiracies at Lumon.