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Severance
2022
· TV Show
· 50 min episodes
· 3 seasons
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #54
- IMDb #57
- Google retired #140
- Rotten Tomatoes #95
- Metacritic #34
- RatingGraph #57
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #42
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #168
- Metacritic Critics #26
- Metacritic Audience #92
- Criticker #19
- Trakt #11
Every rating
76–95
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 76, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 95.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
Details
- Created by
- Dan Erickson
- Studio
- Endeavor Content, Red Hour, Fifth Season, Animals & People
- Released
- 17 February 2022
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 19 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 38 wins, 129 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (40) →
Awards & nominations
See all 167 →17 major awards won · 38 wins from 167 nominations across 37 ceremonies
| Critics' Choice Television Awards 2026 | Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Tramell Tillman | Winner |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2025 | Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Britt Lower | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Theodore Shapiro (for "Cold Harbor") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Title Design | Oliver Latta and Teddy Blanks | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) | Jessica Lee Gagné (for " Hello, Ms. Cobel ") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Merritt Wever (for " Who Is Alive? ") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Bob Chefalas, Jacob Ribicoff, David Schwartz, and George Lara (for "Cold Harbor") | Winner |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) | Jeremy Hindle, Chris Shriver, Ann Bartek, and David Schlesinger (for "Chikhai Bardo") | Winner |
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Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
24 nominations, 8 won
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (One Hour) | Jessica Lee Gagné (for " Hello, Ms. Cobel ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Merritt Wever (for " Who Is Alive? ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Oliver Latta and Teddy Blanks | Winner |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Theodore Shapiro (for "Cold Harbor") | Winner |
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | Theodore Shapiro (for "The We We Are") | Winner |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) | Jeremy Hindle, Chris Shriver, Ann Bartek, and David Schlesinger (for "Chikhai Bardo") | Winner |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Bob Chefalas, Jacob Ribicoff, David Schwartz, and George Lara (for "Cold Harbor") | Winner |
| Outstanding Title Design | Oliver Latta and Teddy Blanks | Winner |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Rachel Tenner and Bess Fifer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Rachel Tenner and Bess Fifer | Nominee |
| Outstanding Choreography for Scripted Programming | Andrew Turteltaub (for "Choreography & Merriment" / "The Battle of Ambrose and Gunnel") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Gwendoline Christie (for "Cold Harbor") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Jane Alexander (for "Sweet Vitriol") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Music Supervision | George Drakoulias (for "Cold Harbor") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music | Theodore Shapiro | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Keith Fraase (for "Chikhai Bardo") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Geoffrey Richman (for "Cold Harbor") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Joseph Landauer (for " Attila ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) | Jeremy Hindle, Nick Francone, Angelica Borrero-Fortier, and Andrew Baseman (for "Good News About Hell") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Erica Freed Marker and Geoffrey Richman (for " In Perpetuity ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Geoffrey Richman (for "The We We Are") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Comedy or Drama Series (One Hour) | Jacob Ribicoff, Gregg Swiatlowski, Eric Strausser, Sam Zeines, Felipe Pacheco, Marko Costanzo, and Alex Wang (for "Chikhai Bardo") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode | Eric Leven, Sean Findley, Shawn Hillier, Radost Ridlen, Martin Kolejak, Brian Holligan, Alex Lemke, Michael Huber, and Djuna Wahlrab (for "Hello, Ms. Cobel") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Stunt Performance | Justice Hedenberg, Katie Rowe, and Erik Martin (for "Cold Harbor") | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Super Awards
6 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Adam Scott | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Britt Lower | Winner |
| Best Actress in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Patricia Arquette | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Tramell Tillman | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Limited Series or Made-for-TV Movie | Severance | Nominee |
Primetime Emmy Awards
17 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series | Britt Lower (for " Attila ") | Winner |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Tramell Tillman (for "The After Hours") | Winner |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Jessica Lee Gagné (for "Chikhai Bardo") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Ben Stiller (for "Cold Harbor") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Ben Stiller (for "The We We Are") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Ben Stiller, Jackie Cohn, John Lesher, Richard Schwartz, Nicholas Weinstock, Mark Friedman, Dan Erickson, Beau Willimon, Jordan Tappis, Sam Donovan, Caroline Baron, Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, Mohamad El Masri, Adam Countee, Anna Ouyang Moench, Jessica Lee Gagné, Wei-Ning Yu, Sean Fogel, Erin Wag | Nominee |
| Outstanding Drama Series | Ben Stiller, Nicholas Weinstock, Jackie Cohn, Mark Friedman, Dan Erickson, Andrew Colville, Chris Black, John Cameron, Jill Footlick, Kari Drake, Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, Aoife McArdle, Amanda Overton, and Gerry Robert Bryne | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Adam Scott (for "Cold Harbor") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Adam Scott (for "Good News About Hell") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Zach Cherry (for " The After Hours ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Turturro (for " Woe's Hollow ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Turturro (for " Defiant Jazz ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Christopher Walken (for " The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Patricia Arquette (for " Sweet Vitriol ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Patricia Arquette (for " What's for Dinner? ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Dan Erickson (for "Cold Harbor") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Dan Erickson (for "The We We Are") | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
3 nominations, 2 won
| Drama Series | Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, and Amanda Overton | Winner |
| New Series | Chris Black, Andrew Colville, Kari Drake, Dan Erickson, Mark Friedman, Helen Leigh, Anna Moench, and Amanda Overton | Winner |
| Episodic Drama | Dan Erickson (for "The We We Are") | Nominee |
Critics' Choice Television Awards
6 nominations, 1 won
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Tramell Tillman | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Britt Lower | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Severance | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Severance | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Contemporary Single-Camera Series | Jeremy Hindle (for " Good News About Hell ") | Winner |
Golden Globe Awards
7 nominations
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama | Britt Lower | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series – Comedy/Musical or Drama | John Turturro | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor on Television | Tramell Tillman | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Severance | Nominee |
| Best Television Series – Drama | Severance | Nominee |
Screen Actors Guild Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series | Britt Lower | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Patricia Arquette, Sarah Bock, Michael Chernus, Zach Cherry, Dichen Lachman, Britt Lower, Darri Ólafsson, Adam Scott, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, John Turturro, and Christopher Walken | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Patricia Arquette, Michael Chernus, Zach Cherry, Michael Cumpsty, Dichen Lachman, Britt Lower, Adam Scott, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, John Turturro, and Christopher Walken | Nominee |
Independent Spirit Awards
3 nominations
| Best Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best New Scripted Series | Severance | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series | Tramell Tillman | Nominee |
Directors Guild of America Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Aoife McArdle (for " Hide and Seek ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Ben Stiller (for "The We We Are") | Nominee |
Producers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama | Ben Stiller, Nicholas Weinstock, Jackie Cohn, Mark Friedman, Dan Erickson, Andrew Colville, Chris Black, John Cameron, Jill Footlick, Kari Drake, Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, Aoife McArdle, Amanda Overton, and Gerry Robert Byrne | Nominee |
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
12 nominations, 5 won
| Best Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Britt Lower | Winner |
| Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Drama | Ben Stiller (for "The We We Are") | Winner |
| Best Streaming Series, Drama | Severance | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | John Turturro | Winner |
| Best Writing in a Streaming Series, Drama | Dan Erickson (for "The We We Are") | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Drama | Aoife McArdle (for " The You You Are ") | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Tramell Tillman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Christopher Walken | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama | Zach Cherry | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Patricia Arquette | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Drama | Dichen Lachman | Nominee |
Golden Trailer Awards
6 nominations, 5 won
| Best Digital – Horror/Thriller | Apple TV+ / Leroy & Rose (for "Season 2 Digital Campaign") | Winner |
| Best Drama (Trailer/Teaser) for a TV/Streaming Series | Apple TV+ / Transit (for "Season 2 RTO Teaser") | Winner |
| Best Horror/Thriller (Trailer/Teaser) for a TV/Streaming Series | Apple TV+ / Wild Card Creative Group (for "Welcome Back") | Winner |
| Best Music (Trailer/Teaser) for a TV/Streaming Series | Apple TV+ / Transit (for "Season 2 RTO Teaser") | Winner |
| Most Original (Trailer/Teaser) for a TV/Streaming Series | Apple TV+ / Transit (for "Season 2 RTO Teaser") | Winner |
| Best Horror/Thriller (TV Spot) for a TV/Streaming Series | Apple TV+ / Wild Card Creative Group (for "Return") | Nominee |
Dorian Awards
8 nominations, 2 won
| Best Supporting TV Performance — Drama | Tramell Tillman | Winner |
| Most Visually Striking TV Show | Severance | Winner |
| Best Genre TV Show | Severance | Nominee |
| Best TV Drama | Severance | Nominee |
| Best TV Drama | Severance | Nominee |
| Best TV Performance — Drama | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Written TV Show | Severance | Nominee |
| Most Visually Striking Show | Severance | Nominee |
Seoul International Drama Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Best Screen Writer | Dan Erickson | Winner |
| Golden Bird Prize | Ben Stiller | Winner |
| Best Actor | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ben Stiller | Nominee |
American Film Institute Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
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| Top 10 Programs of the Year | Severance | Winner |
Astra Awards
13 nominations, 1 won
| Best Drama Series | Severance | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama Series | Britt Lower | Nominee |
| Best Cast Ensemble in a Streaming Drama Series | Severance | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Drama Series | Ben Stiller (for " Cold Harbor ") | Nominee |
| Best Directing in a Drama Series | Jessica Lee Gagné (for " Chikhai Bardo ") | Nominee |
| Best Guest Actor in a Drama Series | John Noble | Nominee |
| Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Gwendoline Christie | Nominee |
| Best Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Merritt Wever | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | Tramell Tillman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series | John Turturro | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Dichen Lachman | Nominee |
| Best Writing in a Drama Series | Dan Erickson (for "Cold Harbor") | Nominee |
Hollywood Music in Media Awards
3 nominations, 1 won
| Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series | Theodore Shapiro | Winner |
| Music Supervision – Television | George Drakoulias | Nominee |
| Original Score – TV Show/Limited Series | Theodore Shapiro | Nominee |
Set Decorators Society of America Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Contemporary Series | David Schlesinger and Jeremy Hindle | Winner |
| Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Contemporary Series | Andrew Baseman and Jeremy Hindle | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Entertainment | Severance | Winner |
Webby Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Adam Scott | Winner |
Saturn Awards
9 nominations
| Best Actor in a Streaming Television Series | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Television Series | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Streaming Television Series | Britt Lower | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Television Series | Britt Lower | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction Television Series | Severance | Nominee |
| Best Streaming Horror/Thriller Television Series | Severance | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series | John Turturro | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Streaming Television Series | Zach Cherry | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Television Series | Patricia Arquette | Nominee |
Television Critics Association Awards
9 nominations
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Britt Lower | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Tramell Tillman | Nominee |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Severance | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Severance | Nominee |
| Outstanding New Program | Severance | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | Severance | Nominee |
| Program of the Year | Severance | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
6 nominations
| Best Actor in a Drama / Genre Series | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Drama / Genre Series | Adam Scott | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries & Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Tramell Tillman | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Drama or Genre Series | Britt Lower | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Severance | Nominee |
| Best Drama Series | Severance | Nominee |
British Academy Television Craft Awards
2 nominations
| Best Director: Fiction | Sam Donovan | Nominee |
| Best Photography and Lighting: Fiction | Suzie Lavelle | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Achievement in Music Editing – Broadcast Long Form | Missy Cohen, Sam Zeines, and Felipe Pacheco (for "The We We Are") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Broadcast Long Form Dialogue and ADR | Jacob Ribicoff, David Briggs, and Gregg Swiatlowski (for "The We We Are") | Nominee |
Gotham Independent Film Awards
2 nominations
| Breakthrough Series – Long Form | Severance | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance in a New Series | Britt Lower | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Eric Leven, Sean Findley, Brian Holligan, Radost Ridlen (for "Hello, Ms. Cobel") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Vadim Turchin, Nicole Melius, David Piombino, and David Rouxel (for "Pilot") | Nominee |
AACTA International Awards
1 nomination
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Artios Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Pilot and First Season Drama Series | Rachel Tenner, Bess Fifer, and Rick Messina | Nominee |
British Academy Television Awards
1 nomination
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Cinema Audio Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour | Bryan Dembinski, Bob Chefalas, Chris Fogel, and George A. Lara (for " The We We Are ") | Nominee |
Hugo Awards
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form | Dan Erickson, Ben Stiller, Aoife McArdle, and writing staff | Nominee |
Irish Film & Television Awards
1 nomination
| Director – Television Drama | Aoife McArdle | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
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Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards
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| Outstanding Score for Television | Theodore Shapiro | Nominee |
Venice TV Awards
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