Apple TV+ thriller 'Severance' born from creator's 'corporate misery'

Ahead of the release of the Apple TV+ thriller "Severance," the cast and crew of the series reveal what went into the show's creation, including the concept of the work-life balance and how the tone of the show was set.

Directed by Ben Stiller, "Severance" is a show that plays on the idea of keeping work separate from the rest of an employee's life, by separating the memories of the two. In an interview days before the show becomes available to watch on Apple TV+, key members of the production talk about the background of the show's creation.After Stiller's Red Hour Productions picked up the script for the show, Stiller said it raised many interesting questions, and so the team didn't want to venture into familiar territory, reports Variety. As the "tone was so unique" for the show with a "strange humor," Stiller said the team needed to spend a lot of time establishing the "rules" of the world.

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