Severance

Legion

Season 1

DVD - 2018

Severance's retrofuturist vibes and nothing's-as-it-seems twists find a friend in Legion, the character-rich adventure of a man who discovers his mental health issues might also be superpowers. Severance's retrofuturist vibes and nothing's-as-it-seems twists find a friend in Legion, the character-rich adventure of a man who discovers his mental health issues might also be superpowers. Show less

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The Prisoner

DVD - 2001

"I am not a number! I am a free man!" is the declaration this classic 60s scifi show starts every episode off with. Severance draws huge inspiration from The Prisoner, along with just about every TV dystopia that's aired since 1967. "I am not a number! I am a free man!" is the declaration this classic 60s scifi show starts every episode off with. Severance draws huge inspiration from The Prisoner, along with just about every TV dystopia that's aired since 1967. Show less

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Ender's Game

by Card, Orson Scott

Book - 2002

If you love the question of "just what are those spreadsheets for?" you'll find much to appreciate in Ender Wiggins' experiences training for an...Show more If you love the question of "just what are those spreadsheets for?" you'll find much to appreciate in Ender Wiggins' experiences training for an upcoming war through video games. (His author's not the world's greatest guy, but that's part of the joy of borrowing from the library - we bought it so you don't have to!) Show less

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altered_Carbon_(TV_series)

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You'll have to go to Netflix for your Altered Carbon fix (frankly, the books aren't nearly as good), but Dichen Lachman plays a pivotal role in THIS cyber...Show more You'll have to go to Netflix for your Altered Carbon fix (frankly, the books aren't nearly as good), but Dichen Lachman plays a pivotal role in THIS cyberpunk-infused corporate nightmare, too. Season 2 isn't worth watching, but season 1 is a self-contained noir mystery set among the uber-rich. Show less

The Trial

by Kafka, Franz

Book - 1998

You can't have Kafka-esque without Kafka, and The Trial - in which a man's arrest and trial occur at the behest of unseen authorities, with little recours...Show more You can't have Kafka-esque without Kafka, and The Trial - in which a man's arrest and trial occur at the behest of unseen authorities, with little recourse - is probably the most comparable to Severance. It's a quick read, but you won't forget it quickly. Show less

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The Giver

by Lowry, Lois

Book - 2014

A strange, sanitized world where your job is chosen for you and nothing good happens to people who complain? Lois Lowry's The Giver might be for kids, bu...Show more A strange, sanitized world where your job is chosen for you and nothing good happens to people who complain? Lois Lowry's The Giver might be for kids, but it's one of the most recognizable dystopias of the last 40 years, and it's easy to imagine the Severed department existing in some basement under Jonas' town. Show less

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Bioshock Infinity

Video Game - 2013

If you like the religious fervor with which Certain People approach Kier Eagan and the Compliance Handbook (or just the fact that Severance is happening i...Show more If you like the religious fervor with which Certain People approach Kier Eagan and the Compliance Handbook (or just the fact that Severance is happening in a fictional US state), Bioshock Infinite's approach to American history will probably appeal. Play as a troubled ex-Pinkerton detective who gets into the middle of a violent class war in an uber-patriotic city called Columbia. Show less

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The Unreal and the Real

Selected Stories of Ursula K. Le Guin

by Le Guin, Ursula K.

Book - 2012

Only have time for a short story? Pick this up and read "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," the story of a perfect city with a dark secret hi...Show more Only have time for a short story? Pick this up and read "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas," the story of a perfect city with a dark secret hidden in its shadowed corners. The process of severance provides a similar way for people to ignore the cost of exploitation. Show less

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Office Space

Blu-ray Disc - 2009

The classic "take this job and shove it" comedy is a clear ancestor of Severance's absurd rules, weird office rituals, and control-freak middle managers. The classic "take this job and shove it" comedy is a clear ancestor of Severance's absurd rules, weird office rituals, and control-freak middle managers. Show less

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Eyes Wide Shut

DVD - 2007

If you know, you know. If you know, you know. Show less

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The Truman Show

DVD - 2005

What's reality if you live your entire life in a world hand-built by one person? How do you become your own person if you're being surveilled at all times? We really do live in a society. What's reality if you live your entire life in a world hand-built by one person? How do you become your own person if you're being surveilled at all times? We really do live in a society. Show less

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No Exit, and Three Other Plays

by Sartre, Jean-Paul

Book - 1989

Hell is other people in the titular play - in which a handful of people spend the afterlife locked in a single room together for all time. You can probably see the comparison. Hell is other people in the titular play - in which a handful of people spend the afterlife locked in a single room together for all time. You can probably see the comparison. Show less

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Blu-ray Disc - 2009

If you enjoy the surreality of memory loss within a scifi setting, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is an easy next watch. If you enjoy the surreality of memory loss within a scifi setting, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is an easy next watch. Show less

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Blade Runner

[the Final Cut]

DVD - 2010

What's the line between "human" and "not human"? Blade Runner asks the question using replicants, androids that look identical to flesh-and-blood people, while Severance relies on the innie/outie divide. What's the line between "human" and "not human"? Blade Runner asks the question using replicants, androids that look identical to flesh-and-blood people, while Severance relies on the innie/outie divide. Show less

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Brazil

DVD - 2006

A dark satire of workplace life and bureaucracy twined up with dreams of love, featuring bizarre visuals and a script that the immortal Tom Stoppard contributed to. A dark satire of workplace life and bureaucracy twined up with dreams of love, featuring bizarre visuals and a script that the immortal Tom Stoppard contributed to. Show less

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Ex Machina

DVD - 2014

Like Blade Runner, Ex Machina asks when a tool of convenience crosses over into the realm of humanity. Like Severance, there's palpable dread running thr...Show more Like Blade Runner, Ex Machina asks when a tool of convenience crosses over into the realm of humanity. Like Severance, there's palpable dread running through Alex Garland's only good directorial endeavor, especially when it comes to the technocrats wielding all the power. Show less

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Dark City

DVD - 1998

A man wakes in a bathtub with no idea how he got there. Amnesia, unforgettable settings, and unexpected twists keep this one in conversation with Severance. A man wakes in a bathtub with no idea how he got there. Amnesia, unforgettable settings, and unexpected twists keep this one in conversation with Severance. Show less

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The Lexington Letter is a free tie-in novella by the creators of Severance! If you love the Lumon worldbuilding and want more, here's where you'll find it. (It's officially available through Apple Books, so also consider reading it there.) The Lexington Letter is a free tie-in novella by the creators of Severance! If you love the Lumon worldbuilding and want more, here's where you'll find it. (It's officially available through Apple Books, so also consider reading it there.) Show less

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