Record 100% on Rotten Tomatoes: the second season of "Severance" has started

The Apple TV+ series "Severance," which tells the story of Lumon Industries employees who voluntarily agreed to a procedure to separate their personalities between work and personal life, is back with a second season.

The first season received favorable reviews, but the sequel seems to have exceeded all expectations. According to preliminary critics' reviews, the second season received an impressive 100% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 40 reviews. This indicates an extremely high appreciation of the series and high hopes for its success.

Critics praise the series' visuals, excellent acting, and engaging script.

"Severance" is a sci-fi psychological thriller that delves into the issues of identity, memory, and corporate control. The story tells the story of Mark, one of the "torn" employees, who gradually begins to uncover the secrets of the company and the true purpose of the procedure.

The plot centers on Lumon Industries, a corporation that uses the technology of "tearing" to split the minds of employees. This creates two separate personalities: one for work and one for personal life. The protagonist, Mark, played by Adam Scott, finds himself in the middle of a conspiracy, unraveling the company's secrets.

The series also stars Tramell Tillman, Britt Lover, Zach Cherry, Jen Tulloch, Michael Chernus, Dichen Luckman, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette. The showrunner is Dan Erickson and the director is Ben Stiller.

Reviews from professional critics emphasize the high quality of the second season. Here are some of them:

• Until the very end, the series remains at its best in its short episodes and individual portrayals, even as the basic logic of things begins to shift and warp.
• Apple's mind-blowing drama is back with a whole batch of new mysteries, but this puzzle may frustrate you no matter how much you want to solve it.
• In season 2, Severance forces its characters and viewers to confront our ugly tendency to evaluate another person's worth based on how that person's needs and desires match our own.
• It's hard not to love a show as beautiful and human as this, one that dives into existential dilemmas and mood-driven dance breaks.
• It makes for a season that is often darker, less often funny, and not necessarily more satisfying - but one that hits, if anything, even harder close to home.
• Regardless of the destination "Severance" was aiming for, the journey dramatizes the arbitrary rules and fragmented nature of modern work better than anything else on the air.

The second season of "Severance," which will consist of 10 episodes, will premiere on January 17 on Apple TV+.

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