The first thing you notice about the new Apple TV+ series Severance is how very Apple it is. From the minimalist sets, to the austere lighting, to the precise economy of words delivered by its characters, it all has that Jony Ive less-is-more touch. 

But beneath the surface, what Severance does best is portray the deep dread of office drone life, the one so many US workers have rebelled against via the Great Resignation. Set in a fictional company called Lumon Industries, the workers of Severance have volunteered to allow their minds to be separated into work life and home life—a process called severance—with neither half having a memory of the other.