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‘Severance’ Workplace Thriller Gives Apple a Much-Needed Hit

The show about the fictional Lumon Industries has become a cultural phenomenon. Will that translate into lasting subscriber growth?

Britt Lower, from left, Zach Cherry, and Adam Scott in a scene from Severance.

Photographer: Jon Pack/Apple TV+
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Apple Inc. has a huge hit on its hands with the workplace thriller Severance, which concludes Season 2 on Thursday night.

After the extra-long episode wraps on Apple TV+, fans will likely flock to various Reddit channels to decode the puzzle-box style show and discuss the fate of the Macrodata Refinement team at Lumon Industries.