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The Severance writer and cast on corporate cults, sci-fi, and more

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62% Informative

The first season of Severance walked the line between science-fiction thriller and Office Space-like satire.

Showrunner Dan Erickson and actor Patricia Arquette say the influence of stories about cults on season 2 was intentional.

Erickson : "There’s this weird gray zone between a cult and a company, or any system of power".

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56

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English

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49

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