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Why are there no iPhones in 'Severance'?

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There are no iPhones in Apple TV+'s hit sci-fi show Severance.

Rian Johnson revealed a Hollywood secret in his new movie Knives Out .

The director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Looper said bad guys can't have iPhones on camera in mystery movies.

Severance Season 2 is now streaming on AppleTV+. It's not the only alternate-reality sci-fi show on Apple TV+ forced to deal with similar issues.

The show's total lack of iPhones raises plenty of questions, but we're hesitant to read too deeply into this one detail.

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