Severance

American television series (2022–)
TVSeries television_series Q101096725
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Severance is a thriller television series[1]. It also incorporates elements of a psychological thriller[1], drama film[1], mystery film[1], science fiction film[1], and black comedy[1]. The series earned a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design[2].

Severance

Summary

Severance is a television series[1]. Severance ranks in the top 0.21% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,311 views/month, #45 of 21,487).[2]

Key Facts

  • Severance is the creator of Dan Erickson[3].
  • Severance received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design[4].
  • Severance's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • Severance was directed by Ben Stiller[6].
  • Severance was directed by Aoife McArdle[7].
  • Severance's composer is recorded as Theodore Shapiro[8].
  • Severance's genre is thriller television series[9].
  • Severance's genre is psychological thriller[10].
  • Severance's genre is drama film[11].
  • Severance's genre is mystery film[12].
  • Severance's genre is science fiction film[13].
  • Severance's genre is black comedy[14].
  • Severance's genre is utopian and dystopian fiction[15].
  • A cast member of Severance was Adam Scott[16].
  • A cast member of Severance was Britt Lower[17].
  • A cast member of Severance was John Turturro[18].
  • A cast member of Severance was Christopher Walken[19].
  • A cast member of Severance was Patricia Arquette[20].
  • A cast member of Severance was Jen Tullock[21].
  • A cast member of Severance was Zach Cherry[22].
  • A cast member of Severance was Yul Vazquez[23].
  • A cast member of Severance was Dichen Lachman[24].
  • A cast member of Severance was Michael Chernus[25].
  • A cast member of Severance was Tramell Tillman[26].
  • A cast member of Severance was Karen Aldridge[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Ben Stiller[6] and Aoife McArdle[7]. Cast members include Adam Scott[16], Britt Lower[17], John Turturro[18], Christopher Walken[19], Patricia Arquette[20], and Jen Tullock[21]. Severance is the creator of Dan Erickson[3].

Publication

The original language of Severance was English[28]. Genres include thriller television series[9], psychological thriller[10], drama film[11], mystery film[12], science fiction film[13], and black comedy[14]. Severance was distributed by video on demand[29].

Reception

Severance received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design[4].

Why It Matters

Severance ranks in the top 0.21% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,311 views/month, #45 of 21,487).[2] Severance has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Severance is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

What awards did Severance receive?

Honors received include Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Design[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  22. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [27] . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . emmys.com. emmys.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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