SeveranceandBlack Mirrorare kindred series in many ways.

There’s quite a lot, in fact, andErickson himself has admitted to how influentialBlack Mirrorwas when developingSeverance.

Among them, as one would expect, isBlack Mirror.

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He mentions a specific episode, though; theSeason 2feature-length special “White Christmas,” withJon HammandRafe Spall.

The cruelty lies in how cookies are made to comply with their new reality of servitude.

And is there any way to reverse it?

Jon Hamm as Matt Trent in Black Mirror White Christmas looking at the camera depressed.

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Promo image for Severance showing Adam Scott with a small version of himself in front of a computer screen emerging from atop his head.

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Mark leads a team of office workers whose memories have been surgically divided between their work and personal lives. When a mysterious colleague appears outside of work, it begins a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.

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