Severance: How The Show Perfectly Blends Multiple Genres
When talking about what genre a television show or movie should be considered, there are some shows that are simply not going to be 100 percent one genre or another. One show on television today that might in fact be near impossible to tag with just one genre is the Apple TV Plus series, Severance. When trying to put the show in one box or another, it quickly becomes obvious that the program has very expertly found a way to cross off a couple of different boxes. The Apple TV Plus show actually does this so well, it’s not a stretch to think that other shows are going to be trying to copy what Severance does in some way shape, or form for years to come.
Most people agree there are 11 different genres that any movie or television series can fit into it. Action, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Slice of Life, Sports, Thriller, War and Western are the ones that programs are usually divided into these days, though there are some who think there are more. There are some who think there are less. But 11 genres appear to be about the best number someone can come up with when it comes to defining what sort of movie or television show a property is these days. There is an argument to be made that this first season of Severance fits into six of those genres over the course of its initial run.
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While Severance was first billed as a series that would focus on work/life balance, it doesn’t take long for the show to go down the horror path completely. Things at Lumon start out just being weird. But when employees at the company start getting sent to the “breakroom” the show takes a very dark turn.
It’s here that the show gets quite spooky. There’s the fact that people
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