7 Psychological TV Series as Mind-Bending as Severance
Ready for an eye-opening sci-fi ride that will keep you hooked for hours?
Fans of the Apple TV+ series Severance are eagerly awaiting the show's subsequent season, which is expected to arrive in early 2024. The gripping world created by the genius of Dan Erickson, Ben Stiller, and Aoife McArdle has left viewers speechless and hungry for more sci-fi conspiracies and psychological dilemmas.
If you crave more stories like Severance, here are seven suggestions that might do the trick.
Devs (2020)
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Hulu
The criminally underrated show is a meditative and brain-expanding tale of a giant tech company, Amaya, that pushes the boundaries of imagination with its top-secret projects. When her boyfriend disappears after being transferred to the experimental wing, Lily Chan, who works for Amaya, takes it upon herself to investigate what the company is really doing there.
Next (2020)
Prime Video, Paramount+
A tech company accidentally releases a runaway artificial intelligence called Next, and its former CEO tries to stop it with the help of an FBI agent. Next has the power to destroy their lives, but leaving it alone comes with much higher stakes.
The OA (2016-2019)
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Netflix
The two-season Netflix original tells the story of Prairie, a young woman who returns home after seven years of disappearance. Her return is seen as a miracle, as she was blind when she went missing and can now see. But the miracles don't stop there, as Prairie claims she can open a portal to another dimension.
The Expanse (2015-2022)
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Prime Video
If the critique of capitalist culture in Severance touches you, the six-season The Expanse is a great way to explore that angle. The investigation into the disappearance of a rich girl turned political activist is set against a future where humanity has colonized the solar system, and exploitative and oppressive new governments are in an endless struggle for dominance.
The Nevers (2021-2022)
Max
Residents of Victorian London suddenly begin to manifest abnormal abilities caused by a supernatural event. This group of people, known as the Touched, go from being ostracized and feared by society to becoming Victorian superheroes on a mission that could change the world.
Maniac (2018)
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Netflix
Two strangers take part in a risky pharmaceutical trial. While undergoing an intense experiment designed to cure them of a past psychological trauma, they unexpectedly connect and their imaginary hallucinatory worlds merge into one.
Fringe (2008-2013)
Prime Video, Max and others
The story of an FBI agent who teams up with a 'mad scientist' type and his son to investigate bizarre, unexplained cases involving alternate universes is a rollercoaster ride guaranteed to evoke all kinds of emotions and keep you hooked for hours.