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The Best Episodes of Severance Season 1

Every episode of Severance Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Severance Season 1!

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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

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Severance Season 1 Episode 1 - Good News About Hell
    8.1/10(16486 votes)

    #1 - Good News About Hell

    S1:E1

    Mark is promoted to lead a team who've had their memories surgically divided between their work and personal lives.

    Director:Ben Stiller

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  2. Severance Season 1 Episode 2 - Half Loop
    8.0/10(14031 votes)

    #2 - Half Loop

    S1:E2

    The team train new hire Helly on macrodata refinement. Mark takes a day off to meet with a mysterious former colleague.

    Director:Ben Stiller

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  3. Severance Season 1 Episode 3 - In Perpetuity
    7.7/10(13313 votes)

    #3 - In Perpetuity

    S1:E3

    Mark takes the team on a field trip, but Helly continues to rebel. A deteriorating Petey struggles to tell Mark about Lumon’s misdeeds.

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  4. Severance Season 1 Episode 4 - The You You Are
    8.2/10(13327 votes)

    #4 - The You You Are

    S1:E4

    Irving finds an intriguing book at work. Helly aggressively pursues a meeting with her Outie. Mark attends a funeral with Ms. Selvig.

    Director:Aoife McArdle
    Writer:Kari Drake

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  5. Severance Season 1 Episode 5 - The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design
    7.7/10(12701 votes)

    #5 - The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design

    S1:E5

    Irving and Dylan confront Burt about his lies. Mark and Helly discover a strange new department.

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  6. Severance Season 1 Episode 6 - Hide and Seek
    7.9/10(12528 votes)

    #6 - Hide and Seek

    S1:E6

    The team angers Cobel by forming an alliance.

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  8. Severance Season 1 Episode 7 - Defiant Jazz
    8.9/10(15573 votes)

    #7 - Defiant Jazz

    S1:E7

    Mark and the team encounter new security measures from Cobel.

    Director:Ben Stiller

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  9. Severance Season 1 Episode 8 - What's for Dinner?
    8.9/10(15240 votes)

    #8 - What's for Dinner?

    S1:E8

    The team prepares a plan. Mark attends Devon and Ricken’s party.

    Director:Ben Stiller

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  10. Severance Season 1 Episode 9 - The We We Are
    9.7/10(33311 votes)

    #9 - The We We Are

    S1:E9

    The team discovers troubling revelations.

    Director:Ben Stiller

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Good News About Hell" is the best rated episode of "Severance" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 16486 votes. Directed by Ben Stiller and written by Dan Erickson, it aired on 2/17/2022. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Half Loop".