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"Severance" (not rated, 46-57 minutes per episode, Apple TV) This mesmerizing nine-episode sci-fi series revolves around Mark Scout (Adam Scott), leader of a team at Lumon Industries (the industry is never clearly identified), whose employees have undergone a severance procedure that surgically divides their memories between their work and personal lives, bringing a new (and increasingly unsettling) definition to the idea of work-life balance. With Patricia Arquette, Christopher Walken, John Turturro, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower; most episodes are directed by Ben Stiller.
"Agnes" (not rated, 1 hour, 33 minutes, On Demand) A mix of black comedy and horror with a lot of unrealized potential, this genre-traveling bloodfest concerns a nun's disturbing behavior (maybe demonic possession?) attracts the attention of a priest-in-waiting and his mentor who investigate, with unfortunate results. With Molly C. Quinn, Sean Gunn, Chris Sullivan; co-written and directed by Mickey Reece.