One of the most critically acclaimed television shows of the decade so far is returning next week nearly three years after its last episode aired.

Maybe you remember "Severance" from its distinct visual palette of whites and blues and hallway tracking shots; maybe you remember the aforementioned cliffhanger and its sinister implications; maybe you remember seeing it was directed by Ben Stiller and thinking "That Ben Stiller?

The sci-fi series was hailed as a dark, timely satire of office life—but its return is bogged down by abstract ethical conundrums and rote emotional ones.

Severance Season 2 premieres Jan. 17 on Apple TV+, with a new episode every week. Belen Edwards is an Entertainment Reporter at Mashable. She covers movies and TV with a focus on fantasy and science fiction, adaptations, animation, and more nerdy goodness.

In a novel promotion, Season 1 of breakout Apple TV+ series Severance will stream free on the Roku Channel during the runup to the second-season premiere. Viewers can access the first season of the show,

Thankfully, answers are oh-so-close to arriving, as Severance Season 2 is set to debut on Friday, January 17, but even those who haven’t yet experienced the singular majesty of watching the quizzical drama can join the rest of us without requiring a current Apple TV+ subscription.

Ahead of the premiere of Severance season 2, Apple TV+ and Roku teamed up to make the first season of the show available for free.

Apple TV+ really hopes you'll get hooked on the dystopian hit—which, to be fair, you probably will—and become a subscriber for Severance season two.

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