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The Best Episodes of Severance Season 1

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

The Best Episodes of Severance Season 1

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...

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  1. Background image for Good News About Hell
    8.1/10(14.7k 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.

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    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Dan Erickson
  2. Background image for Half Loop
    8.0/10(12.5k 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.

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    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Dan Erickson
  3. Background image for In Perpetuity
    7.7/10(11.8k 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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    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Andrew Colville
  4. Background image for The You You Are
    8.2/10(11.8k 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.

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    Director:Aoife McArdle
    Writer:Kari Drake
  5. Background image for The Grim Barbarity of Optics and Design
    7.7/10(11.3k 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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    Director:Aoife McArdle
    Writer:Anna Ouyang Moench
  6. Background image for Hide and Seek
    7.9/10(11.1k votes)

    #6 - Hide and Seek

    S1:E6

    The team angers Cobel by forming an alliance.

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    Director:Aoife McArdle
    Writer:Amanda Overton
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  7. Background image for Defiant Jazz
    8.9/10(13.9k votes)

    #7 - Defiant Jazz

    S1:E7

    Mark and the team encounter new security measures from Cobel.

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    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Helen Leigh
  8. Background image for What's for Dinner?
    8.9/10(13.6k votes)

    #8 - What's for Dinner?

    S1:E8

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

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    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Chris Black
  9. Background image for The We We Are
    9.7/10(30.3k votes)

    #9 - The We We Are

    S1:E9

    The team discovers troubling revelations.

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    Director:Ben Stiller
    Writer:Dan Erickson

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Good News About Hell" is the best rated episode of "Severance" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 14691 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".