10 Must-See New TV Shows Starting In February 2022

10. Severance

With the exception of Ted Lasso, Apple TV+ has yet to nail a real breakthrough hit, but the enticing and timely sci-fi thriller Severance could be just what the doctor ordered for the streaming service. It boasts major production values, an intriguing premise, and an outstanding cast which position it as a potential smash hit for 2022.

Severance stars Adam Scott as an office worker who has agreed to undergo an experimental procedure that divides an individual’s psyche into two distinct units: work and personal. In the trailer we see Scott’s face subtly shift as he enters work mode. He spends his 9-5 with his work friends before losing all memory of them as he leaves the office and reverts to his downtime persona.

The show boasts an icy cool aesthetic, with Patricia Arquette positioned as a white-collar villain whose every sentence is cased in cautious corporate speak. The cast also includes Jon Turturro and Christopher Walken, who is kept mostly to the side in the trailer.

Adam Scott himself has long been deserving of a great vehicle. This one’s directed by Ben Stiller (as well as Aoife McArdle), whose last TV drama was the superb Escape At Dannemora - exciting stuff all round.