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FYC: Severance withdrawals hitting? From The Prisoner to FROM, here are some great Mysterybox TV shows to help out

Lost isn't the only great Mystery Box show that came before Severance blew us all away. We've got a list of three of our favorites to help you wean yourself off those Lumon cravings

Features by Graeme McMillan, Editor

Published on Wed Mar 26 2025

Admit it: the finale of Apple TV+’s Severance season second knocked you on your ass. It did the same for us, as well; after a season where we wondered if the answers to what was going on with Cold Harbor, Gemma, or the goats were getting further and further away with each new plot strand or spotlight episode, the finale delivered, and how — leaving us very, very eager for the third season to arrive as soon as possible. It also made us excited to revisit some of our favorite earlier mystery box shows — series that ask big questions and make us wait desperately for the answers. For your consideration, dear friends: here are shows that did Severance years before Severance.

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Graeme McMillan: Popverse Editor Graeme McMillan (he/him) has been writing about comics, culture, and comics culture on the internet for close to two decades at this point, which is terrifying to admit. He completely understands if you have problems understanding his accent.

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