Disconnection returns to Apple TV for its second season in January.
Disconnection was one of the most talked-about TV series of 2022 and received widespread critical acclaim. We loved the series so much that the Ars staff even wrote a group review so everyone could share their thoughts on the first season, calling it “one of the best shows on TV.” Needless to say, we're eagerly awaiting the second season next month. Prime Video just released the official trailer at CCXP24 in São Paulo, Brazil and it doesn't disappoint.
(Spoilers for the first season below.)
In the world of Disconnectionpeople can completely disconnect their work and private lives. Thanks to a new procedure developed by Lumon Industries, employees can split themselves into 'innies' (work selves) and 'outies' (personal selves) – without sharing memories among themselves. This appeals to people like Mark (Adam Scott), who lost his wife in a car accident and is struggling to cope with the grief. Why not forget all that pain for eight hours a day?
It's not a spoiler to say that things went bad in S1 as a result of this process. As Ars deputy editor Nate Anderson noted at the time, “Not only is the show crazy, but it is. It's also about the lengths we'll go to to ease or avoid emotional pain, and the ways in which people will reach out to connect with others, even under the most unpromising circumstances.” In the process, Disconnection brought out 'the latent horror of fluorescent lighting, baby goats, cages, waffles, middle managers, finger traps and 'work/life balance'. Also cults and automatons. Plus corporate training manuals. And talk therapy.
The first season ended on quite a cliffhanger, with several Lumon employees triggering an 'overtime contingency' to escape the office confines to get a taste of how their 'outies' live – and some pretty surprising ones were revealed. secrets revealed. S2 will obviously struggle with the fallout from their brief mutiny. According to the official premise:
