Adam Scott is having a solid year, with the upcoming crime thriller The Whisper Man set to dominate the Netflix charts upon release on August 28, and the recently released horror movie Hokum holding strong on the PVOD market. The actor, who broke out with comic roles on shows such as Parks and Recreation and Party Down, became a household name after headlining the biggest sci-fi series on Apple TV’s roster, Severance. The show premiered in 2022 and returned with a long-awaited second season in 2025, receiving near-unanimous praise from critics and audiences alike. While fans wait eagerly for the third season, the show remains a fixture on the domestic Apple TV viewership charts and has now passed a massive milestone.
Severance was created by Dan Erickson and executive-produced by Ben Stiller, who also directed several episodes. The sci-fi thriller’s first season received a “Certified Fresh” 97% score on the aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, and its second season is sitting at an equally impressive 94%. The aggregator’s consensus for the sophomore season reads, “Masterfully managing its two halves of adroit character study and surreal nightmare, Severance‘s long-awaited sophomore season makes cognitive dissonance a mind-melting pleasure.” Over two seasons, Severance has received more than 40 Emmy nominations.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Apple TV Has Become a Hub for Sci-Fi
Ranking it among the 20 best sci-fi series of the 2020s, Collider’s Jiminna Shillingford wrote that “the immersive dystopian TV series gives viewers a nice amount of mystery and drama, with intriguing characters that add dry humor to an already interesting plot.” According to FlixPatrol, Severance has now spent more than 800 days on the domestic Apple TV chart, making it the streamer’s second-biggest show behind Ted Lasso, which recently returned with a fourth season. Severance also features Britt Lower, Zach Cherry, Tramell Tillman, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, and Christopher Walken. The series follows a handful of characters who’ve opted to “sever” their work memories from their personal lives, but are pulled into an eerie conspiracy involving a menacing corporation and oppressive Soviet-era mind control. You can watch the show on Apple TV, which also happens to be the venue for other sci-fi hits such as Silo, Pluribus, and For All Mankind.
Severance is streaming now on Apple TV. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
