There’s an episode of The Twilight Zone like Severance that didn’t just influence the tone of the Apple TV+ sci-fi drama - it directly inspired one of its most pivotal episodes. In Severance season 2, episode 9 is titled “The After Hours,” and the name isn’t random. It’s a deliberate homage to one of the most unsettling and iconic episodes of The Twilight Zone. In the Severance episode “The After Hours,” there are multiple references to a classic episode of The Twilight Zone, one that laid the foundations for many of the unique themes and ideas present in the strange world the Innies of Lumon Industries inhabit.