The Office of Emptiness

A life-sized recreation of the glass-and-steel purgatory of Paris’s La Défense district in Jacques Tati’s Playtime, the beige cubicle-dungeons of “Initech” in Mike Judge’s Office Space, the terrifyingly drab telemarketing mill in Chris Smith’s American Job, the hivelike depersonalizing floor of a Manhattan insurance company in Billy Wilder’s The Apartment—these and many more unforgettable visions of soul-squeezing corporate architecture await in this Labor Day–timed series about rat race routine and the loss of self often experienced by those running it. Whether you’re a nine-to-five clock-puncher or work from home, this is one request to come into the office you’ll actually look forward to. (And please, refrain from checking Slack in the theater.)