https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silo_(TV_series)
Silo is an American dystopian television series created by Graham Yost based on the Wool series of novels by author Hugh Howey. The series stars Rebecca Ferguson, who is also an executive producer of the series, and it premiered on Apple TV+ on May 5, 2023.
Premise[edit]
In a toxic dystopian future where a community exists in a giant silo hundreds of stories deep underground, men and women live in a society full of regulations they believe are meant to protect them.
Cast and characters[edit]
Main[edit]
- Rebecca Ferguson as Juliette Nichols, an engineer who works on the generators in the lowest levels of the Silo
- Rashida Jones as Allison Becker, the wife of Holston who works in the IT department in the Silo. During her attempts to conceive a child, she becomes suspicious of the Silo's true history and how it is governed.
- David Oyelowo as Holston Becker, the devoted husband of Allison and the sheriff of the Silo
- Common as Robert Sims, the head of security for the Silo, who enforces the laws set by Judicial, the Silo's governing organization
- Tim Robbins as Bernard Holland, the strict head of the IT Department in the Silo
- Harriet Walter as Martha Walker, an electrical engineer who runs a workshop in the lower levels of the Silo
Guest[edit]
- Will Patton as Sam Marnes, a deputy working under Sheriff Holston and closely with Mayor Jahns
- Geraldine James as Ruth Jahns, the elected mayor of the Silo
- Sophie Thompson as Gloria Hildebrandt, a woman who became the Silo's fertility counselor after failing to conceive a child herself
- Ferdinand Kingsley as George Wilkins, a computer geek who runs a repair shop. He seeks out Allison for her help to uncover the secrets of the Silo.
- Shane McRae as Knox, the head of the mechanical level in the Silo and Juliette's boss
- Billy Postlethwaite as Hank, a deputy who works in the lower levels of the Silo
- Chipo Chung as Sandy, a clerical worker in the sheriff's department
- Matt Gomez Hidaka as Cooper, a rookie engineer in the lower levels
- Iain Glen as Dr. Pete Nichols, an obstetrician and the father of Juliette, who has been estranged from her since she was a teenager
- Chinaza Uche as Paul Billings
- Avi Nash as Lukas Kyle
- Rick Gomez as Patrick Kennedy
- Lee Drage as Franky Brown
- Henry Garrett as Douglas Trumbull
- Will Merrick as Danny
- Paul Herzberg as Kilroy
Episodes[edit]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by [1] | Original release date [2] |
1 | "Freedom Day" | May 5, 2023 | ||
In an underground bunker called the "Silo", a community thrives without knowing their history, as all records were supposedly destroyed 140 years earlier during a rebellion uprising. Sheriff Holston declares to his deputy that he wants to go outside. Three years earlier, Holston and his wife Allison receive permission to try to become pregnant, but are unsuccessful. During this time Allison learns subversive beliefs about the Silo from Gloria, a fertility expert, and helps a man named George Wilkins explore a forbidden computer drive containing files dating from before the rebellion. Allison tells Holston her belief that those in power have been lying to them, and that the view on Silo's screens of a dead landscape are fake. When Holston doesn't believe her, she declares that she wants to go outside, and promises that she will only clean the camera if the outside is beautiful. In accordance with the Silo's Pact, Allison is sent out on a one-way journey. The Silo residents watch as she cleans the camera but collapses shortly after. Two years later, Holston investigates George's death, teaming up with an engineer named Juliette who claims he was murdered. | ||||
2 | "Holston's Pick" | Morten Tyldum | Jessica Blaire & Cassie Pappas | May 5, 2023 |
3 | "Machines" | Morten Tyldum | Ingrid Escajeda | May 12, 2023 |
4 | "Truth"[3] | May 19, 2023 | ||
5 | "The Janitor's Boy"[5] | David Semel[4] | Graham Yost | May 26, 2023 |
6 | "The Relic"[6] | TBA | Aric Avelino | June 2, 2023 |
7 | "The Flame Keepers"[7] | TBA | Jessica Blaire | June 9, 2023 |
8 | "Hanna"[8] | TBA | Jeffery Wang & Ingrid Escajeda | June 16, 2023 |
9 | "The Getaway"[9] | TBA | Lekethia Dalcoe | June 23, 2023 |
10 | "Outside"[10] | TBA | June 30, 2023 |
Bert and Bertie will direct episodes of the series.[11]
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
The project was first announced as being in development as a feature film at 20th Century Fox, which entered negotiations to acquire the self-published e-book Wool by Hugh Howey on May 11, 2012.[12] Five days later, 20th Century Fox acquired the rights to the novel, with Ridley Scott and Steven Zaillian among those attached to produce the film.[13] On November 28, 2012, it was announced that J Blakeson was in negotiations to write and direct the film.[14] It was later announced on June 5, 2015, that Nicole Perlman had been hired to rewrite the screenplay, with Blakeson no longer involved in the project.[15] The film was ultimately shelved as a result of the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney.[16]
By July 30, 2018, a new iteration of the project was in development for television at AMC, with LaToya Morgan attached to write the adaptation under her overall deal at AMC Studios.[17] The series eventually moved to Apple TV+ on May 20, 2021, with the project receiving a series order consisting of 10 episodes. Graham Yost was attached to replace Morgan as creator and writer, marking his third series at Apple TV+ under his overall deal with the network. Morten Tyldum was also attached to direct and serve as an executive producer of the series, with Yost serving as showrunner.[18]
Casting[edit]
Alongside the series order announcement, it was also announced that Rebecca Ferguson had been cast in a lead role.[18] In August 2021, Tim Robbins was added to the cast.[19] Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Harriet Walter, Avi Nash and Chinaza Uche joined the cast in the following months.[20][21][22]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began in late August 2021 in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire and was scheduled to last until the second quarter of 2022.[23] Mark Patten, David Luther, and Laurie Rose serve as cinematographers.[24]
The second season began filming by mid-April 2023.[25]
Reception[edit]
The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 85% approval rating with an average rating of 7.4/10, based on 46 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "With deft writing, awe-inspiring production design and the inestimable star power of Rebecca Ferguson, Silo is a mystery box well worth opening."[26] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100 based on 20 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews ".[27]
Release[edit]
Silo had its special screening during the 2023 Canneseries on April 14, 2023.[28] The television series was released on Apple TV+ on May 5, 2023, with the first two episodes set to be available immediately and the rest scheduled to debut on a weekly basis until June 30.[29]
References[edit]
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