Trailer for Apple TV+ Series ‘Silo’

Rebecca Ferguson, Ferdinand Kingsley, Common, Harriet Walter and Tim Robbins star in the series based on Hugh Howey’s ‘Wool’ novel series.

‘Silo’ represents what is rapidly becoming some Apple TV+ trademarks. Like many other streaming services, it has grabbed the rights to a bestselling book series (in this case, Hugh Howey’s dystopian ‘Wool’ novels), cast it with an impressive ensemble, thrown a lot of money into the budget to guarantee it looks good, and, following the likes of ‘Slow Horses’, ‘Severance’, ‘Shrinking’, ‘Servant’, ‘Shantaram’ and more, has another show starting with S (at this rate, we’re wondering if ‘Ted Lasso’s third season will see the series’ name changed to ‘Sledge Lasso’ just to keep that going.)

But it’s certainly a high profile new show for the service, with a solid sci-fi pedigree and the cast to match.

Rebecca Ferguson as Juliette in Apple TV+'s 'Silo.'

What happens in ‘Silo’?

‘Silo’ is the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and deadly world outside. They’re constantly told how dangerous it would be to leave the protective sanctuary of the Silo, but there are some disturbing issues afoot.

No one, for example, knows when or why the silo was built and any who try to find out face fatal consequences. Which doesn’t really help when the authorities are trying to convince people that it’s a safe place to life.

Rebecca Ferguson stars as Juliette, an engineer, who seeks answers about a loved one’s murder and tumbles onto a mystery that goes far deeper than she could have ever imagined, leading her to discover that if the lies don’t kill you, the truth will.

Tim Robbins as Bernard in Apple TV+'s 'Silo.'

Who made the new show ‘Silo’?

Behind the scenes for this one are Emmy-nominated writer Graham Yost (who has worked on shows such as ‘Band of Brothers’ and ‘Justified’) running the show and director Morten Tyldum (behind the movie ‘The Imitation Game’ and previous Apple series ‘Defending Jacob’), who oversees the first three episodes.

Alongside Ferguson, the cast also includes Common, Ferdinand Kingsley, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, David Oyelowo, Rashida Jones, James Palmer,Will Merrick, Henry Garrett, Iain Glen, Shane McRae, Nick Judge and Tim Robbins.

Originally self-published by Howey, the ‘Wool’ books have become something of a sensation. An adaptation has been in the works for a while now –– it was in development at 20th Century Fox back when it was still called 20th Century Fox, with Ridley Scott and Steven Zaillian producing. ‘I Care a Lot’s J Blakeson wrote several drafts of the script before ‘Captain Marvel’s Nicole Perlman was brought in.

Yet if we’re honest, television feels like a more natural home for the story, especially given the fact that there are sequel and prequel trilogies available as source material, so if the show is a success, expect plenty of future seasons.

The first two episodes of ‘Silo’ land on Apple TV+ on May 5th, with new episodes dropping weekly.