# Silo (2023)

> Engineer Juliette uncovers the buried secrets of a vast underground silo, where a broken rule and mysterious deaths expose a world built on lies.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/104451

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 31
- Episode runtime: 52 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: science fiction, drama
- Created by: Graham Yost
- Network: Apple TV
- Cast: Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Chinaza Uche, Ashley Zukerman, Shane McRae, Ferdinand Kingsley, Remmie Milner, Alexandria Riley
- TMDB rating: 8.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14688458/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: tense, claustrophobic, paranoid, bleak, brooding

## What critics say

Viewers broadly find Silo a gripping, well-acted dystopian mystery with a strong premise and atmospheric setting, though its visuals can feel repetitive and its pacing is a slow burn.

## Synopsis

Silo (2023-present) is an American science fiction drama series created by Graham Yost for Apple TV, adapted from Hugh Howey's novels. Rebecca Ferguson plays Juliette Nichols, an engineer who begins digging into the truth about the giant underground silo where thousands of people live after the outside world has become toxic. When the sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents begin dying mysteriously, Juliette pursues answers through a community that prefers obedience to knowledge. Common plays Robert Sims, and Chinaza Uche plays Paul Billings, both drawn into the widening conflict between the people who run the silo and those who want to know what it hides. The show unfolds as one continuing serialized story across three seasons, built on slow-burn revelations, layered political maneuvering and a steady accumulation of unsettling discoveries. Its tone is tense, claustrophobic and paranoid, with a bleak, heavy atmosphere carried by its muted industrial sets and the constant pressure of confinement. Fans of Battlestar Galactica, The Leftovers and Fallout will find resonance in its blend of dystopian dread, conspiracy and survival under authority. The result is a brooding, cerebral mystery about power, ignorance and the cost of seeking the truth.

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