Silo

In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo.

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.

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.

• Battlestar Galactica (2004)dystopian underground society, slow burn conspiracy mystery, institutional secrets
• The Leftoversisolated community under a controlling authority, layered mystery, sci-fi dread
• The Man in the High Castledystopian society built on enforced rules and hidden truths, serialized conspiracy
• Falloutpost-apocalyptic survival, closed world, cover-up and revelation

Created by

Graham Yost

Release Date

2023-05-04

Episode runtime

52 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (2810)

What is Silo about?

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

What is Silo like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Silo as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.

Is Silo violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Silo as moderate.

What did critics think of Silo?

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.

Which shows are like Silo?

Shows with a similar feel include Battlestar Galactica (2004), The Leftovers, The Man in the High Castle, and Fallout.

How long is Silo?

Silo: 4 seasons, 31 episodes.

Is Silo still running?

Yes, Silo is still running.

Where can I watch Silo?

In United States, Silo streams on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel.