“Silo” is a new dystopian television series by Graham Yost that is streaming on Apple TV+.
So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the series.
- Silo is an American dystopian television series
- The series is created by Graham Yost
- It is based on the Wool series of novels by author Hugh Howey
- The series stars Rebecca Ferguson
- She is also executive producer of the series
- The series premiered on Apple TV+ on May 5, 2023
- 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
- 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
- Five days later, it was confirmed that 20th Century Fox had acquired the rights to the novel
- With Ridley Scott and Steven Zaillian among those attached to produce the film
- On November 28, 2012, it was announced that J Blakeson was in negotiations to write and direct the film
- 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
- The film was ultimately shelved as a result of the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney
- On July 30, 2018, it was announced that 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
- 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
- Alongside the series order announcement, it was also announced that Rebecca Ferguson had been cast in a lead role
- In August 2021, Tim Robbins was added to the cast
- Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Harriet Walter, Avi Nash and Chinaza Uche joined the cast in the following months
- Principal photography began in late August 2021 in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire
- It was scheduled to last until the second quarter of 2022
- Mark Patten, David Luther, and Laurie Rose serve as cinematographers
- The second season began filming by mid-April 2023
- The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 92% approval rating
- With an average rating of 7.5/10
- Based on 39 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”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 75 out of 100
- Based on 20 critics
- Indicating “generally favorable reviews “
- Silo had its special screening during the 2023 Canneseries on April 14, 2023
- The television series was released on Apple TV+ on May 5, 2023, with the first two episodes set to be available immediately
- The rest scheduled to debut on a weekly basis until June 30
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