Silo

🎬 Movie Information

• Title: Silo

• Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Post-apocalyptic

• Based on: Wool series by Hugh Howey

• Creator: Graham Yost

• Platform: Apple TV+

• First Air Date: May 5, 2023

• Seasons: 1 (Season 2 confirmed)

• Episodes: 10 (Season 1)

   

• Runtime: 41–62 minutes per episode

• Language: English

• Country: United States

👥 Main Characters

• Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson): A skilled engineer who becomes Sheriff and begins to uncover the Silo’s darkest secrets.

• Robert Sims (Common): A high-ranking member of Judicial, responsible for maintaining order — and suppressing the truth.

• Bernard Holland (Tim Robbins): Head of IT and one of the most powerful and secretive figures in the Silo.

• Holston Becker (David Oyelowo): The former Sheriff who starts questioning the official narrative after his wife’s disappearance.

• Allison Becker (Rashida Jones): Holston’s wife, whose doubts about the outside world spark the series’ mystery.

🧩 Plot Summary

Silo is set in a dystopian future where the remnants of humanity live in a massive underground silo, hundreds of stories deep, after the world above has supposedly become toxic and uninhabitable.

The story follows Juliette Nichols, a mechanic turned sheriff, who begins investigating the suspicious death of George Wilkins — a man with forbidden knowledge about the world outside. Her pursuit of the truth leads her to uncover a web of lies, surveillance, and control that challenges everything the people of the Silo believe.

As Juliette digs deeper, she questions the very foundation of the Silo’s society, including the purpose of its existence and the real state of the outside world. Her journey becomes a suspenseful and dangerous fight against those in power who will stop at nothing to keep the truth buried.

🏆 Reception & Awards

• Rotten Tomatoes: 88% (Season 1)

• Metacritic: 75/100

• Notable Praise: World-building, atmosphere, performances (especially Ferguson), and pacing

• Awards: Nominated for several awards including BAFTA for Production Design and Original Score