Silo
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Silo

"The key to the future lies in the past."

8.2
Yr 2023
Status Returning Series
Sci-Fi & Fantasy Drama
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Series Brief

Overview

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.

Status

Latest

  • Silo renewed for fourth and final season — July 25, 2026
  • Ashley Zukerman and Jessica Henwick join Silo season 3 — July 2, 2026
Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 84 /100

Critics broadly praise Silo as an engrossing and visually immersive science-fiction drama. Reviewers highlight the show's rich world-building, noting that its grimy, subterranean setting and claustrophobic aesthetic function almost as a character in its own right. The series is widely commended for blending mystery, post-apocalyptic drama, and political intrigue while maintaining a compelling, bingeable narrative momentum.

Rebecca Ferguson's leading performance receives consistent acclaim alongside the strong ensemble cast, with reviewers pointing to character development and relationship dynamics as key strengths. The production values, costume design, and detailed practical sets are frequently cited as standout elements that vividly bring its dystopian world to life.

While a few critics noted occasional pacing stalls or familiar dystopian tropes, the overall consensus considers Silo to be top-tier sci-fi television that continues to deliver strong storytelling and high emotional stakes as it progresses.

“a well-staged, claustrophobically effective Sci-Fi Noir story with a myriad of intriguing characters”

“this rich dystopian drama is absolutely thrilling”

“Silo delivers its best run to date, providing important answers and diabolical heartbreak”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Apple TV
UK • CA • US
Apple TV Amazon Channel
UK • US • CA
Why fans love it

The structure of the silo imposes a brutal hierarchy on its inhabitants. Life inside this subterranean society revolves around rigid maintenance and the belief that the external world remains lethal. This environment turns simple curiosity into a dangerous liability, as the political apparatus suppresses history to keep the population confined. The show uses this confined setting to examine how systemic corruption thrives when people accept ignorance as a form of safety.

Rebecca Ferguson plays Juliette, an engineer navigating these political layers as she moves from the depths of the structure toward its restricted upper levels. The production design emphasizes the claustrophobic nature of a post-apocalyptic future built on layers of secrets and disaster. By grounding its science fiction in the mechanics of survival, the series shifts the focus from the technical aspects of the collapse to the human cost of maintaining a lie for generations.

Featured Players

Cast

Credited 75
Regulars 13
Longest run 30 eps
Rebecca Ferguson
Rebecca Ferguson
as Juliette Nichols
30 episodes
Common
Common
as Robert Sims
30 episodes
Chinaza Uche
Chinaza Uche
as Paul Billings
30 episodes
Ashley Zukerman
Ashley Zukerman
as Daniel Keene
11 episodes
Shane McRae
Shane McRae
as Knox
24 episodes
Ferdinand Kingsley
Ferdinand Kingsley
as George Wilkins
6 episodes
Remmie Milner
Remmie Milner
as Shirley Campbell
25 episodes
Alexandria Riley
Alexandria Riley
as Camille Sims
21 episodes
Show 67 more
Reed Birney as Henry 10 episodes Laura Innes as Senator Thurman 10 episodes Iain Glen as Dr. Pete Nichols 12 episodes Jessica Brown Findlay as Charlotte Keene 10 episodes Morven Christie as Anna 10 episodes Tim Robbins as Bernard Holland 30 episodes Clare Perkins as Carla McLain 12 episodes Harriet Walter as Martha Walker 21 episodes Steve Zahn as Solo 11 episodes Avi Nash as Lukas Kyle 21 episodes Rick Gomez as Patrick Kennedy 21 episodes Billy Postlethwaite as Hank Murphy 27 episodes Matt Craven as Victor 11 episodes Will Patton as Deputy Sam Marnes 4 episodes Matt Gomez Hidaka as Cooper 6 episodes Olatunji Ayofe as Teddy 15 episodes Helene Maksoud as Nurse Alice 4 episodes Geraldine James as Mayor Ruth Jahns 3 episodes Sophie Thompson as Gloria Hildebrandt 4 episodes Chipo Chung as Sandy 13 episodes Peter Gadiot as Mechanic 3 episodes David Oyelowo as Sheriff Holston Becker 5 episodes Angela Yeoh as Deputy Molly Karins 10 episodes Henry Garrett as Douglas Trumbull 3 episodes Sienna Guillory as Hanna Nichols 2 episodes Amelie Child-Villiers as Young Juliette 3 episodes Ida Brooke as Young Shirley 2 episodes Tanya Moodie as Judge Meadows 7 episodes Caitlin Zoz as Kathleen Billings 16 episodes Sonita Henry as Regina Jackson 4 episodes Akie Kotabe as Diego 11 episodes Brendan Howley as Watcher #1 2 episodes Christian Ochoa Lavernia as Rick Amundsen 8 episodes Khairika Sinani as Raider Jean 5 episodes Liam Akpan as Deputy Jerry 6 episodes Taj Kandula as Judge's Secretary 5 episodes Oscar Coleman as Anthony Sims 9 episodes Robert Ryan as Uptop Resident 6 episodes Ross McCall as Rebel Leader 2 episodes Nick Haverson as Russell Conroy 3 episodes George Robinson as Mark Chambers 6 episodes Uche Abuah as Antonia 2 episodes Nathan Clough as Heckler Pike 2 episodes Fahad Shaft as Barricade Raider Derek 3 episodes Jacqueline Berces as Nurse Amy 7 episodes Will Merrick as Danny 5 episodes Sacharissa Claxton as Frances Boyer 2 episodes Ross Armstrong as Asa 2 episodes Harriet Barrow as Up-Top Woman 2 episodes Lia Goresh as Raider Jo 4 episodes Tom Cox as Raider Chad 3 episodes Maria Teresa Creasey as Maeve 2 episodes Georgina Sadler as Audrey 3 episodes Orlando Norman as Rick 3 episodes Sara Hazemi as Eater 3 episodes Lolita Chakrabarti as Ms. Kyle 2 episodes Reggie Absolom as Benny 2 episodes Ricky Shah as Rebel Guard #1 2 episodes Greg Hemphill as Head Guard Randy 2 episodes Cameron Bell as Young Jimmy 2 episodes Ned Dennehy as Ed Harwood 3 episodes Chris Fulton as Mike 2 episodes Quelin Sepulveda as Orla Kent 3 episodes Florian Clare as Emerson 6 episodes LaToya Harding as Deputy Hildy 2 episodes Michael Younis as Rebel Guard #2 2 episodes Jessica Henwick as Helen 5 episodes
Production Board

Crew

Editor
Keith Henderson Hunter M. Via Christian Sandino-Taylor Harvey Rosenstock Jamie Alain Justin Li
Costume Design
Charlotte Morris
Director
Alrick Riley David Semel Bertie Morten Tyldum Aric Avelino
Assistant Art Director
Peter Yip
Director of Photography
Anna Valdez Hanks Laurie Rose Jean-Philippe Gossart Kate Reid Ollie Downey
Property Master
Ewan Robertson
Costume Supervisor
Viveene Campbell
Art Direction
Daniel Swingler
Still Photographer
Rekha Garton
Stunts
Cristian Knight Yusuf Chaudhri Rachael Evelyn
Set Decoration
Amanda Bernstein
Hair Designer
Louise Coles
Production Design
Gavin Bocquet
Supervising Art Director
Phil Harvey
Stunt Coordinator
Arran Topham
Signal Match

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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

corruption based on novel or book post-apocalyptic future dystopia politics disaster hidden powers silo societal ignorance systemic corruption cynical cautionary authoritarian
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Details

First Aired
May 04, 2023
Status
Returning Series
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
2,437