Silo
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Silo

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

8.2
Yr 2023
Status Returning Series
Your Verdict
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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 Season 4 premieres July 9, 2027 — September 4, 2026 July 9, 2027
  • Peter Gabriel guest stars on Silo — August 28, 2026
  • 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 81 /100

Silo has garnered largely enthusiastic praise from critics, who frequently hail it as a standout entry in contemporary dystopian television. Reviewers consistently highlight the show's rich, immersive worldbuilding and tactile production design, noting that the claustrophobic and grimy underground megastructure effectively functions as a compelling character in its own right. Strong lead work from Rebecca Ferguson and an intriguing blend of mystery, post-apocalyptic tension, and sci-fi noir further elevate the central premise.

While critical reception is broadly positive, some reviewers express reservations regarding its pacing and depth. Detractors argue that certain subplots disrupt the central mystery's momentum, or that the premise leans on familiar, paint-by-numbers genre tropes while being hesitant to deliver answers to its overarching mythology. Nevertheless, the consensus finds the series visually handsome, thought-provoking, and deeply engrossing.

“one of the best sci-fi tales in recent memory”

“a well-staged, claustrophobically effective Sci-Fi Noir story with a myriad of intriguing characters, some hauntingly effective twists and turns, and strong performances by the ensemble cast”

“Showrunner Graham Yost greatly overestimates the depth of this paint-by-numbers sci-fi dystopia”

“With its brisk pace, solid performances, and impressive production values, Silo’s first season is an engrossing, utterly bingeable sci-fi”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Apple TV
UK • US • CA
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 31 eps
Show 67 more
Reed Birney as Henry 10 episodes Laura Innes as Senator Thurman 10 episodes Jessica Brown Findlay as Charlotte Keene 10 episodes Iain Glen as Dr. Pete Nichols 12 episodes Billy Postlethwaite as Hank Murphy 26 episodes Matt Craven as Victor 10 episodes Tim Robbins as Bernard Holland 31 episodes Morven Christie as Anna 10 episodes Clare Perkins as Carla McLain 13 episodes Harriet Walter as Martha Walker 22 episodes Steve Zahn as Solo 12 episodes Avi Nash as Lukas Kyle 22 episodes Rick Gomez as Patrick Kennedy 22 episodes Jessica Henwick as Helen Drew 11 episodes Will Patton as Deputy Sam Marnes 4 episodes Matt Gomez Hidaka as Cooper 6 episodes Olatunji Ayofe as Teddy 18 episodes Helene Maksoud as Nurse Alice 4 episodes Geraldine James as Mayor Ruth Jahns 3 episodes Sophie Thompson as Gloria Hildebrandt 5 episodes Chipo Chung as Sandy 14 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 (uncredited) 7 episodes Caitlin Zoz as Kathleen Billings 18 episodes Sonita Henry as Regina Jackson 5 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 Taj Kandula as Judge's Secretary 5 episodes Liam Akpan as Deputy Jerry 7 episodes Oscar Coleman as Anthony Sims 10 episodes Robert Ryan as Uptop Resident 6 episodes Finn Guegan as Tim 2 episodes Nick Haverson as Russell Conroy 3 episodes Kosha Engler as Jean 2 episodes George Robinson as Mark Chambers 6 episodes Uche Abuah as Antonia 2 episodes Nathan Clough as Heckler Pike 2 episodes Will Merrick as Danny 5 episodes Fahad Shaft as Barricade Raider Derek 3 episodes Jacqueline Berces as Nurse Amy 8 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 6 episodes Tom Cox as Raider Chad 4 episodes Maria Teresa Creasey as Maeve 2 episodes Georgina Sadler as Audrey 4 episodes Orlando Norman as Rick 4 episodes Lolita Chakrabarti as Ms. Kyle 2 episodes Reggie Absolom as Benny 2 episodes Ross McCall as Silo 17 Sheriff 3 episodes Ned Dennehy as Ed Harwood 6 episodes Chris Fulton as Mike 3 episodes Florian Clare as Chris Emerson 8 episodes Quelin Sepulveda as Orla Kent 3 episodes Michael Younis as Rebel Guard #2 3 episodes Sara Hazemi as Eater 4 episodes Colin Hanks as Per Stenson 3 episodes William Hope as Gus 3 episodes
Production Board

Crew

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Signal Match

Similarity

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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 intense
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
May 04, 2023
Status
Returning Series
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
2,746