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- 2023
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- 2023
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Summary Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson), an engineer, begins to look into the underground silo that she and thousands live in after the murder of someone she loved in this adaptation of Hugh Howey's trilogy of post-apocalyptic novels.
Created By: Graham Yost
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Apple TV+
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Apple TV+
Silo
Season 1 Premiere: May 5, 2023
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7.1
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Summary Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson), an engineer, begins to look into the underground silo that she and thousands live in after the murder of someone she loved in this adaptation of Hugh Howey's trilogy of post-apocalyptic novels.
Created By: Graham Yost
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
75
80% Positive
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
20% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It is an instant classic and the thrilling conclusion will no doubt leave viewers desperate for further visits to the silo, even if growing numbers of its inhabitants might be considering going out to clean.
A viewing of the first two episodes of "Silo" shows that it exemplifies the best of what the genre can be.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 196 User Ratings
7.1
73% Positive
144 Ratings
144 Ratings
11% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
16% Negative
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 196 User Ratings
7.1
73% Positive
144 Ratings
144 Ratings
11% Mixed
21 Ratings
21 Ratings
16% Negative
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
Exciting end-time SF from Apple TV+. Every episode is narratively dense, exciting and Rebecca Ferguson in particular simply outplays all the other actors! I'm already looking forward to the second season. AWESOME!
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Powerfully distinctive dialogue, meaningful themes, and engrossing — but never showy — visuals make Silo’s first episode one of the most gripping premieres of the TV streaming era.
The pacing might seem a little slow for some, but in a sci-fi series adapting a rich world, the importance of delving deep into Juliette's backstory, into different realms of the silo, and into the history of the 100-year-old society can't be overstated. It's what makes the final moment of the series – and the very last shot of the drama – so impactful.
While there’s some thematic padding and unavoidable repetition in the imagery, tedium isn’t an issue. Yost and the actors always seem aware of how living in this place affects the ways its denizens think. That, along with increasingly gnarly riddles and relationships, keeps the show engaging.
The somewhat tired post-apocalyptic tropes upon which “Silo” is structured are made more palatable by the acting. ... There’s a conclusion to the series after 10 episodes that have mixed adrenaline with ennui.
Even as the characters clamber into its vaults, the sense of claustrophobia grows ever so stifling. By the end of the two launch episodes you may hanker to see the outside too.
had never heard of it, watched 5 episodes thus far. Enjoyable, reason for a 6? I am sick and tired of all seeing these race swapped characters. I looked up the books and the graphic novel, it is very clear to me that they race swapped the sheriff, not saying he's a bad actor at all though but what's the point of just having a male and female both white and married? How is that whole concept fallen out off out current society standards? Why force this interracial stuff? I don't understand why they're so hung up on blackwashing characters. If it's written white, let it stay white. I read that "Some" people don't like Rebecca Fergusson. I personally think when it comes to this role she's playing, she always seems mad, the way she expresses herself during conversations, it comes off as over-acting, I understand certain situations gives you a level of stress or so but hearing F*** a few times within a minute, gets old real fast. Though still I wanna say, I've seen worse actors out there that are A-listers whether it be a series or a movie.
Plot wise: I think it is "OKAY". Although you can see 'things' happening from miles away, every plot every 'so-called' twist is cliché to the max. The throwback to Rebecca Fergusson's character's childhood is something I skim through, they're just unnessacery fillers to fill up time, its annoying.
Haven't reached the ending yet but i'm sure nothing will surprise me at this point.
PS:
if you swap it the other way around you're called a racist. What a world we live in.
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Production values are good and acting, for the most part, is great. I'll say it, I can't stand Rebecca Furgeson. She can't act. And even if she could, the writing on the show is tepid (wtf is the deal with the big wrench?); they Mary Sued her. This show looks and feels like all the extras from Zion got their own show and just like Matrix, they lack any substance. Way too much talking and not enough plot movement.
Updating as I trudged though it. I've upped my **** last two episodes as they carried the whole first season. I liked the ending as it's a great cliffhanger and it surprised me.given where I thought it was going, though I have some **** questions. Here's the issue - too slow. The first two episodes set a good tone, but the middle 6 are a moody slog. The payoff was just enough to keep me interested in a second season.
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I'll be honest, if it was down to the script and setting , had it been made in 1998 we would have a very nice SF show on our hands . The start of the 2024 edition wasn't too bad , it even had one , or two (it's never more these days) characters which me, as a Cis white-ish male can relate to.
And then, of course , it's 2024 , the woke kicks in heavily around episode 6 . Let's just say the manlier a character is, and the paler , the more likely its a villain here . And so it follows 2024 guidelines very nicely . People need to wake up about this messaging in culture .
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Above-average casting, production design, and cinematography; weak writing with archetypal post-apocalyptic characters and "vault-dweller" motifs that are more window dressing than story-essential.
Starts with a strong 1st episode, then sheds the sci-fi allure by meandering through a procedural whodunit subplot that withholds an antagonist until a massive info dump in the 5th episode, demystifying and unraveling all tension, amounting to 4 episodes of dead air.
Awful, inefficient, boring storytelling—streamers will truly buy any script that crosses their desk these days.
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Production Company:
- AMC Studios
Initial Release Date: May 5, 2023
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
BAFTA Awards
• 4 Nominations
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 3 Nominations
TV Scholar Awards
• 2 Nominations
