Apple TV+ is renewing its sci-fi drama Silo for two more seasons — enough, it says, to bring the show to a conclusion.
The series, based on a trilogy of novels by Hugh Howey, is midway through its second season on the streamer. The two-season pickup will allow the show to tell its complete story.
“It has been a richly rewarding experience to adapt Hugh’s epic novels with our partners at Apple and we are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring this complete story to the screen over the course of four seasons,” showrunner and executive producer Graham Yost said in a statement. “With the final two chapters of Silo, we can’t wait to give fans of the show an incredibly satisfying conclusion to the many mysteries and unanswered questions contained within the walls of these silos.”
Silo stars Rebecca Ferguson (who’s also an executive producer) as one of the last 10,000 people on Earth, who live in a mile-deep home protecting them from a toxic and deadly world above ground. However, no one knows when or why the silo was built and any who try to find out face fatal consequences. Ferguson’s Juliette, an engineer, seeks answers about a loved one’s murder and tumbles onto a mystery that goes far deeper than she could have ever imagined.
“I’ve loved every minute of bringing Juliette to the screen and am immensely proud of what we’ve all created with Silo since the first episode,” said Ferguson. “I have always felt passionately about telling the entire story contained within Hugh Howey’s books, so I couldn’t be happier that audiences around the world have enthusiastically embraced the show. Alongside our parters at Apple, Graham, and the entire cast and crew, I cannot wait to dive into these final two thought-provoking seasons that will beautifully conclude this dystopian tale.”
Added Matt Cherniss, head of programming at Apple TV+, “The addictive, inventive and moving Silo has had us hooked since day one and we’ve loved watching global audiences become equally enamored with the world that Graham Yost has created. As we look to seasons three and four of this ambitious, character-driven sci-fi series — which will conclude Juliette Nichols’ journey and complete Hugh Howey’s epic trilogy of novels. We can’t wait for everyone to experience more of the show’s powerful performances led by the incomparable Rebecca Ferguson, as well as the unexpected twists, turns and surprises that we’ve come to expect from this very human story.”
Silo’s season two cast also features Tim Robbins, Common, Steve Zahn, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, Shane McRae, Remmie Milner, Billy Postlethwaite, Rick Gomez, Clare Perkins, Caitlin Zoz, Tanya Moodie and Iain Glen.
Apple Studios produces the series. Yost (Justified, The Americans) executive produces with Michael Dinner, Nina Jack, Joanna Thapa, Ferguson, Morten Tyldum, Howey, Fred Golan, Rémi Aubuchon and AMC Studios.
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