Silo S2 expands its dystopian world
The second season of Silo, Apple TV's dystopian sci-fi drama, is off to a powerful start with yesterday's premiere. Based on the trilogy by novelist Hugh Howey, Silo was one of the more refreshing surprises on streaming television in 2023: a twist-filled combination of political thriller and police procedural set in a post-apocalyptic world. It looks like S2 will be leaning more heavily into sci-fi thriller territory, expanding its storytelling-and its striking cinematography-beyond the original silo.
(Spoilers for S1 below as well as first five minutes of S2 premiere.)
As previously reported, Silo is set in a self-sustaining underground city inhabited by a community whose recorded history only goes back 140 years, generations after the silo was built by the founders. Outside is a toxic hellscape that is only visible on big screens in the silo's topmost level. Inside, 10,000 people live together under a pact: Anyone who says they want to "go out" is immediately granted that wish-cast outside in an environment suit on a one-way trip to clean the cameras. But those who make that choice inevitably die soon after because of the toxic environment.