The first teaser trailer for Silo, the new 10-episode sci-fi drama coming to Apple TV Plus, offers a glimpse into the series’ subterranean take on dystopian drama. The first two episodes of the show will premiere on May 5 and it looks like it will be a thrilling drama about class and survival in an inhospitable world.
Created by screenwriter Graham Yost (Band of brothers) and adapted from Hugh Howey’s bestselling trilogy of post-apocalyptic novels (Wool, ShiftAnd Dust), the series centers on the inhabitants of a silo bunker miles deep several years after a catastrophic event rendered the Earth’s surface uninhabitable. No one is quite sure why, or who built the bunker in the first place, and the tension between that mystery and the apparent horrors of the outside world is the catalyst for what appears to be a feud between the bunker’s lower castes and their leaders.
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Rebecca Ferguson (Dune: part one) executive produces and stars as Juliette, an engineer searching for answers about the death of a loved one that leads her to uncover a mystery beyond what she could have ever imagined. The supporting cast is absolutely packed with big name talent, from Tim Robbins (mystical river), David Oyelowo (Selma), and Rashida Jones (Parks and recreation) to General (John Wick: Chapter 2) and Harriet Walter (Succession). Morten Tyldum, who directed in 2014 The imitation game and that of 2016 Passengersdirects the first three episodes of the limited series.
The first two episodes of Silo premieres May 5 on Apple TV Plus.