"Silo" continues the drama and suspense with season 2

November 17, 2024

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The second season of the highly acclaimed dystopian series Silo premiered on Apple TV+ on November 15, and it's more explosive than the first season. Based on Hugh Howey's trilogy of novels  (Wool, Shift, and Dust) where post-apocalyptic Earth is unhabitable and the last 10,000 people remaining seek refuge in an underground silo consisting of 144 levels, the second season tries to unravel the mysteries the series presented in season 1. Season 2 will have ten new episodes, with new episodes released every Friday through its season finale on January 25, 2025

Created by Graham Yost, the series is also executive produced by Yost, Morten Tyldum, Rebecca Ferguson, Nina Jack, and Hugh Howey with production companies Mímir Films, Nemo Films and AMC Studios.

Starring the fantastic Rebecca Fegurson as Juilette Nichols, the engineer who first sought answers about her lover's murder, the series also stars Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Common, Tim Robbins, Harriet Walter, Avi Nash, Rick Gomez, Chinaza Uche and Steve Zahn (season 2).

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Season 2 picks up with Juliette's tantalizing discovery that there are several other silos among the deception that Earth is truly barren and bleak, answering the questions from season 1 of the footage the Silo inhabitants were seeing were real. The fact that there are other silos and potentially other communities ups the physical and emotional stakes. Ferguson continues to shine as Juliette anchors the series between the past and present with childhood flashbacks and manages to find safety in one of the other dilapidated silos using a makeshift bridge, where she learns more about the apocalypse and the silos. She encounters another survivor, Solo (Steve Zahn), who threatens to kill her if she opens the door he's locked himself behind.

Season 2 is wrought with genuine moments of tension as Holland (Tim Robins) and Sims (Common) are determined to find Juliette. Juliette must warn her community that they will suffer the same fate as the thousands of other corpses littered on the desolate landscape if they try to venture out of their silo with growing dissension fueled by the ensemble cast with Knox (Shane McRae) Shirley (Remmie Milner) Martha (Harriet Walter) and Camille (Alexandria Riley).

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The second season flawlessly expands on these characters with their ambition, deception, and naivete. It adds richness to the world of these characters who are confined in the claustrophobia of their silo and desperate for a life outside of it. This season elevates the stakes and raises more questions about the apocalypse, the other silos, and what other secrets those in charge are keeping from their silo inhabitants.

The series is fully engaging with overarching mysteries that keep you guessing throughout the entire season.

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New episodes of Silo season 2 premiere Fridays on Apple TV+.

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