What is it about?
In a future where the Earth has been destroyed and the air has become toxic, the survivors live in a giant 144-story underground silo. Within this society, individuals must follow a series of very strict rules that are meant to protect them.
Citizens who break the law are sent outside the silo, condemned to find death in the breathing atmosphere. However, little by little, the idea that leaders are lying about what is happening outside is gaining ground…
In the depths of humanity
Just like last year with Halo, the CANNESERIES festival kicks off the festivities with a screening of the sci-fi TV series. For this sixth edition, Silo drops the ball. Adapted from Hugh Howey’s trilogy of dystopian stories of the same name, this series created by Graham Yost (Justified) has enough arguments to be the great SF series of the year.
The promising first episode, previewed on screen, sets the foundation for Miss Universe in one hour through the story of Alison (Rashida Jones) and Holston (David Oyelowo), a married couple who are doing everything they can to have a baby.
Except these two are in a dangerous dystopian future where the Earth is breathable and toxic. So they live in a very strict underground silo where rulers rule even birth. As they try to design, the audience will learn a little more about the advantages of this society, but also the disadvantages.
Holston is the sheriff of this company and his position obliges him to respect many rules, and his wife Alison is an IT employee. And when he comes across compromises, he calls the whole system into question. Are we hiding the truth from them?
As with all Apple TV+ shows, Silo lives up to its ambitions, offering a visually stunning world that feels just enough to feel the oppression and imprisonment its characters experience, even if it sometimes falls too easily into contemplative exercise.
In addition to the polished and austere aesthetics that hide certain lengths that parallel the lived experience of the characters, the series questions our relationship with the world, our beliefs and our doubts. And in the very breathless exploration that makes SF serials next to controlled thrillers, society will be trapped in a cerebral labyrinth like a silo.
Because all the salt in a silo circulates and drips in the answers to a given underground silo. Why, when and by whom was it built? Sheriff Holston will try to uncover the truth thanks to Juliet, an engineer who tries to uncover the truth behind the murder of a loved one.
It is Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible, Dune) who is the heroine of this sci-fi series and the Swedish actress delivers a powerful interpretation of this determined and fearless character who is only trying to lift the veil of mystery and conspiracy. But sometimes the truth lies elsewhere.
The Silo series will be available starting May 5 on Apple TV+.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
