Silo on CANAL+: This sci-fi series, rated 4.2 out of 5, will blow your mind

After making the event on Apple TV+, its first broadcast in 2023, this sci-fi series, rated 4.2 out of 5, airs tonight on CANAL+. Adapted from the bestselling science fiction novel, Silo tells the story of humanity’s last survivors and will take your breath away.

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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 designed to protect them.

Citizens who break the law are sent outside the cabin, sentenced to death in the atmosphere they breathe there. However, slowly, the idea that leaders are lying about what is happening outside is gaining ground…

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series Silo He is supported by a stellar cast including Rebecca Ferguson (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Dune), Tim Robbins (Top Gun, Mystic River, Les Évadés), Rashida Jones (Parks and Recreation, The Social Network) and David Oyelowo (The Butler ). , MI-5).

As for the rest of the cast, supporting characters are played by Common (Suicide Squad, John Wick 2), Harriet Walter (Rocketman, The Last Duel), Avi Nash (The Walking Dead) and Chinaza Uche (Dickinson).

is it worth watching

Adapting the first novel in Hugh Howe’s famous dystopian short story trilogy of the same name required a creative team that could fit into this large-scale SF universe. It was Canadian screenwriter Graham Yost who created and wrote the teeth on Band of Brothers, Band of Brothers: Pacific Hell and Justified. Silo.

He is accompanied by Norwegian filmmaker Morten Tyldum, the films The Imitation Game and Passengers, among others. Their work together makes it possible to combine careful and complex writing with demanding staging of shots, each more sublime than the other, to create a whole that should captivate fans of great works of science fiction.

The first episode deftly establishes the foundations of Miss Universe through the story of a married couple in an hour of time, formed by Allison and Holston, who are doing everything they can to have a child. Except both take place in a dangerous dystopian future where the Earth is unbreathable and toxic. So they live in a very strict underground silo where the leaders rule even the birth.

As their concept tries to progress, the audience learns a little more about the benefits, but also the flaws, of this society. Holston is the sheriff of this company and his position requires him to respect a lot of regulations, 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 about the outside world?

In the long, slow depths of humanity

As with all Apple TV+ productions, the means match the ambitions in Silo, which offers a visually stunning world that feels just enough for the oppression and oppression its characters experience, even if it sometimes falls too easily into contemplative exercise. A fault that often falls into SF series, such as Foundation.

In addition to the polished and austere aesthetic that hides several lengths that draw parallels to the characters’ experiences, the series questions our relationship with the world, our beliefs and our doubts. And it’s through the breathtaking exploration that forces the SF series to lean into a controlled thriller that society sinks into a cerebral labyrinth like a silo.

Because all the salt of the silo lies in the bends and answers given in the underground silo drop by drop. Why, when and by whom was it built? More than a dystopian series, Silo stands out for its procedural mechanics and immersion in conspiracy theories.

This is where the great heroine Juliet, flawlessly played by Rebecca Ferguson, comes on the scene. An actor familiar with mainstream SF projects as Dune plays a mechanic in charge of the Silo generator who joins forces with Holston to find out why one of his friends was killed.

The Swedish actor delivers a strong interpretation of this strong and fearless character who is only trying to unravel the veil of mystery and conspiracy. But the truth sometimes lies elsewhere… and you’ll have to work your brains out to discover all of the silo’s mechanisms and those who run them.

In each episode, the series may be drawn into the story with side stories, but it always ends without giving all the answers. Which gives a mixed feeling of frustration and fascination in the face of a fascinating story wrapped in a magnetic aesthetic. In short, Silo has enough arguments to be one of the great SF series of recent years.

Season 1 of “Silo” airs on CANAL+ from August 22, 21:00, with two episodes. The remainder of the first season will air in two episodes every Thursday night. The series is also available on myCANAL.