Apple TV+ in June announced a season two renewal for Silo, the acclaimed, world-building drama based on Hugh Howey’s bestselling trilogy of dystopian novels, but it’s likely to be delayed due to the ongoing writers’ strike.
Given its popularity, it wasn’t surprising to see Silo get renewed for a second season in mid-June. However, while work had begun on the series’ next batch of episodes prior to Apple green-lighting its sophomore outing, Silo won’t be back on one of the best streaming services any time soon. That’s due to the writers’ strike, which has brought Hollywood to a standstill since the start of May.
At the UK junket for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One, where Ferguson reprises her role as Ilsa Faust, I asked Silo‘s main star if she’d spoken to Silo‘s showrunner Graham Yost about its next installment. Surprisingly, Ferguson admitted that script work was already well underway on Silo season two. Understandably, though, writing had been postponed for the time being over the writers’ strike.
“We did a lot of work prior to things to the strike happening,” Ferguson told me. “Silo season two is happening, but it’s moving forward with the sensitivity that we can’t use any writers. What we have, we can work with, and what we don’t have, we can’t work with. And we stand in solidarity with them [the writers] as well.”
MacDailyNews Take: Based on the first season of Silo, season two will be worth the (extra) wait!
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Rebecca is a fantastic actor, she headlines a wonderful show. She shows that it is possible to escape the walled silo, even one made by Apple, although the scenic sight is, sadly… well, watch the show to find out.
Big question isn’t it as to if/how she is featured in round 2. But can’t wait to find out. Has any series ‘killed off’ so many of its lead actors so quickly. Killed off in the sense removed as I still have no idea having not read the books what the answer is to their whereabouts and status though not looking good for those prior to her at the very least.
But the lead actress isn’t…. The first actress died in the first episode, her husband two years later. Then the mayor and the 2nd chief of police. Then in the space of a week or so, George died and then our heroine… well, watch the show. It’s a real trip, lots of mystery, really a great show!