The best streamer to watch high-quality science fiction isn’t Netflix; surprisingly, it’s Apple TV, and Silo is a big reason why. The acclaimed show, set in a dystopian future where humans live in underground silos, delivers thought-provoking stories on a massive scale while also offering memorable characters that are noble, despicable, greedy and violent – sometimes, one character is all of the above and more.
Dune actress Rebecca Ferguson stars as Juliette Nichols, an engineer working and living in Silo 18, one of the few underground bunkers containing the remnants of humanity. A mysterious event had wiped out most of surface life, forcing the survivors to live in “silos” of communities where everyone knows everyone – or so they think. When Rebecca’s lover is found dead, she’s not buying the official story that no foul play was involved. What the heck is going on in Silo 18?
Season 3 is divided into two narratives: one set in the present, chronicling Juliette as she deals with her memory loss from season 2, and another set in the past, revealing the crisis that led to humanity’s downfall and the creation of the silos. The result is two great sci-fi shows in one. That’s difficult to pull off, but Silo does and, in the process, becomes one of the best shows currently streaming.
