There’s one excellent science fiction show that you can be sure won’t be canceled

2024 was truly the year that people became horribly aware of the dangers of embarking on a streaming TV show. With ratings obfuscated or outright hidden, and streamers’ capricious decisions rarely explained, a new favorite show – one that appears to be unanimously popular – can simply be canceled out of the blue. But don’t worry, Silo fans: the magnificent adaptation of Hugh Howey’s novels has been officially confirmed for a full four-season run.

Hugh Howey’s short story “Wool,” first self-published in 2011, became a word-of-mouth phenomenon. This eventually resulted in three novels known as the Silo series, which form the basis for Apple’s Silo, the story of a post-apocalyptic society living in a colossal underground, well, silo. Written by Justified’s Graham Yost and starring Rebecca Ferguson (Dune), David Oyelowo, and Tim Robbins, season two is currently releasing weekly on Apple TV+, and damn, it’s that good.

While the timing may seem a bit awkward given the similarity of the Silos setting to Fallout’s post-disaster underground societies, the two shows play out very differently. While Amazon’s Fallout adaptation certainly paid more attention to life in the bunker than the games usually do, Silo doesn’t offer anyone the opportunity to go outside. Anyone who tries will drop dead just moments after committing the vile heresy of leaving the silo.

The result is absolutely captivating: the complex nature of the silo’s hierarchical systems conflicts with the secrets that lie behind its walls (and mirrors), and it all revolves around Ferguson’s Juliette Nichols. She’s a mechanic, born high up but living low down, unable to escape the consequences of her parents’ actions, and unafraid of the blasphemy rules surrounding owning “old tech,” essentially anything with a CPU.

I love it. Having read the short story so long ago, the show offered the most extraordinary realization of the scenario, with breathtaking performances, beautiful direction and the most incredible set design. Given current trends, I would normally know better than to get attached to such an excellent sci-fi show!

It’s hard being science fiction

It’s been a brutal few years for fantasy and science fiction fans. Netflix canceled “Shadow and Bone,” “Welcome to Eden,” “1899” and “Kaos,” while Disney+ canceled “The Acolyte” and Apple TV+ barely gave the popular “Time Bandits” a chance to shine, plus ” Constellation” destroyed. Not to mention “What We Do in the Shadows,” “Superman & Lois,” “Andor,” “Arcane,” “The Boys,” and “The Umbrella Academy,” all of which are coming to their planned end either now or next season find. It’s becoming a real problem that people simply won’t watch new streaming shows because the likelihood of them being canceled is so high that the emotional investment isn’t worth it.

So it’s a real joy to learn that Apple has renewed Silo for not only a third season, but also a fourth season, with the intention of ending the show at this point. After all, by then there will be no more books and short stories to adapt.

In Apple’s press release, the company quotes series creator Graham Yost as saying, “With the final two chapters of Silo, we can’t wait to offer fans of the series an incredibly satisfying conclusion to the many mysteries and unanswered questions that lie ahead “hide in the walls of silos.” these silos.” That’s another huge relief considering this isn’t a Lost or From – no answers here if they are for those in the know. tangible would be torture. (Or you could read the books, I suppose.)

Ferguson, whose astounding performance not only takes on much of the show’s core work, is also a hands-on executive producer on the program. She adds, in rather unfortunate press release style: “I’ve always been keen to tell the full story contained in Hugh Howey’s books, so I couldn’t be happier that audiences around the world are enjoying the show “I can’t wait to dive into these final two thought-provoking seasons, which will bring a wonderful conclusion to this dystopian story.”

If you have access to Apple TV+’s Catacombs, definitely check out Silo. It’s worth noting that as of last month, Apple’s content is now accessible via Amazon Prime in the US and UK, making it a far less secretive streamer.

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