To support your interest, as well as to share your excitement with
friends, I have put this page together as an introductory resource for
information on the series and the author as well as how to connect with
other fans.
I hope that you find this page to be useful. Enjoy the series!
(TV or books, if not both.)
Sunday, July 2nd, 2023:
As we wind down from the first season of the 'Silo' television series
I will continue to offer and update this page for all of those just
joining the 'Silo' community as well as ongoing word on Season 2 and
Hugh Howey's other efforts.
-Robert
What is recently new?
- Monday, July 10th, 2023
- Added various notes and links about Hugh Howey's other
projects, SDCC 2023 appearance, and fan interviews to the
author section.
- Sunday, July 2nd, 2023
- Added link to Pete Peppers' post-Season 1
interview with Hugh Howey and link to Hugh Howey's latest
Reddit "Ask Me Anything" as well as
links to his previous Reedit "Asm Me Anything" sessions.
- Saturday, July 1st, 2023
- With the changing of the month I updated the
special offers information
and added links to articles that touch
on Season 2 (and in some cases the Season 1 finale as well).
Skip the intro, take me straight to the resources
Remember 'The Martian' from about ten years ago, the great story about
an astronaut stranded alone on Mars who had to survive until a rescue
mission could reach him?
The success of 'The Martian' started with being self-published by the
author. As people read and enjoyed the book, word-of-mouth generated
buzz. As the popularity of the story grew and grew the 'big names'
of the media world took notice. The commercial success to which this then
lead included the movie from 2015.
Author Hugh Howey has been another rare indie-publishing success and now
one of his book series that has drawn immense grassroots excitement is
getting further notice in a new television series, 'Silo',
debuting Friday, May 5th, 2023.
Hugh Howey says about his writing: "A theme in my books is the celebration
of overcoming odds and of not allowing the cruelty of the universe to
change who you are in the process. Most of them are classified as science
fiction, since they often take place in the future, but if you love great
stories and memorable characters, you'll dig what you find here.
I promise."
Stories about humanity and people, scales both societal and personal,
sounds like a good start.
What is 'Silo' itself about? From the book blurb: "This is the story of mankind
clawing for survival, of mankind on the edge. The world outside has grown
unkind, the view of it limited, talk of it forbidden. But there are always
those who hope, who dream. These are the dangerous people, the residents
who infect others with their optimism. Their punishment is simple. They
are given the very thing they profess to want: They are allowed outside."
So people loved the book series, but often books don't translate well to
a screen. Why should I expect this to work as a television series?
Because the person who created the 'Silo' series and serves as an executive
producer, Graham Yost, has a bona fide track record of quality, popular fare.
Graham wrote 'Speed' (the Keanu Reeves / Sandra Bullock bus movie from 1994);
was supervising producer on the superb HBO series 'From the Earth to the Moon',
wrote two episodes, and directed the episode "Spider"; wrote two episodes
of 'Band of Brothers'; and created the series 'Justified' and wrote twelve
episodes. Graham Yost knows how to make engaging quality shows.
'Silo' begins streaming in the U.S. And U.K. on AppleTV+ on Friday, May 5th
with the release of the first two episodes. The third episode airs on
Friday, May 12th with one new episode weekly through Friday, June 30th for
a total of ten episodes in the first season.
Like this page? Please share with your friends.
Thanks! -Robert