At the heart of any work is the writing, for which the grassroots success that has propelled 'Silo' to reach this point speaks for itself. To make a screen adaptation truly shine though takes a great cast and here 'Silo' definitely delivers beginning with the central character played by Rebecca Ferguson (and Instagram) who we all know as Ilsa Faust from the two previous Mission Impossible movies (we also saw her as Lady Jessica in 'Dune: Part One').

'Silo' might not even have been made were it not for Rebecca Ferguson. (Another interview: Rebecca Ferguson on the World of 'Silo' and How the Truth Can Cause Chaos)

Supporting Rebecca Ferguson are good actors likely to be new to you and good actors who you might recognize, such as:

David Oyelowo ('Selma') (Instagram and his production company Yoruba Saxon)

Rashida Jones ('Parks and Recreation') (Instagram)

Common ('John Wick: Chapter 2') (Twitter)

Tim Robbins ('Mystic River' and 'The Shawshank Redemption') (Twitter)

Ferdinand Kingsley ('The Sandman' as Dream's friend (Hob Gadling) he would meet in the pub every century) (Twitter)

and last but not least Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont in 'Game of Thrones') (Twitter)

Stephen King tweets: "Mysterious and terrifically suspenseful. This is excellent science fiction with three-dimensional characters."

Rotten Tomatoes (86% from forty-two critics, 72% from the eighteen 'Top Critics', as of May 10th morning)

Metacritic (75 (out of 100) from twenty critics as of May 10th morning)

GoodReads reviews of the books in the Silo series (for which new audiobook recordings have recently been released):

Wool Omnibus
Shift
Dust

Word had been quietly out since April, and mentioned here early on in Season 1, that Season 2 of 'Silo' was already in production. Taking advantage of interest in the show while it is airing and nearing the conclusion of Season 1 Apple today (Wednesday, June 14th) officially announced that 'Silo' has been renewed for a second season.

Katherine DiSavino provided further confirmation that Season 2 has been in production for a while, tweeting that she had joined the writing staff for Season 2 a little over a year ago.

Add to that soup the recent tweet by Hugh Howey mentioning that he will be at San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) next month, and... perhaps a Season 2 teaser at Comic Con?

Speaking of which... Merely a suggestion, I have no awareness that such is to be expected, but I think that Apple could do far worse marketing than to give every SDCC attendee a voucher for a free one-month trial of AppleTV+ to try out 'Silo' and catch-up on 'Mythic Quest' in preparation for that show's fourth season this fall.

Spoilers ahead...

'Silo' Finale: Rebecca Ferguson Talks 'Mind-Blowingly Shocking' Twist, Juliette's Last Stand and 'Grittier' Season 2 and Rebecca Ferguson breaks down Silo finale ending, teases season 2: 'Most perfect cliffhanger ever'

The SiloTVSeries Subreddit.
(There is also a SiloSeries that includes discussions of the books.)

Podcasts

Wires from the Deep

Wool-Shift-Dust (by a long-time fan of the books and her friend who is new to the story, get both perspectives)
Also available on Spotify.

Dune Pod (Their coverage of 'Silo' episode 3 includes an interview with Hugh Howey, the original author.)

Silo by Apple TV, a Story Archives Podcast (on the Soapbox Podcast Network)

Official SILO Series Fangroup on Facebook

The Down Deep Discord chat

Pete Peppers' videos Recapping and Reviewing the episodes.
Visit his playlist of the videos or the below links to the videos for each episode:

Episodes 1 & 2: "Freedom Day" and "Holston's Pick"

Episode 3: "Machines"

Episode 4: "Truth"

Episode 5: "The Janitor's Boy"

Episode 6: "The Relic"

Episode 7: "The Flamekeepers"

Episode 8: "Hanna"

Episode 9: "The Getaway"

Episode 10: "Outside" (the season 1 finale)

Pete Peppers' Post-Season 1 Discussion with Hugh Howey (the author of the 'Silo' series)

Hugh Howey will be doing two book signing sessions at this year's San Diego Comic Con:

Thursday, July 20th, in AA23 from 02:30 PM - 07:00 PM (local time)

Friday, July 21st, in AA10 from 04:30 PM - 06:30 PM (local time)

A Twitter thread - on adapting novels to the big & small screen.

Be sure to not miss the author's own thoughts on each episode of 'Silo', featuring "a scene that stands out to me or haunts me and won't let go.":

Episode 1: "Freedom Day"

Episode 2: "Holston's Pick"

Episode 3: "Machines"

Episode 4: "Truth"

Episode 5: "The Janitor's Boy"

Episode 6: "The Relic"

Episode 7: "The Flamekeepers"

Episode 8: "Hanna"

Episode 9: "The Getaway"

Hugh Howey's post-Season 1 Reddit "Ask Me Anything" from Sunday, July 2nd.

Prior Hugh Howey Reddit "Ask Me Anything" sessions:

March 2013, after his novel 'Wool' [the first book in the 'Silo' series] "went gangbusters as a self-published novel".

December 2013 as his "writing career went to the 'next level'".

June 2021 after Apple announced 'Wool' was being greenlit for TV.

May 5th, 2023, May 5th, 2023, the day the 'Silo' series premiered.

Another 'fan interview' with Hugh Howey, this one on Twitter from July 5th, 2023.

Hugh Howey was the Special Guest on episode 133 of the Ty & That Guy podcast "to discuss his life, writing career and his current hit show 'Silo' on Apple TV". ('Ty' being Ty Franck, half of James S.A. Corey and 'That Guy' being Wes Chatham who portrayed Amos Burton in 'The Expanse' series.) You may find episode 133 on:

Spotify

Apple and

YouTube

'Silo' and Disrupting Entertainment: "A true disruptor, Hugh Howey turned his sci-fi novella series Silo from a self-published ebook into a bestseller and now an acclaimed streaming series. On the occasion of Silo’s release on Apple TV+, Hugh talks about changing the traditional model of publishing, adapting his work to television, and the creative revolution he sees on the horizon."

The Knowledge Project: Winning at the Self-publishing Game: "Hugh Howey had two dreams: to make a living from writing and sail around the world. In this interview, he describes how he did both, why traveling is so good for the soul, and how he sold millions of books on his own (even turning down a 7 figure book deal.)"

'Silo' is not Hugh Howey's only work being adapted into a television series: Beacon 23 is being turned into a series for AMC starring Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister in 'Game of Thrones'). Even though the first season has not yet aired the second season is already in production.
In a July 5th tweetHugh Howey said that Beacon 23 will air within a year. [I am guessing sooner than that and Hugh just can't pre-empt the announcement which will perhaps come at San Diego Comic Con in two weeks, to ride on the popularity of 'Silo' if nothing else.]
The Twitter accountThe Chewy Meat Center tracks Beacon 23 news and happenings, as well as providing some inside information such as these potential title cards. Also be sure to check out Hugh Howey's blog post about writing 'Beacon 23'.

An interview with Wired magazine about 'Silo', artificial intelligence, and why everyone's got dystopia fever.

Some video interviews with Hugh Howey:

Book Club (with Angie Greaves) Part One and Part Two

WOOL's Hugh Howey: His writing process and why he's optimistic about technology

Sci-fi author Hugh Howey talks self publishing during visit to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Silo | Graham Yost and Hugh Howey Interview

Another Silo - Graham Yost & Hugh Howey interview

The Library That Lasts | Hugh Howey

An article in Slate by Hugh Howey on Writing in Vonnegut’s World.

Hugh Howey's website, Instagram, blog, and Tumblr presences.

Other notable works by Hugh Howey:

The Sand Chronicles is another well received series (two books so far, at least one more still to come). Blurb from the first book:
"The old world is buried. A new one has been forged atop the shifting dunes. Here in this land of howling wind and infernal sand, four siblings find themselves scattered and lost.
Palmer has never been the same since his father walked out twelve years ago. His elder sister, Vic, is trying to run away from the past; his younger brothers, Connor and Rob, are risking their lives to embrace it. His mother, left with nothing but anger, is just trying to forget.
Palmer wants to prove his worth, not only to his family, but to himself. And in the barren, dune-covered landscape of his home, there is only one way to earn respect: sand-diving. Plunging deep below the desert floor in search of relics and scraps of the old world. He is about to embark on the most dangerous dive of his young life, aiming to become the first to discover the rumoured city below.
Deep within the sand lies the key to bringing his family together – and tearing their world apart."

Machine Learning: New and Collected Stories (an anthology)
"... a collection of Howey’s science fiction and fantasy short fiction, including three stories set in the world of Wool, two never-before-published tales written exclusively for this volume, and fifteen additional stories collected here for the first time. These stories explore everything from artificial intelligence to parallel universes to video games, and each story is accompanied by an author’s note exploring the background and genesis of each story. "

Machine Learning: New and Collected Stories (a novella)
"Adam Griffey is living two lives. By day, he teaches literature. At night, he steals it. Adam is a plagiarist, an expert reader with an eye for great works. He prowls simulated worlds perusing virtual texts, looking for the next big thing. And when he finds it, he memorizes it page by page, line by line, word for word. And then he brings it back to his world, the real world, and he sells it. But what happens when these virtual worlds begin to seem more real than his own? What happens when the people within them mean more to him than flesh and blood? What happens when a living thing falls in love with someone who does not actually exist?"

On Friday, June 2nd, 2023, Hugh Howey announced his latest book, "The Balloon Hunter".

In a post on Thursday, July 6th, 2023 Hugh Howey announced that he had finished writing a new book. "The Balloon Hunter" was referenced in a hashtag. Might be the sequel...