Between plans with ads or the growing awareness that airing one episode a week has a greater impact on conversation, ‘streaming’ is increasingly becoming more like regular general television. And the premiere of something like this ‘Silo’ (AppleTV+Friday, day 5) is another sign in the same direction: reminds us of that old frenzy of chains to find a new ‘Lost’, a serial puzzle Each enigma hides only the bigger one for viewers’ despair, addiction, and hysterical online theorizing.
Apple found its starting point in a trilogy of books. Hugh Howey they were actually serialized works. “As a writer, I couldn’t be more fascinated by television and comics,” the author tells us via video call. Originally, it would be taken to the cinema by these volumes. Ridley Scott, but Howey is almost glad that the prospect has failed. “Because of successive ‘cliffs’ or the combination of a main theme with a handful of minor plots, my books have made themselves much more suited to a television adaptation.”
The ‘Silo’ of the epic and series title, an underground cylindrical house where, in theory, the last ten thousand people lived underground. This is how they protect themselves from a world cracked by toxic windswhat they observe daily from one of the cafe’s walls: a lifeless horizon.
The characters don’t know who built the silo or why the exterior has become deadly. A century and a half ago there was an uprising and these rebels are blamed for destroying all documents and books that would allow us to learn anything about the prehistory of that place or the world beyond those walls. Those who try to learn something will end badly. This is, in theory, the situation of his wife (Rashida Jonesthe sheriff (David Oyelowo), this is now determined to follow in his wife’s footsteps, to dare to go there.
prestigious showrunner
We find it in the ‘silo’ controls Graham YostSenior screenwriter, creatively featured in film (‘Speed’) and television (‘Band of Brothers’). “Reason: Raylan’s Law”amazing series based on a character from Elmore Leonard. Forever a confessed fan of ‘Lost’, now she can finally play around with mystery, mystery and mystery as she pleases. “I’ve always been a fan of this series,” she confirms to this newspaper. “We talked a lot in the writers’ room about Hatch, which in my opinion is one of the best end-of-season releases ever.”
And like his famous co-creation Damon Lindelof, Yost assures that the characters are really the most important thing in ‘Silo’. One in particular: Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson), but not Juliet, an engineer looking for answers about the death of a loved one. “After the first episode, first of all it’s the story of this character which is a really fun journey. The idea of the reluctant hero has always appealed to me.“.
In an interview Yost gave me for the third season of ‘Justified’ ten years ago, he singled out a “good character” who “does amazing things and has a sense of humor if possible” as the only secret. make a good show Would you say Juliet meets these requirements? “He may not be as funny as Raylan in ‘Justified’ but he has a special approach to things. She hates bullshit and lies. It is practical in many ways. He’s not immediately good at everything he does, and it’s fun to watch him learn. Plus, when you see Rebecca Ferguson in the lead role, you know you’re halfway done.”
Creative through the ages
With more than three decades of television experience behind him, Yost has witnessed (and also participated in) multiple revolutions in the series. All kinds of channels and platforms are mentioned in his resume. Doing this at Apple’s behest was not a new experience, “because mainly programming managers, Jamie Erlicht And Zack VanamburgFormer presidents of Sony Pictures Television, with whom I worked on ‘Justified: Raylan’s Law’ and later, “Sneaky Pete”. When they took over Apple TV+, they told me the idea was to make few but great shows. I was honored to have been considered for such a task.”