Summer for Apple TV brings several new shows along with returning ones. From horror to drama and comedy, the slate is appealing to a wide variety of subscribers. However, one of the most anticipated releases is the brand-new season of Apple’s hit sci-fi drama which has kept viewers on their toes over two seasons. Season 3 premieres on July 3 and continues the tradition of delivering story twists set in a post-apocalyptic world.
That series is the Rebecca Ferguson-led dystopian drama Silo, which has been a strong performer for Apple TV. The series has been praised for its story and acting, with critics giving it a high rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Silo has an average critics’ score of 90%, with Ferguson being singled out for her magnetic performance as Juliette Nichols. Their consensus for the latest season explains: “Rebecca Ferguson’s intrepid hero seeks answers while the rest of Silo‘s ensemble capably holds down the fort in this superb sophomore season.”
Silo has delivered engaging twists for two seasons, but the third is going to be the biggest one. From expanding the story from one silo to many others, the series now takes huge swings as it expands the timeline to include the “Before Times.” Viewers will learn how the world ended and what that means for the future. But that doesn’t mean the drama in silo 18 will be abandoned, because when Juliette returns after her excursion to silo 17, the former silo survives the threat that destroyed the latter, but a “dangerous new threat” is coming for it. As more discoveries and revelations are made, the natural ending for this story also draws closer.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
‘Silo’ Will End with Season 4
The series is adapted from Hugh Howey‘s book series of the same name, and his trilogy tells a complete story. Silo‘s team will not be taking much creative liberty with the events, so the show will end with Season 4, which has already been filmed. That means the wait between the seasons could be much shorter. “With the final two chapters of Silo, we can’t wait to give fans of the show an incredibly satisfying conclusion to the many mysteries and unanswered questions contained within the walls of these silos,” series creator Graham Yost said in a statement.
Common (Robert Sims), Harriet Walter (Martha Walker), Chinaza Uche (Paul Billings), Avi Nash (Lukas Kyle), Alexandria Riley (Sandy), Shane McRae (Knox), Remmie Milner (Shirley), Rick Gomez (Patrick Kennedy), Billy Postlethwaite (Deputy Marnes), and Clare Perkins (Judge Meadows) return as main cast members for Season 3, joined by new cast members Laura Innes, Jessica Brown Findlay, Morven Christie, Reed Birney, Matt Craven, and Colin Hanks. Jessica Henwick, Ashley Zukerman, and Steve Zahnreprise their characters.
Silo Season 3 premieres on July 3 on Apple TV. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
