Silo Season 3 Review: Season 4 Can’t Come Soon Enough
As someone who watches a ton of television, I’d be lying if I said Apple wasn’t absolutely killing it with its streaming service. It still feels underrated, but it is home to some of the best series coming out right now. One of those shows is Silo, which first premiered back in 2023. I honestly cannot remember what initially convinced my girlfriend and me to give it a chance, but boy, am I glad we did.
We did not start Silo when it first premiered. I believe we jumped in around the time Season 2 began, and we were hooked almost immediately. It felt like such a refreshing experience for both of us, and maybe part of that was because we had watched our fair share of pretty mid shows that year, but by the time Season 2 ended, we were absolutely fiending for more.
I still remember Jennifer jokingly praying that she would live long enough to see Season 3, which was hilarious at the time and maybe just a little macabre in hindsight. Thankfully, we both made it, and after all that waiting, Silo is finally back.
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Season 3 picks up right where the previous season left off, with Silo 18 experiencing a rare period of peace and Juliette Nichols now serving as mayor. On the surface, things seem more stable than they have in a long time, but Juliette is clearly dealing with the aftermath of everything she has been through, which immediately gives the season a different kind of tension.
Unlike the first two seasons, Season 3 follows two timelines, jumping between Nichols and her crew in the present and the “before times,” where we finally get to see how the silos came to be. At the end of Season 2, we were briefly introduced to young congressman Daniel Keene and journalist Helen Drew, but this season gives both of them much more room to breathe. Their story becomes a major part of the season, while several new characters help flesh out the world around them and slowly reveal how everything connects to the origins of the silos.
Being able to see the events of the past gives the series a whole new sense of scale. We spent the first two seasons watching thousands of people packed into a claustrophobic silo, so suddenly seeing regular city streets, stores, people going to work, and a world that feels familiar is a really refreshing change. It makes the world of Silo feel much bigger without losing the mystery that made it so interesting in the first place.
The series also does not rush to answer all the major questions we have about the history of the silos. Instead, it takes its time building toward the more important reveals. I can understand why some fans may find the season a little slow, but I personally enjoyed the pacing because it made the final few episodes feel that much more impactful.
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Even with so much of the season spent in the past, Silo still manages to keep its characters at the center of everything. Daniel and Helen are given enough depth to make their storyline feel worthwhile, while the present-day story remains just as intriguing, even if it takes a little while to find its footing. The one thing I really missed was spending more time with Solo and the kids over at Silo 17. Solo’s storyline in Season 2 was so powerful that it genuinely brought me to tears, so seeing him have so little to do this time around was a bit of a bummer. Thankfully, the performances remain top tier across the board, and even Common, who has caught his fair share of jokes for his performance in the past, feels noticeably stronger this season.
Where Season 3 really reaches another level for me is in its final two episodes. All of that patience suddenly starts paying off as pieces that have been moving quietly in the background finally begin falling into place. Episode 9 in particular might be my favourite episode of Silo so far. It is genuinely top-tier television, balancing huge revelations with some incredibly tense and emotional moments without ever feeling like the series is simply dumping answers on us. By the time the finale rolls around, the entire scope of what we thought we understood about the silos feels different.
Season 3 may require a little more patience than what came before, but for me, that patience was absolutely worth it. The expanded world, stronger sense of history, and incredible final stretch made this one of the most rewarding seasons of Siloyet. With the fourth and final season arriving on July 9, 2027, the countdown to the end of Silo has officially begun.
