# Silo by Apple TV

27 Hacker News commenters recommended Silo by Apple TV and 11 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 11 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Apple TV sci-fi mystery that answers its questions at a good rate; fans call it one of the best TV adaptations. Common caveats: slow pacing and only two short seasons so far.

## Why people recommend it

- Answers its mysteries at a good pace (2 comments): "It's pretty good, probably the first mystery box show I've seen where they actually answer questions at roughly the same rate they raise them." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49549650)) "It's one of these very dense mysteries that asks you to figure out the clues." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49124047))
- Among the best sci-fi adaptations (4 comments): "I read the books after season 1" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49587749)) "with the latest season finale of season 3 of SILO, it may have become my favorite now" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49591256)) "Foundation and Silo weren't bad at all" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49055577))
- Strong sci-fi alongside Severance (3 comments): "some superb sci-fi on the screen in recent years like Severance , Silo" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46928568)) "But we have things like Severance and Silo so maybe there's hope." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48013740)) "Severance, Silo, Pluribus just off the top of my head." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48659304))

## What people warn about

- Slow pacing, little happens (2 comments): "it was so slow I gave up when basically nothing had happened" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49545827)) "I also gave up on the show due to the pacing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49546017))
- Dark and claustrophobic viewing (2 comments): "has a wonderful production design but it's too claustrophobic to fulfill my wish" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46256375)) "it is basically impossible to watch it during the day" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46430172))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Star Trek: The Next Generation](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-trek-the-next-generation.md): 88 recommend
- [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/star-trek-deep-space-nine.md): 59 recommend
- [The Expanse](https://hackerapproved.com/p/expanse.md): 51 recommend
- [Altered Carbon (Netflix series)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/altered-carbon.md): 23 recommend
- [Scavengers Reign](https://hackerapproved.com/p/scavengers-reign.md): 18 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Silo by Apple TV", https://hackerapproved.com/p/silo/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).