Silo by Apple TV
Hacker ApprovedRanked 5 of 19 science fiction TV series by recommenders
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.
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.
38 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 27
- criticize it
- 11
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 11 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 27 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 11 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Answers its mysteries at a good pace
“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.”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “The Silo · interactive 3D cutaway” “It's one of these very dense mysteries that asks you to figure out the clues.”
Comment from 31 Jul 2026 in “The End of an Era” Among the best sci-fi adaptations
“I read the books after season 1”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “2026 Hugo Awards” “with the latest season finale of season 3 of SILO, it may have become my favorite now”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “2026 Hugo Awards” “Foundation and Silo weren't bad at all”
Comment from 26 Jul 2026 in “Neuromancer – Official Teaser” - Comment from 20 Jul 2026 in “Blender 5.2 LTS”
Strong sci-fi alongside Severance
“some superb sci-fi on the screen in recent years like Severance , Silo”
Comment from 7 Feb 2026 in “Where did all the starships go?” “But we have things like Severance and Silo so maybe there's hope.”
Comment from 4 May 2026 in “Rumor: Disney to Remove Star Wars Sequel Trilogy from Timeline” “Severance, Silo, Pluribus just off the top of my head.”
Comment from 24 Jun 2026 in “Inventing the Future, One Lisp Machine at a Time”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Slow pacing, little happens
“it was so slow I gave up when basically nothing had happened”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “The Silo · interactive 3D cutaway” “I also gave up on the show due to the pacing”
Comment from 3 Sep 2026 in “The Silo · interactive 3D cutaway” Dark and claustrophobic viewing
“has a wonderful production design but it's too claustrophobic to fulfill my wish”
Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “A 'toaster with a lens': The story behind the first handheld digital camera” “it is basically impossible to watch it during the day”
Comment from 30 Dec 2025 in “Stranger Things Creator Says Turn Off "Garbage" Settings”
Other science fiction TV series people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction TV series, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | 88 | 19 | 82% | 13 | — | Approved |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine | 59 | 9 | 87% | 11 | — | Approved |
| The Expanse | 51 | 12 | 81% | 13 | — | Approved |
| The Culture seriesby Iain M. Banks | 38 | 5 | 88% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Silo by Apple TVThis page | 27 | 11 | 71% | 11 | — | Approved |
What people said
35 of the 44 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Silo looks interesting, I wish it supported OSX servers”
“works with Plex and Silo - an up an coming media server that could be a replacement”
“Silo, Ted Lasso, Severance and Slow Horses do not have purchasable releases at all.”
“I had a minio instance that was replaced flawlessly with silo.”
“It's vibe-slop that popped up just a couple months ago.”
“with the latest season finale of season 3 of SILO, it may have become my favorite now”
“One of the best adaptations of a series to TV, up there with The Expanse and the like.”
“I read the books after season 1”
“Everyone I've recommended it to so far has been thoroughly impressed.”
“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.”
“I also gave up on the show due to the pacing”
“it was so slow I gave up when basically nothing had happened”
“Given this is based on the show that's painfully wrong”
“Cool but made the wind turbines spin on my IT.”
“it's exactly what I dreamed of: Not only it properly keeps supporing Minio and can be installed without changes”
“I think I've found it disposable so far.”
“Couldn’t get into the TV series but tried your books. I have not been able to put it down.”
“It's one of these very dense mysteries that asks you to figure out the clues.”
“Silo is just a darker, stupider City of Ember”
“there is full support for worktrees in Silo”
“Foundation and Silo weren't bad at all”
“Siloserver's marketing miss all those points because they focus on the tech stack, don't show a single picture of the UI and don't demonstrate the UX.”
“completely open source and written in go, and has full Postgres support from the get-go”
“Silo has its own API but also spins up a Jellyfin-protocol compatibility layer.”
“nothing has ever beat Silo”
“They are bland and unoriginal.”
“Severance, Silo, Pluribus just off the top of my head.”
“But we have things like Severance and Silo so maybe there's hope.”
“silo is good fun but like severance we've gotten two short seasons in how many years?”
“some superb sci-fi on the screen in recent years like Severance , Silo”
“Apple has proven with numerous shows over the past few years that they can be trusted with this task.”
“it is basically impossible to watch it during the day”
“the books are definitely better”
“didn't find it that interesting”
“has a wonderful production design but it's too claustrophobic to fulfill my wish”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.