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Silo creators: season 3's apocalyptic plot feels uncomfortably timely

Apple TV's Silo, set in a bunker where 10,000 survivors live after an unspecified disaster, expands its backstory in season 3. The series builds on a season 2 flashback that shows Iran striking the U.S. with a dirty bomb and opens season 3 with a counterattack. Showrunner and cast say Hugh Howey’s 2011 novels now feel uncomfortably realistic. Season 3 focuses more on the geopolitical events that led to the silo society.

• 10,000 people trapped in an underground silo premise
• Season 2 flashback depicts an Iranian dirty-bomb attack; season 3 begins with a counterstrike
• Creators and cast say the story feels increasingly relevant to current events
• Series is an adaptation of Hugh Howey’s 2011 novels