15 Shows To Watch if You Love 'Silo'

Image via Apple TV+ Updated Aug 20, 2026, 6:03 AM EDT Christine is a freelance writer for Collider with two decades of experience covering all types of TV shows and movies spanning every genre. With a particular affinity for dramas, true crime, sitcoms, and thrillers, if it's a top TV show, Christine has likely watched it and is eager to share her thoughts. When she's not furiously writing away, you can find her enjoying the next binge obsession with a glass of wine in front of the TV. Sign in to your Collider account The Apple TV series Silo is a thrilling sci-fi dystopian drama that has gripped viewers since its first season in 2023. Now in its third season, the show continues to captivate viewers. The premise centers around an underground silo where survivors reside following an apocalyptic event. When an engineer from the lower levels begins to suspect that people aren’t being told the truth about the desolate wasteland outside, she embarks on a dangerous investigation. For those who are anxiously waiting for the next episode or season of Silo, there are plenty of great shows to watch in the meantime. These shows have a similar story, theme, or tone, and will likely appeal to fans of Silo as well. 15 'Station Eleven' (2021–2022) Image via Parrish Lewis / ©HBO Max / Courtesy Everett Collection HBO has been behind several of the greatest miniseries of the 21st century, and the post-apocalyptic dystopian drama Station Eleven is definitely among them. It's one of the best sci-fi shows with just 10 episodes, based on Canadian author Emily St. John Mandel's must-read novel of the same name. It was a critical hit upon release, and four years after its conclusion, it's still one of the best sci-fi miniseries in recent memory. Much like Silo, Station Eleven is a prestigious adaptation of a great dystopian novel exploring humanity's complex response to global societal collapse. That alone should be enough to bring Silo fans straight to Station Eleven, where they'll discover a refreshingly different approach to that sort of premise: Slow-burning, character-driven, and beautifully poetic, this miniseries is all about finding meaning through art even in the midst of such devastation. —Diego Pineda Pacheco 14 'Outer Range' (2022–2024) Image via Amazon Prime Video So far, the 2020s have been an excellent decade for Western and Western-coded TV shows, which is where Outer Range comes in. This sci-fi neo-Western starring Josh Brolin and Imogen Poots is one of Prime Video's best science fiction shows to date, and even in spite of its untimely cancellation after only two seasons, it's still very much worth watching today. Anchored by Brolin and Poots' exceptional performances, as well as a tone that blends Western and sci-fi mystery elements masterfully, Outer Range stands out as one of the best "mystery box"-style shows of the last decade. People who love the mystery, paranoia, and existential dread surrounding Silo are pretty much guaranteed to enjoy Outer Range as well. —Diego Pineda Pacheco 13 'Severance' (2022–Present) Image via Apple TV+ While there’s no apocalyptic event in Severance, the dark and disturbing themes of control over people in every episode of the show fall in line with Silo. In Silo, the authoritarian government in the underground residence controls everything about the people who live there. In Severance, a biotech company has developed a surgical procedure that can sever a person’s brain so they have a work identity known as their “innie” and a personal life identity called their “outie.” The idea is to force a work-life balance, but some people, like the protagonist Mark (Adam Scott), choose to have the surgery to get through his workdays without feeling the weight of grief over the loss of his wife. Similarly, both Mark and Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) in Silo are searching for answers based on clues that everything they have come to believe might not be true. Both shows are dark, psychological, and thrilling. 12 'Under the Dome' (2013–2015) CBS Based on the eponymous novel by Stephen King, Under the Dome has a similar premise to Silo, except people live under a massive, transparent dome that has mysteriously formed over their town, cutting them off from contact with the rest of the world. Like residents in the silo, everyone must find a way to survive, but tensions begin to form. There’s a similar mystery as well with this show, as no one knows nor understands how or why the dome formed. In Silo, residents don’t know when or why the siloes were created either, forced to believe what they are told about the dangers of leaving it. 11 'Foundation' (2021–Present) Image via Apple TV+ Loosely based on the works of Isaac Asimov, Foundation is a sci-fi series with an ensemble cast about a future time whereby a galaxy is run by clones, notably a family known as the Cleons that has ruled for 400 years. When the empire is at risk of falling, however, it’s up to a group to create a foundation that can preserve humanity and its knowledge and innovations. Foundation has fabulous performances like Silo, though its first season received criticism for the complex plot and confusing time jumps and narration. But the second season was much better received. There’s the same sci-fi feel with this show as Silo, along with the idea of a class structure and a group of people desperately trying to protect the sanctity of their leadership. 10 'Westworld' (2016–2022) Image via HBO Another dystopian sci-fi Western, Westworld is based on the Michael Crichton 1973 movie. It’s a unique tale about an amusement park designed for adults whereby they can live out every fantasy they desire. Reserved for the wealthy and elite, guests book their time and enjoy the experiences, which range from gunfights to drunken exploits with the women in the local watering hole. It’s terrifyingly realistic. But no one actually gets hurt because all the “people” who work in Westworld are actually android “hosts” programmed to look, feel, and act like humans. Westworld employs a similar theme of powerful people controlling others. In the case of this show, however, the others just so happen to be robots that start to remember, become sentient, and fight back. That’s likened to how the residents in the silo started moving towards rebellion due to growing distrust of the people in authority. 9 'Fallout' (2024–Present) Image via Prime Video Based on the video game of the same name, it’s easy to see the similarities between Fallout and Silo. In both, the earth has become a wasteland that’s virtually uninhabitable. And in both, survivors reside underground. In Fallout, they’re vaults that are far fancier than the silo, with all the creature comforts one might imagine up above, just in a secluded area that’s well below the earth. The stories are also similar in both first seasons, with Fallout centering around the journey of Lucy (Ella Purnell), a young woman who makes the decision to leave the vault and go outside. She’s searching for her kidnapped father. Like Rebecca in Silo, she encounters a world unlike anything she imagined, along with interesting characters who both help and hinder her. 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EFind the people fighting back and join them. You can't fix a broken galaxy alone. NEXT QUESTION → 02 In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires. AKnowledge. If you understand the system, you don't need resources — you can generate them. BFuel. Everything else — movement, power, escape — runs on it. CTrust. In a world of fakes and informants, a truly reliable ally is rarer than any commodity. DWater. And after water, information — the two things empires are truly built on. EShips and credits. The galaxy is big — you survive it by being able to move through it freely. NEXT QUESTION → 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. AThat reality itself is a lie — that everything I experience has been constructed to keep me compliant. BA raid. No warning, no mercy — just the roar of engines and then nothing left. 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AUnderground bunkers and server rooms — cramped, artificial, but with access to everything that matters. BOpen wasteland — brutal sun, no shelter, constant movement. At least the threat is honest. CA dense, rain-soaked city where you can disappear into the crowd and nobody asks questions. DMerciless desert — extreme heat, no water, and something enormous living beneath the sand. EThe fringe — backwater planets and busy spaceports where the Empire's attention rarely reaches. NEXT QUESTION → 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. AA tight crew of believers who've seen behind the curtain and have nothing left to lose. BOne or two people I'd trust with my life. Any more than that and someone talks. CNobody, ideally. Alliances are liabilities. I work alone unless I have no choice. DA community bound by shared hardship and mutual survival — people who need each other to last. EA ragtag team with wildly different skills and total commitment when it counts. NEXT QUESTION → 07 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. AI won't harm the innocent — even the ones who'd report me without hesitation. BI do what I have to to protect the people I've chosen. Everything else is negotiable. CThe line shifts depending on who's asking and what's at stake. DI draw a long-term line — nothing that compromises my people's future, even if it'd help now. ESome lines, once crossed, can't be uncrossed. I know which ones they are. NEXT QUESTION → 08 What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another. AWaking others up — dismantling the illusion so no one else has to live inside it. BFinding somewhere — or someone — worth protecting. A reason to keep moving. CAnswers. Understanding what I am, what any of this means, before time runs out. 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Mad MaxThe 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. Blade RunnerYou'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. DuneArrakis 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. Star WarsThe 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. ↻ RETAKE THE QUIZ 8 'The Last of Us' (2023–Present) Image via HBO Another post-apocalyptic TV show, The Last of Us is slightly different in that people can survive above ground. However, it’s almost in unsurvivable conditions because there are mutated humans, affected by a deadly virus, that are ravaging survivors. Joel (Pedro Pascal) is a hardened survivor who is reluctantly tasked with transporting a precocious teenager named Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to a safe place. The dynamic between Joel and Ellie is, at times, similar to that of Juliette and Solo (Steve Zahn) in season two of Silo. Overall, both shows are dark and ultimately about survival in dire circumstances, with the Earth nothing like what it was before. 7 'The Handmaid's Tale' (2017–2025) Image via Hulu The Handmaid’s Tale is a chilling dystopian series based on the Margaret Atwood novel about a theocratic society that has overtaken parts of the United States, leaving women completely powerless. One of the defining aspects of Gilead, as depicted in the best episodes of The Handmaid’s Tale, is that young women are forced to serve as handmaids for wealthy families, effectively used as childbearing slaves. In Silo, the rules of The Pact aim to control birth versus promote it—women are implanted with chips that prevent them from getting pregnant. Only when approved by the leadership can they have the chip surgically removed and start planning a family. Most awfully, however, women don’t know this. The ones who aren’t approved are lied to and told the chip was removed when it never was. While the silo doesn’t treat women as poorly as Gilead beyond this, mostly treating people based on a class system regardless of gender, both communities feature oppressive regimes with their own interests as a priority. 6 'Snowpiercer' (2020–2024) Image via TNT Like Silo, Snowpiercer follows a group of survivors in a unique setting that is required for their survival. In the case of this show, it’s a perpetually moving train that continuously circles the globe. If the train stops and thus fails to provide energy, those aboard would freeze. While everyone aboard is safe, the train also has its own class system, including a group of lowly survivors who managed to get on the train before it departed. These folks, relegated to the basement and doing menial tasks to earn their keep, are reminiscent of the folks down in mechanical in Silo who are often looked down upon. Like in Silo, many of the residents of the train are also lied to, unaware of just how much wealth and excess exists on the train. Nonetheless, resources are also becoming more limited, and tensions rise, threatening a rebellion like was brewing in Season 2 of Silo.