Silo based on the Silo trilogy of novels (Wool, Shift, and Dust) by author Hugh Howey, is the Apple TV series, set in a dystopian future where a community exists in a giant underground silo comprising 144 levels.
Rebecca Ferguson returns as Juliette Nichols, an engineer who becomes embroiled in the mysteries of its past and present.
Alongside Ferguson includes Common, Harriet Walter, Chinaza Uche, Avi Nash, Alexandria Riley, Shane McRae, Remmie Milner, Rick Gomez, Billy Postlethwaite and Clare Perkins. Joining the cast for season three are Ashley Zukerman, Jessica Henwick, who appeared in the season two finale, along with Laura Innes, Jessica Brown Findlay, Morven Christie, Reed Birney and Matt Craven, with Colin Hanks set to recur. Steve Zahn will also return.
In December 2024, the series was renewed for a third and fourth season, with the fourth serving as its final. The third season premiered on July 3, 2026.
Season three of Silo continues the saga of a dystopian society of 10,000 people living underground under mysterious circumstances, while revealing an origin story set centuries earlier. In the present, Juliette Nichols (Ferguson) survives her forced “cleaning” but returns with memory loss as the silo recovers from rebellion and faces a dangerous new threat. Meanwhile, in the “Before Times,” journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) uncover a conspiracy that pulls them into a chain of events with catastrophic, irreversible consequences.
Spoilers from yesterdays finale below. With a premiere period of Summer (USA) 2027 date at the end of the final seasons trailer. Like Slow Horses, the final season is already in the can at the ending of the now screened, season three.
In a flashback to the Silo 17 rebellion, Daniel is revived from cryogenic sleep in Silo 1. Now named Troy, he cannot remember his past and is a specialist who is woken up to handle crises for The Project, which is led by Thurman.
Troy orchestrates the execution of the Silo 17 rebels who have exited there Silo, using armed drones and poison. Troy has memory flashes of Helen and asks Victor about her.
In the present, Camille tricks Victor, who is currently acting as the Legacy, into giving Knox and the others time to successfully block the safeguard pipe while Walker and Carla fix the water supply. Victor sends a drone to guard Silo 18 and requests Troy to be revived, before committing suicide. Juliette and Lukas communicate by radio about the door underneath the Silo.
Juliette, Camille, Knox, Shirley and Hank follow Lukas's route to the door where Troy, as the Legacy, offers to leave them alone if Silo 18 does not try to contact any other Silo. Juliette accepts the deal, but tells her friends that their next move should be to attack Silo 1, which will not be expecting it.
Troy receives a video message from Victor telling him that the woman he's searching for is Helen Drew.
So the end is near for one of Apple TV's biggest sci-fi series. What other series will wrap in 2027? Well apparently Daryl Dixon's Walking Dead tale will come to a close. Hopefully it will stream on Stan, as apparently all Walking Dead titles are moving to Netflix.
Emily in Paris will also take a final bow, just before the calendar flicks over to 2027. My prediction is, a number of my US network shows will also call it a day next April/May. Just saying.
Pluribus is one of the last catch ups I started whilst I was in Bangkok. Surprisingly, only Apple TV and Amazon worked there for me. Like Fiji, no Disney+ or my local streamers (Stan, Binge and Paramount+) allowed. Boo!
It feels like a lot of series I am watching are post-apocalyptic, I am not really into science fiction, however this has elements of sci-fi.
Created by Vince Gilligan for Apple TV, the series is set/filmed primarily in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Pluribus follows novelist Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), who finds herself isolated after an alien virus transforms the rest of humanity into a peaceful and content hive mind, which nevertheless seeks to assimilate her and other immune individuals.
I am late to the party. The series premiered on Apple TV on November 7, 2025. A second season has been ordered.
The title of the series refers to e pluribus unum, a Latin motto of the United States which means 'out of many, one'. Pluribus has received acclaim from critics, with praise for Gilligan's writing and direction and Seehorn's performance, as well as the show's originality, tone, and stylistic influences, though its pacing received some criticism.
Pluribus has received numerous accolades. At the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, it earned 18 nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, as well as acting nominations for Seehorn, Karolina Wydra, Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Jeff Hiller, and Miriam Shor.
It has also been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards and two Critics' Choice Awards, with Seehorn winning Best Actress in a Drama Series at both ceremonies. Additionally, the series was honoured with a Peabody Award and was named one of the 10 best television programs of 2025 by the American Film Institute.
It sure is a different kind of series. I enjoyed it. However, it was a bit slow in parts, so I agree with the critics note around pacing.
If like me you are behind on the hype show, maybe stop reading...... here. La Chica o El Mundo is the ninth episode and first season finale. The episode was written by executive producers Alison Tatlock and Gordon Smith, and directed by Smith.
It was released on Christmas Eve last year, so I am only a few months behind. The finale sees Manousos finally reaches Albuquerque, leaving Carol to debate whether to help him in making a plan to destroy the Others.
The episode received critical acclaim, with critics praising the scenes between Carol and Manousos, the performances and the cliffhanger.
Manousos arrives at Carol's home. Carol uses a translator app to communicate with him, and he reveals his intent to destroy the Others if the Joining cannot be reversed. Manousos searches Carol's home for listening devices.
Carol brings him to stay at one of her neighbour's homes. After seeing Carol call Zosia, Manousos asks the Others to send Zosia to talk to him privately. Carol takes her away, but Manousos calls for another member of the Others to replace Zosia. Zosia suddenly goes into convulsions and Carol finds that Manousos has intentionally triggered a global seizure to test the radio frequency he discovered. Carol stops him, and Zosia and the Others leave the city to protect themselves from Manousos. Carol leaves with Zosia, and they tour the world together for two weeks.
During this time, Kusimayu, an immune teenager in rural Peru, willingly joins the Others, proving the customised virus works. Zosia reveals Kusimayu's fate to Carol and confesses that the Others are working to extract Carol's stem cells from her frozen eggs, expecting to complete her custom virus in about a month. Carol has Zosia return her home with a large crate containing an atom bomb and tells Manousos that she is ready to help him.
So when will season two of this off beat drama land? With the current timetable of streaming series being released, who would know. Time will tell. I did enjoy the show. It was definitely different.
Apple TV really are continuing to deliver quality content. Speaking of sci-fi their Silo series wraps up tomorrow, with Dar Matter returning last week.
They also have Ted Lasso midway through the reboot. With Stick, Slow Horses and Bad Monkey all on the way.
FX’s Adults returns following a mid-season prequel episode Marathon Day. Like The Bear, this tired over fans in-between seasons one and two.
With a little over a year since the first season streamed on Disney+, this did return fairly quickly.
Marathon Day, premiered back on the 31st of July. The prequel episode showing the origin story of the friend group and Paul Baker. The episode was written as a new pilot to be placed as the first episode of the series on FX and streaming platforms Disney+ and Hulu.
The episode was made as a new way to introduce viewers to the series, as viewership was low for the first season.
Adults returns to NYC, with Samir, Billie, Paul Baker, Issa and Anton share their meals, anxieties and, occasionally, toothbrushes. Over the eight-episode season, the housemates tackle capital-R Responsibility to varying degrees of success.
The five main players returns. Malik Elassal as Samir Rahman, Lucy Freyer as Billie Schaeffer, Jack Innanen as Paul Baker, Amita Rao as Issa Damani, plus Owen Thiele as Anton Evans.
The second season features guest appearances by Susie Essman, Raven-Symoné, Gaten Matarazzo, Jake Shane, Isaac Powell, Ben Marshall, and Zosia Mamet.
Adults follows a group of young friends—Samir (Elassal), Billie (Freyer), Paul Baker (Innanen), Issa (Rao), and Anton (Thiele)—as they navigate the challenges of early adulthood while living together in Samir's childhood home.
The series explores themes such as career struggles, healthcare, modern dating, and social dynamics, portraying both the comedic and difficult aspects of transitioning into adult life.
I really enjoyed the eight episode second season. Particularly, episode 7, "C Alert".
So where did it leave off? I smashed it so fast, that thank god, Chad Powers returns this week! As a binge too this time around. Like Adults, Chad Powers also on Disney+ has only had a year off too. In modern streaming timings for returning shows, this is amazing!
In the finale, "Vote for Paul Baker", Paul Baker is running for president of the Homeowner's Association, and the roommates are hard at work canvassing with the help of Carly and Julia Fox.
Billie is threatened by Nina, the incumbent president's daughter, to call off the campaign and let her dad win, otherwise Nina will report the roommates for a zoning violation and have them kicked out of the house. Billie recruits Paul Baker's rowdy friends to help them tank the election and make sure that he loses.
Issa and Anton try to discourage voters at the library, where Issa connects with Margaux, the librarian. Carly and Samir are practicing being long-distance, as Carly's dental placement will force her to move to Seattle for a year.
After getting advice from Julia, Samir decides to move to Seattle as well, but Carly does not want Samir to move with her and breaks up with him.
Issa overhears voters talking about all the nice things Anton has said about Paul Baker during the campaign, and realises that Anton has genuine feelings for him. She encourages Anton to tell Paul Baker how he feels.
Unbeknownst to them, their discussion is being broadcast live to the entire neighbourhood, including Paul Baker. As Issa and Anton run home, Paul Baker loses the election. As everyone celebrates the loss, Anton and Paul Baker kiss. Later that night, Issa brings Margaux home and notices that someone is hooking up in Paul Baker and Samir's room. The door opens to reveal not Anton and Paul Baker, but Samir and Billie.
I really wanted Anton and Paul Baker to hook up. Paul Baker is honestly so hot. Well Jack Innanen is hot.
Either way, I be bingeing a big number of series following my overseas trip. Tomorrow it's over to a big Apple TV title I wanted to catch up on, Pluribus. Until then. BYE!
Furious is loosely inspired by the 1987 film Black Widow by Ronald Bass.
The series sees the return of Shameless lady boss, Emmy Rossum as FBI agent Alice Black, alongside Lola Petticrew, Scoot McNairy, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, plus Jake Lacy.
Streaming on Hulu/Disney+, this series only started streaming late July, concluding earlier this week. I originally thought this was a miniseries, however the other day Furious was renewed for a second season.
Furious follows FBI agent Alice Black on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.
This was addictive viewing. With three episodes landing first, then five weeks of week-to-week episodes.
This was also extremely high quality, crime drama. Hulu has been doing well of late. With The Testaments, easily one of my shows of 2026, All's Fair, an instant camp classic, with Reasonable Doubt + Chad Powers returning soon for new seasons, Hulu's content on Disney+ makes for premium viewing.
This was dark, brutal and original. The storyline felt original. Rossum really did shine in this role as a flawed FBI agent.
The tension across the eight episodes was insane.
In the opening episode, of the three episode premiere, on Halloween in New York City, the mysterious Catherine murders wealthy Caleb Easton in his apartment, staging his death as a fentanyl overdose.
Robbing Jinny Allen, Catherine assumes her identity to stay at a women's shelter. She manipulates shelter employee Becky to acquire a new ID, enabling Jinny to be hired by a catering company and seduce her next target, high-powered lawyer Oliver Charles.
Meanwhile, low-level FBI agent Alice Black is called to Caleb's apartment by homicide detective Danny, her former NYPD partner. Deducing that Caleb was murdered, Alice arranges her own violent sexual encounter with a stranger. She links Caleb's murder to the similar death of sex trafficker Adrian Murado, and enlists the reluctant help of Nora, head of the FBI sex crimes unit.
Caleb's neighbour remembers Catherine's tattoo, which Alice later spots in surveillance footage of a trafficked girl, Catherine, trying to escape Adrian fourteen years earlier, confirming her suspicion that the two men were victims of the same killer.
This was a great little series. If you need something to watch as Spring hits more like summer, fire up Disney+ and hit Furious.
More Australian drama, yes please. Following the Airport Chaplin, last week, this week, its Dalliance, on Paramount+.
The series focuses on Billy and Rose and their group of friends, who think they have life all figured out in their 60s, but they are forced to rethink all that when it is not what they expected. All six episodes landed late last week, with me concluding the sixth episode last night.
When their friend dies, mourning his loss the friend group finds their lives are much more than what the world would want them to feel.
Starring an all star cast including, Hugo Weaving as Billy Brennan, Heather Mitchell as Dani, David Wenham as Gary, Ryan Panizza as Dylan, Georgie Parker as Rose Brennan, Wayne Blair as Luke, Carolyn Bock as Adele, Catherine McClements as Sarah, Russell Dykstra as Rex, Kate Winter as Emma & John Doyle as James.
It's an all star cast with Heather Mitchell returning to Paramount+, following her excellent appearance in Brisbane based drama, Two Years Later.
I strongly believe this will be back for a second season. It literally just ends with so many loose ends. It is a good replacement for former Ten drama, Five Bedrooms. It's been called a spiritual sequel to Secret Life of Us, and with good reviews (and likely Logie wins next year) this could be announced as a returning Paramount+ feature in 2027.
Literally the last remaining Paramount+ local title left is Last King of The Crosses third and likely final season.
Local dramas are sadly often one and done on Australian streaming services. Dalliance had interesting characters, with real human emotion.
It was refreshing to see Georgie Parker in something more adult and more gritty.
If you like Aussie drama, you'll love this. Dalliance continues Paramount+'s solid year of Aussie hits following, NCIS: Sydney (wrapping shooting season four in Sydney right now) and Two Years Later.
Spa Weekend tells the story of four friends who reconnect with one another for a spa weekend. It reminds me of my long weekend in June, where I took off to Bali with three school friends.
However, out weekend was more tame than this romp.
At the heart of this story is friendship. Starring the powerhouses, Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau, Anna Faris, & Aussie hunk Adam Demos. Demos who is fresh from the now asked Baywatch inspired Rescue HI-Surf.
In the spirit of Bad Moms and The Hangover, this 90 minute laugh fest is a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about four lifelong friends who realise that somewhere between careers, relationships, families and everyday responsibilities, they have forgotten how to take care of themselves and each other.
Burned out and overdue for a break, the women escape to a luxury spa retreat for what turns out to be an unforgettable weekend dedicated to fun, laughter, and a lot of really bad decisions.
The film has not surprisingly received negative reviews from critics, but the point of the movie is, friendship, to have a laugh and forget the shit you dealt with before you brought your popcorn and got cozy in the cinema seat.
It is pure silly fun. Something the world needs right about now.
Interestedly the film was created by two blokes, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore writing and directing. Principal photography began on Valentine's Day, last year, right here, in Queensland, Australia. Creating loads of jobs and showcasing some local talent. AKA Demos + Fisher. Great cast. Great story. Fun music used. Overall a fun rise.
This film came, just at the right time when I needed a good laugh.
If you (like me) need a giggle, this is perfect. It is slightly predictable, but damn Dominic Ona-Ariki is also so likeable and good looking too.
Predictable yes, a bit silly, absolutely, but damn we need to not be so serious all the time. Fun. 4 Stars from me! LOVED it.
Good news international readers, The Airport Chaplain will now be streaming on Netflix, internationally. In Australia it's free on SBS On Demand. With all episodes landing yesterday.
I had a day off yesterday, so I smashed all eight 30 minute episodes. If you like a more traditional way of viewing the series, you are welcome to, with the first two episodes airing last night, with double episodes continuing to air weekly on Wednesdays at 8:30pm.
This great local series, based in Melbourne is led by Hugo Weaving (Slow Horses, Love Me) and Shabana Azeez, breakout star of the Emmy® and Golden Globe Award®-winning drama series The Pitt.
The latest SBS Original drama, takes audiences inside the high-stakes world of a bustling international airport, told through the struggles, triumphs and unexpected connections of the workers who keep it running.
This follows double Logie nominated SBS series, Homebodies, which didn't win the best miniseries, but Claudia Karvan did win for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama.
Funnily enough, Karvan also stars in The Airport Chaplain.
Alongside Karvan, Azeez and Weaving, Thomas Weatherall as Johnny Flick, Arka Das as Sami Rahman, Erroll Shand as Lex Pascoe and Claude Jabbour as Anthony Cole all star.
At the centre of The Airport Chaplain is Tobias Wallace (Weaving), a fast-moving fixer with a constantly ringing phone, pockets full of cash and an unorthodox approach to the daily crises unfolding inside the terminal. Convinced the airport couldn’t run without him, Tobias has never encountered a problem he couldn’t solve. Until he meets his formidable new boss Mira (Azeez), who considers him a walking liability. Their clash sparks a power struggle that reverberates through the terminal, affecting the cleaners, baggage handlers and passengers who are all navigating their own hopes, challenges and life-changing moments amid the constant flow of arrivals and departures.
Airports are interesting places. A show based around an airport, the passengers that visit, the staff that work there, a peak behind the curtains to where your bag goes. This was great.
No special effects, no insane plot. No superheros. Just real humans, with real emotions. I enjoyed this a lot.
It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but it sure was mine.
Thomas Weatherall is an outstanding young, local talent. His role as a border security officer was great. A big improvement on his time on Heartbreak High.
There is so much local content at present. Which is great. On Paramount+ Dalliance launches tonight. If you want more Hugo Weaving, he is joined by Heather Mitchell, Georgie Parker (yes from A Country Practice), David Wenham and more.
Colin From Accounts is in the home stretch now on Binge, with the final (ever) episode streaming soon. It will be replace on Binge with the second run of High Country. Whilst on Netflix, My Brilliant Career looks to be a favourite for next year's Logies. Hopefully The Airport Chaplain gets a look in next year. Despite being released so early in the Logie 2027 period.
Until next time, I'm off to see Spa Weekend Friday night. FUN!
