The sci-fi thriller seriesSilohas wrapped its first season on Apple TV, where it debuted as the No.
1 drama in the history of streamer.
And boy, do we have questions.
Rebecca Ferguson in ‘Silo’Everett Collection
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And no, she didnt reveal how many other silos are truly out there.
DEADLINE An apocalyptic drama coming out during a pandemic.
REBECCA FERGUSONIt was so odd.
Obviously I see the relationship to Covid.
This might sound really weird.
I love shooting this show so much.
It is the biggest joy in my life.
Just being able to go onto set, even if we were behind masks.
I didnt even make the parallel in my head until doing interviews.
And I was like, oh my God.
Yeah, of course.
I wasnt even thinking about the pandemic.
The world that you are watching isourtrue reality, right?
So there shouldnt be a shock effect or a feeling of claustrophobia.Its our world.
Its all we have seen for the last 200 something years.
Its a grander picture that gradually unravels.
So yeah, of course I knew about it.
I did all the research I could and read all the books.
What I found interesting was how I loved the world in the silo.
I love the world of not knowing and then gradually opening up the possibility of getting out.
What does that do to our psyche?
Not over why were locked in, but more about whats out there?
What do you think about Showrunner/EPGraham Yosts work, adapting these books for the small screen?
It seems like a behemoth task.
It is very tricky.
I was a part of the process with the script.
Graham has shared this story.
I didnt love the first draft of one of the episodes when they offered the role to me.
So I turned it down.
We had an ongoing conversation about it.
And I said, no, thank you.
Im gonna move on, but these are my notes.
And then I went, but I kept on coming back to the story.
I kept on asking my agents, have they cast it?
Who have they offered it to?
And, I dunno, I was so drawn to it.
Then they came back and they had done a change.
They had adapted all of my thoughts.
I did nothing other than basically complain [she laughs] and said, Im not feeling it.
They went back to the drawing board and presented something else.
I saw within one change how quickly they could adapt something into a visual spectacle.
That is so difficult when you read a book because you think, how do we process this?
How do we get all of this in?
Do we make this guy a woman?
How do we make it equal?
Graham is phenomenal, along with the people he works with.
I feel like you burned a ton of calories on this show because you were always running.
What was that set like?
FERGUSONI am so proud of this set.
Number one, its a family.
Everyone knows each other.
Everyone loves each other and everyone wants to come back.
And were acting on sets that are some of the biggest Ive ever worked on.
Did it feel as claustrophobic making this show?
The studio isnt locked.
Its not a reality.
But what I did feel a couple of times was exhaustion.
We worked so hard, all of us.
And I remember being on set once, and I just felt tears coming.
Like, I started choking up.
I was in the helmet.
It was one of the last sequences, and I was tired.
I was really, really tired.
And the focus puller looked at me and just went, do you better go out?
I thought, no, no, Im fine.
Were not doing anymore.
And I walked out, took the helmet off, and I burst out crying.
I think maybe it was a lack of sunlight or something, or I was tired or emotional.
I dont know what it was.
But thats the first time I realized, actually, what it does to a lot to us.
We just forget when were inside because we love it.
We love what we do.
You need some real air right now.
Get outside, grab a coffee and come back.
Silohasalready been picked up for a second seasonand is currently in production in the U.K.
It is produced for Apple TV+ by AMC Studios.
