In a world where the number of expensive streaming genre shows safe from execution grows smaller by the day, you’d have thought that Stephen King would be thrilled beyond belief that one of his new favorites was renewed for a second season.
It was a coincidence that Apple TV’s atmospheric and eminently engaging Silo was confirmed for a return just 24 hours after the author had given it his wholehearted seal of approval, but it turns out that not even pop culture legends are immune to the agonizing wait between new episodes.
Given his status as one of the most recognizable writers there’s ever been – who saw his novel Lisey’s Story adapted into an episodic adventure by the very same platform – you’d have thought King would have the ability to gain access to the entire first season of Silo by simply picking up the phone or sending an email to just ask.
Instead, he’s been left infuriated by the fact he has to wait until Friday just like the rest of the peasants to discover what happens next, a refreshingly old-school approach to rolling out fresh content in the age of binge-watching.
As unfair as it may be, King can at least sleep soundly in the knowledge that Silo is guaranteed to make a comeback to the small screen with three episodes still left to air, something that’s becoming increasingly unheard of in the streaming era, where the number-crunchers typically wait until the whole thing has been rolled out to subscribers before determining whether or not it’s worth the investment to return to the well for more.