
Not only that, but by the time of the events of Wool, humanity has been down there for hundreds of years. These questions are all heretical within the society of the silo, and the rules are ruthlessly enforced by a small leadership class with varying degrees of political legitimacy. Juliette, the protagonist, (reportedly to be played by Rebecca Ferguson in the television series) questions why some people are banished from the silo, what really happens to them when they are forced outside, and why they are all in the silo in the first place.

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The main dramatic developments then develop from the breakdown of that society. Howey uses the milieu of humanity forced into a silo in a post-apocalyptic dystopia to explore how it is that humans organize themselves into a functioning society. If it sounds like a book about politics and the human condition, it absolutely is. The series is the third show Yost will be involved with via his overall deal with Apple, joining Band of Brothers sequel Masters of the Air and Slow Horses.Ī premiere date has not yet been determined.Howey explores all of these questions in the first book, as well as what happens when free-thinking Juliette (the heroine of Wool) takes it upon herself to question just about everything underpinning the silo’s socio-political framework. Wool is part of a growing scripted roster at Apple that also includes Lisey’s Story, The Mosquito Coast, The Morning Show, Physical, The Shrink Next Door, Five Days at Memorial, WeCrashed, Foundation, Physical, Ted Lasso and Truth Be Told, among scores of others. WOOL is coming to Apple TV in partnership with AMC. In fact, the news seems to be everywhere ( Variety, Deadline, Hollywood Reporter, Tor, Collider ). She will next be seen re-teaming with Hugh Jackman in Lisa Joy’s Reminiscence, due in August, and opposite Timothee Chalamet in Warners’ Dune, which is due in October. The WOOL TV show - Hugh Howey Writing The WOOL TV show Well, the news is out.

Morten Tyldum (Apple’s Defending Jacob, The Imitation Game) will direct the series and exec produce alongside Ferguson, Yost, author Howey, Remi Aubuchon, Nina Jack and Ingrid Escajeda.įerguson, repped by ICM Partners and Tavistock Wood, counts the Greatest Showman, Doctor Sleep and is in production on M:I 7. The series is produced by AMC Studios, marking a key off-network sale for the studio arm of the basic cable network and part of its push increase revenues by becoming a content supplier to third-party outlets. 'The Morning Show' Snags Early Season 4 Renewal at Apple TV+
