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Silo author Hugh Howey pitches three spin-off ideas for Apple TV…

Howey has pitched three separate spin-off concepts for the Apple TV adaptation of his dystopian novel series about confined underground communities.

On air: Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger on Weekend Edition
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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHugh Howey, the author of the Silo books, has three ideas for spin-offs of the Apple TV series.

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat We Know says all three sound good. I love it already. It's like a drive-through, but underground.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorYou haven't actually watched the show.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorI've seen the poster! Great doors.

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  1. Powell Blames Marketing Cuts; Apple Casting; Seacrest on Disney+ · The Hollywood Reporter
  2. Bill Burr vs. Facebook, Silo spin-offs, 65 new Netflix titles · IndieWire
  3. Silo author Hugh Howey pitches three spin-off ideas for Apple TV… (this story)

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