Tim Robbins to Star in Upcoming Apple TV+ Dystopian Series 'Wool'

[MacRumors]

Tim Robbins is set to star in upcoming Apple TV+ dystopian drama series "Wool," reports Variety. Robbins will play the role of Bernard, who serves as head of IT for the Silo, and he will star alongside Rebecca Ferguson, who is set to play main character Juliette.

"Wool" is based on the Hugh Howey novel of the same name. "Wool" is set in the distant future, where the post-apocalyptic earth has become toxic and unable to sustain life. People live in subterranean silos that extend 140 stories below the earth, with silo inhabitants subject to restrictive rules and regulations that they think are keeping them safe.

Tim Robbins has previously starred in "Mystic River," "Here and Now," "The Shawshank Redemption," and "Jacob's Ladder."

Casting for the rest of the series has not yet been announced at this time, and there is no word yet on when "Wool" will premiere on Apple TV+.

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[RalfTheDog]

I loved / hated those books. I will admit to never having read the last one. Honestly all the stories were good, but the short story that started it was the best.

 

[Doctor Q]

I think the series will be worth a try.

In what year will earth become post-apocalyptic, toxic, and unable to sustain life? I'd like to put it on my calendar, with at least a 10-minute warning.

 

[dr_lha]

I loved / hated those books. I will admit to never having read the last one. Honestly all the stories were good, but the short story that started it was the best.

The last book was the worst, and too neatly tied up the story IMHO.

 

[RalfTheDog]

The last book was the worst, and too neatly tied up the story IMHO.

I got the feeling that was how it was going. That is why I never read it.

 

[hotstreaks]

it would be great if apple could acquire for TV+ shows of:

•korean drama
•anime
•G4TV type gaming content

 

[pgharavi]

I had the hardest time trying to visualize the structures that everyone lived and worked in. For that reason alone I'm excited to see what the show comes up with.

 

[trip1ex]

nice to see ads for the ads on ATV+. lol

 

[RedWing512]

"Wool" is based on the Hugh Howey novel of the same name. "Wool" is set in the distant future, where the post-apocalyptic earth has become toxic and unable to sustain life. People live in subterranean silos that extend 140 stories below the earth, with silo inhabitants subject to restrictive rules and regulations that they think are keeping them safe.

Sounds like real life to me.

 

[SDJim]

Gimme some TIM!

 

[macjonny1]

Anyone else surprised at the quality and amount of Apple TV productions? I'm consistently impressed, and I subscribe to Hulu, HBO, Netflix, Amazon, etc.

 

[McG2k1]

I think the series will be worth a try.

In what year will earth become post-apocalyptic, toxic, and unable to sustain life? I'd like to put it on my calendar, with at least a 10-minute warning.

We’ll have to ask ManBearPig.

 

[merkava]

"inhabitants subject to restrictive rules and regulations that they think are keeping them safe"

I don't need a TV show for that.

 

[jimbobb24]

So the 100 but starting out underground? Yawn.

Does anyone have new ideas for dystopia. Anyone that starts with the earth become toxic puts me to sleep.

 

[Reason077]

So the 100 but starting out underground? Yawn.

Does anyone have new ideas for dystopia. Anyone that starts with the earth become toxic puts me to sleep.

Wool is a bit more complicated than that. Without giving away any spoilers, the novels eventually cover the whole backstory of how the world ended up the way it is in the first place. Definitely worth a read IMO. Easily the best series in this genre that I've read in the past decade or so.

 

[Baritone_Guy]

I wonder if they will update it to reflect the current political environment. In the books you could totally see the political stuff.

Was a good read, but agree the last book wrapped it up too neatly.

 

[Candlelight]

Sounds roughly like the start of Blake's 7 before they left Earth, but with silos instead of domes.

Now do the rest of Blake's 7. Pleeeeaaaase.

 

[Flight Plan]

..."Wool" is set in the distant future, where the post-apocalyptic earth has become toxic and unable to sustain life. People live in subterranean silos that extend 140 stories below the earth, with silo inhabitants subject to restrictive rules and regulations that they think are keeping them safe...

Another article that kind of drifts over to politics.

I mean really, how do we talk about Hollywood, post-apocalyptic, toxic, environmentalism topics having to do with unsustainable for biological life, people packed into underground cages and living under rules and regulations...

...and NOT have it be political in nature?

Other than all that, I have zero interest in content like this. It does not seem like entertainment to me, and nothing about it sounds interesting or fun.

Is this really what our entertainment options have boiled down to? Post-apocalyptic books, movies, and video games?

 

[DanTSX]

So the 100 but starting out underground? Yawn.

Does anyone have new ideas for dystopia. Anyone that starts with the earth become toxic puts me to sleep.

How about one where people are toxic ?

 

[Flight Plan]

I don't need a TV show for that.

I gave a sad-smiley for this comment, but wanted to explain why. I am not unhappy with the comment or the commenter. In fact, I think it's 100% correct, and I commend the commenter for getting it right, and for daring to venture his/her opinion. We need honesty, so thank you.

No, I just gave a sad-smiley because I'm kind of depressed by this kind of (ahem) "entertainment" option.

 

[HMI]

Is this like THX-1138?

 

[BlueParadox]

So the 100 but starting out underground? Yawn.

Does anyone have new ideas for dystopia. Anyone that starts with the earth become toxic puts me to sleep.

But that’s more or less what post apocalyptic is, be it pollution, a nuclear fallout, or even zombies. A dystopia is what and who are left behind…

 

[Johnny907]

Good. Bernard is a massive d-bag. Who better to play him than a real life massive d-bag. Sean Penn must have been busy.

 

[Johnny907]

The last book was the worst, and too neatly tied up the story IMHO.

How so? The ending was messy as heck, but a lot of the things I spent the first two books asking “well why the hell” such as the staircases and poor build quality and weird caste system etc was all explained in book 3. Honestly I liked that as it showed the author took time to think out the entire world before he began writing.
The ending was left very open in regards to “what now,” for everyone in and out of the shelter, so not sure what you mean exactly by “too neatly tied up.”

 

[TheRealNick]

So the 100 but starting out underground? Yawn.

Does anyone have new ideas for dystopia. Anyone that starts with the earth become toxic puts me to sleep.

In terms of the books’ availability, Wool came out in 2011, The 100 came out in 2013. So if anything, The 100 is Wool starting out in Space.

Although I would say they are fundamentally different stories with a setting of ‘dystopian Earth’ linking them.