Wool takes place in a ruined post-apocalyptic world where the outside air is too toxic and deadly for humans to roam around. With the remnants of humanity living in an underground silo consisting of 144 floors, its inhabitants are under strict regulations said to be in place as a way to protect them. Each character is put to the test as they must decide whether it's better to keep the truth hidden, or challenge the system and face the consequences that come along with it.
Wool is a story about finding the truth, and the length people would take to further their agenda. As the Apple TV+ series is currently being filmed, here are some other projects that include Wool’s cast members.
BlackAF
Rashida Jones is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She’s the youngest daughter of media mogul, Quincy Jones, and actress, Peggy Lipton. Jones is most known for appearing on The Office, and Parks and Recreation. BlackAF is a mockumentary that follows a mixed-race family as they explore and navigate what it means to be black and biracial on screen.
Rashida is set to join the Wool as Allison, an IT staff within the Silo, and wife to Holston.
A United Kingdom
David Oyelowo, who is possibly starring in The Return of the Rocketeer, is a trained British-American actor, producer — and one of Hollywood’s most sought after talent. Oyelowo is most known for playing an MI5 agent in the series, Spooks, and Martin Luther King Jr. in Paramount drama, Selma. His accolades include those from the Screen Actors’ Guild Award, the Golden Globes, and the BAFTAs. A United Kingdom is a biographical romantic drama, retelling the story of the forbidden love between King Seretse Khama of Botswana, and British woman, Ruth Williams (Rosamund Pike).
Oyelowo is set to play Holston, the Silo’s sheriff, and husband to Allison, in the upcoming Apple+ series, Wool.
The Crown
Dame Harriet Walter is an acclaimed British actress, best known for appearing in Sense and Sensibility, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Killing Eve, Downton Abbey, and The Crown. Walter has been nominated for a Screen Actors’ Guild Award, a Tony Award, a British Independent Film Award, and many more. In The Crown, a drama series that chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II, Walter plays Clemmie Churchill, Winston Churchill’s wife.
Dame Harriet Walter is set to play Martha Walker in Apple TV series Wool, a veteran engineer who currently works in Mechanics within the Silo.
The Shawshank Redemption
Tim Robbins is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician. His accolades include an Academy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards for his roles in The Player, and Mystic River. Shawshank Redemption is an American drama that follows banker, Andy Dufrense, as he’s sentenced to two consecutive life sentences in one of the toughest prisons, for the murder of his wife and lover. While he tries to navigate through life locked up, Andy forms a friendship with Red (Morgan Freeman).
Robbins is set to play Bernard, the head of the IT department with the Silo, in the upcoming series Wool.
The Walking Dead
Avi Nash is an American actor who’s most known for his roles in Learning to Drive, The Walking Dead, and Barry. Nash appears in the eighth season of The Walking Dead as Siddiq. The series is a gritty drama that follows a group of survivors months and years after a zombie apocalypse as they search for safety. But as the days go on, and the pressure to stay alive grows, the group discovers that the fear and length each survivor would go to stay alive is deadlier than the zombies that live amongst them.
Avi Nash has been cast as Lukas Kyle, an IT worker who eventually works with Juliette, in the upcoming Apple TV+ sci-fi series Wool.
Dickinson
Chinaza Uche is a Nigerian American actor and writer. Having performed off-Broadway and on-screen, Uche is most known for his roles in Mother of George, Little America, Dickinson, and Nigerian Prince. Uche plays Henry in Dickinson, the retelling of Emily Dickinson’s life in the 19th century as she explores the constraints of family, gender, and society.
Chinaza Uche is set to play Paul Billings in Apple TV+ series Wool.
Suicide Squad
Lonnie Rashid Lynn, most known as Common, is an American rapper and actor. He has appeared in numerous on-screen productions, including but not limited to Just Wright, Suicide Squad, Small Foot, and Now You See Me. Suicide Squad follows a team of dangerous and incarcerated villains as they battle a strong and mysterious entity, all while Joker (Jared Leto) hatches his own evil agenda.
Common will be playing Sims, the head of security at the Silo in the Apple TV+ series Wool.
The Girl On The Train
Rebecca Ferguson is a Swedish actress. Ferguson has received numerous accolades for her performances — her best-known roles in The White Queen, the Mission Impossible franchise, Dune, and Doctor Sleep. The Girl on The Train follows Rachel Watson (Emily Blunt), an off-and-on recovering alcoholic, as she informs authorities of what she had witnessed after learning of Megan, played by Haley Bennett who recently co-starred in Cyrano, going missing. While authorities investigate the case, Rachel decides to put matters into her own hands as she’s wary of her own memory of the events that had happened on the day of the incident.
Rebecca Ferguson is set to play the lead role of Juliette Nichols in the upcoming Apple TV+ series Wool.