[citation needed] He began the series in 2011, initially writing Wool as a standalone short story.

[11] In 2012, Howey signed a deal with Simon & Schuster to distribute Wool to book retailers across the US and Canada.

He opened up his Silo Saga to other authors, formalizing that effort when he signed with Kindle Worlds.

Though authors like Fredric Shernoff (Atlantic Island), Jason Gurley (Eleanor), and Michael Bunker (Pennsylvania) all experienced some degree of success that can be attributed to Howey, Wool, and the Kindle Worlds project,[14] nobody was able to replicate Wool's success either through tie-in books or those authors' original stories.

After development was begun by AMC, the project was moved to Apple TV+ in May 2021, and the ten-episode first season began streaming in May 2023.