One of Apple’s biggest series will start streaming again this summer. The company announced that season 3 of Foundation will hit Apple TV Plus on July 11th, with new episodes weekly through September 12th. As part of the announcement, Apple also released the first teaser for the third season.
The show originally premiered in 2021, and is an adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s classic series of sci-fi novels, which span multiple centuries and follow the rise and fall of an empire, and a group intent on saving civilization in the aftermath. It stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, and Lou Llobell, all of whom are returning.
In addition to the teaser, Apple also put out a series of new images for the season:
The new episodes will jump forward more than a century from the events of season 2, which streamed in 2023. Here’s the official logline:
Set 152 years after the events of season two, The Foundation has become increasingly established far beyond its humble beginnings while the Cleonic Dynasty’s Empire has dwindled. As both of these galactic powers forge an uneasy alliance, a threat to the entire galaxy appears in the fearsome form of a warlord known as “The Mule” whose sights are set on ruling the universe by use of physical and military force, as well as mind control. It’s anyone’s guess who will win, who will lose, who will live and who will die as Hari Seldon, Gaal Dornick, the Cleons and Demerzel play a potentially deadly game of intergalactic chess.
The show was renewed for a third season in 2023, though a few months later showrunner David S. Goyer stepped down from the role, reportedly over issues with the series’ budget. Goyer still remains involved with the show, however, and is currently listed as an executive producer.
Foundation is part of a solid line-up of sci-fi on Apple TV Plus, which will soon include adaptations like Murderbot and Neuromancer.