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Foundation
No future lasts forever.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jared Harris
Hari Seldon
30 eps
Lee Pace
Brother Day
30 eps
Lou Llobell
Gaal Dornick
30 eps
Leah Harvey
Salvor Hardin
20 eps
Laura Birn
Demerzel
30 eps
Cassian Bilton
Brother Dawn
30 eps
Terrence Mann
Brother Dusk
30 eps
Daniel MacPherson
Hugo Crast
10 eps
Alfred Enoch
Raych Foss
7 eps
Nikol Kollars
Jacenta
4 eps
Elliot Cowan
Lewis Pirenne
8 eps
Clarke Peters
Abbas
4 eps
Buddy Skelton
Keir
4 eps
Chloe Lea
Gia
6 eps
Sasha Behar
Mari
9 eps
Pravessh Rana
Rowan
5 eps
Amy Tyger
Azura
5 eps
Nikhil Parmar
Freestone
4 eps
Kubbra Sait
Phara
7 eps
Ella-Rae Smith
Queen Sareth I of Cloud Dominion
8 eps
Sandra Yi Sencindiver
Enjoiner Rue Corintha
9 eps
Oliver Chris
Director Sef Sermak
7 eps
Rowena King
Kalle
5 eps
Eva Bradley-Williams
Varia
5 eps
Emily Stott
Oreen
4 eps
Jairaj Varsani
Poly
7 eps
Wade Briggs
Brigadier Manlio
6 eps
Anthony Barclay
Councilor Sutt
6 eps
Haqi Ali
Handman Hahn
8 eps
Alexander Siddig
Dr. Ebling Mis
7 eps
Isabella Laughland
Novice Claric Brother Constant
8 eps
Ryan Ali
The Beggar Computer (voice)
4 eps
Kulvinder Ghir
High Claric Brother Poly Verisof
8 eps
Mikael Persbrandt
The Mule
4 eps
Luis Torrecilla
Pater
5 eps
Ben Daniels
Bel Riose
6 eps
Dimitri Leonidas
Hober Mallow
7 eps
Dino Fetscher
Glawen Curr
6 eps
Judi Shekoni
She-Bends-Light
5 eps
Rachel House
Tellem Bond
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Foundation actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Foundation reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 30 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202110 episodes
6.5IMDbFollow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
Best episode · S01E01 The Emperor's Peace
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202310 episodes
6.4IMDbMore than a century after the events in the Season 1 finale, tension mounts throughout the galaxy. As the ruling dynasty begins to unravel, a young queen plots her revenge. Meanwhile, a colony of people with special abilities poses a new threat. And it’s all leading toward a collision course for war.
Best episode · S02E09 Long Ago, Not Far Away
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202510 episodes
6.1IMDb152 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.
Best episode · S03E10 The Darkness
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
The Emperor's Peace
Gaal Dornick leaves her life in Synnax behind when the galaxy's greatest mathematician, Hari Seldon, invites her to Trantor.
- Directed by Rupert Sanders
- Written by David S. Goyer, Josh Friedman
S02E09
Long Ago, Not Far Away
Dusk and Enjoiner Rue learn Demerzel's origin and true purpose. Tellem's plans for Gaal take a dark turn. On Terminus, Day confronts Dr. Seldon.
- Directed by Roxann Dawson
- Written by Eric Carrasco, Jane Espenson
S03E10
The Darkness
Gaal and the Second Foundation take the fight to the Mule as Empire's legacy suffers a catastrophic blow.
- Directed by Roxann Dawson
- Written by David S. Goyer, Jane Espenson
S02E10
Creation Myths
Gaal, Salvor, and Hari chart a new path forward on Ignis. Demerzel heads to Trantor, taking actions that will change Empire forever.
- Directed by Alex Graves
- Written by David S. Goyer, Liz Phang
S01E02
Preparing to Live
The Foundation makes the long journey to Terminus as Gaal and Raych grow closer. The Empire faces a difficult decision.
- Directed by Andrew Bernstein
- Written by David S. Goyer, Josh Friedman
S02E08
The Last Empress
Enjoiner Rue confides in Dusk about her distrust of Demerzel. Hober Mallow pulls a daring move. Day sets course for Terminus and the Foundation.
- Directed by Roxann Dawson
- Written by Addie Manis, Bob Oltra
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E10
The Darkness
- Directed by Roxann Dawson
- Written by David S. Goyer, Jane Espenson
S03E09
The Paths That Choose Us
- Directed by Roxann Dawson
- Written by Eric Carrasco, Jane Espenson
S03E08
Skin in the Game
- Directed by Roxann Dawson
- Written by Tyler Holmes, Caitlin Parrish
S03E07
Foundation's End
- Directed by Christopher J. Byrne
- Written by Jane Espenson, Gregory Goetz
S03E06
The Shape of Time
- Directed by Christopher J. Byrne
- Written by Eric Carrasco, David S. Goyer
S03E05
Where Tyrants Spend Eternity
- Directed by Christopher J. Byrne
- Written by Caitlin Parrish, Leigh Dana Jackson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
David S. Goyer
Showrunner
Josh Friedman
Creator
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Matt Thunell
Executive producer
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David Kob
Executive producer
David Ellison
Executive producer
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Marcy Ross
Executive producer
Jane Espenson
Executive producer
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Robyn Asimov
Executive producer
Christopher J. Byrne
Executive producer
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Cameron Welsh
Executive producer
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Bill Bost
Executive producer
Leigh Dana Jackson
Executive producer
Roxann Dawson
Executive producer
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Radomír Dočekal
Executive producer
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Tomáš Krejčí
Executive producer
Dana Goldberg
Executive producer
Alex Graves
Executive producer
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Tyler Holmes
Writer
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Addie Manis
Writer
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Sarah Nolen
Writer
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Lauren Bello
Writer
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Eric Carrasco
Writer
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Caitlin Parrish
Writer
Marcus Gardley
Writer
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Bob Oltra
Writer
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Gregory Goetz
Writer
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Joelle Garfinkel
Writer
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Victoria Morrow
Writer
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Olivia Purnell
Writer
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Liz Phang
Writer
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Caitlin Saunders
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Matt ThunellExecutive Producer
- David KobExecutive Producer
- David KobProducer
- David EllisonExecutive Producer
- Marcy RossExecutive Producer
- David S. GoyerExecutive Producer
Writing
- Tyler HolmesWriter
- Addie ManisWriter
- David KobWriter
- Sarah NolenWriter
- Lauren BelloWriter
- Eric CarrascoWriter
Direction
- Tim SouthamDirector
- Andrew BernsteinDirector
- David S. GoyerDirector
- Rupert SandersDirector
- Christopher J. ByrneDirector
- Mark TonderaiDirector
Cinematography
- Thomas KlossDirector of Photography
- Owen McPolinDirector of Photography
- Steve AnnisDirector of Photography
- Cathal WattersDirector of Photography
- Danny RuhlmannDirector of Photography
- Alar KiviloDirector of Photography
Where to watch
Streaming
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