Foundation: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When revolutionary Dr. Hari Seldon predicts the impending fall of the Empire, he and a band of loyal followers venture to the far reaches of the galaxy to establish The Foundation in an attempt to rebuild and preserve the future of civilization. Enraged by Hari's claims, the ruling Cleons – a long line of emperor clones – fear their grasp on the galaxy may be weakening as they're forced to reckon with the potential reality of losing their legacy forever.

Series details

• Title: Foundation
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2021-09-24
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Apple TV
• Typical episode runtime: 53 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 35951
• IMDb ID: tt0804484
• TVDB ID: 366972

Cast and credited roles

• Lee Pace — Brother Day
• Lou Llobell — Gaal Dornick
• Laura Birn — Demerzel
• Terrence Mann — Brother Dusk
• Jared Harris — Hari Seldon
• Cassian Bilton — Brother Dawn
• Leah Harvey — Salvor Hardin
• Pilou Asbæk — The Mule
• Brandon Bell — Han Pritcher
• Synnøve Karlsen — Bayta Darell
• Cody Fern — Toran Mallow
• Cherry Jones — Ambassador Quent

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-09-24; final listed air date 2021-11-19; episode order: 10.
• Season 2: premiered 2023-07-14; final listed air date 2023-09-15; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2025-07-11; final listed air date 2025-09-12; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Foundation on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.