Foundation
DramaScience-Fiction2021Rated 7.6
A mathematician named Gaal arrives at the capital of a galactic empire, where Hari Seldon predicts its collapse. The ruling emperor clones try him, then exile him and his followers to a distant world.
Starring Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Laura Birn
Next season
Season 4announced, no date yet
Weekly, last aired Fri, 12 Sept 2025
Is it for me?
Viewers who like politics and long-range plans more than laser fights will settle into this one. Gaal recites prime numbers when she is nervous, and Brother Day, without raising his voice, orders the execution of a muralist who read Seldon's theory. Lee Pace plays the emperor with that same flat calm, and every order lands harder for it.
Before you start
Season one is slow and jumps between eras and storylines that don't obviously connect; it gets more focused from season two on.
3 seasons, 30 episodes, 53 min each, about 26 hours so far
This show
A mathematician named Gaal arrives at the capital of a galactic empire, where Hari Seldon predicts its collapse. The ruling emperor clones try him, then exile him and his followers to a distant world.
Starring Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Laura Birn
Is it for me?
Viewers who like politics and long-range plans more than laser fights will settle into this one. Gaal recites prime numbers when she is nervous, and Brother Day, without raising his voice, orders the execution of a muralist who read Seldon's theory. Lee Pace plays the emperor with that same flat calm, and every order lands harder for it.
Before you start
Season one is slow and jumps between eras and storylines that don't obviously connect; it gets more focused from season two on.
3 seasons, 30 episodes, 53 min each, about 26 hours so far
Season 4: nothing to list until it's dated
- E01The Emperor's PeaceAired Fri 24 Sept
- E02Preparing to LiveAired Fri 24 Sept
- E03The Mathematician's GhostAired Fri 1 Oct
- E04Barbarians at the GateAired Fri 8 Oct
- E05Upon AwakeningAired Fri 15 Oct
- E06Death and the MaidenAired Fri 22 Oct
- E07Mysteries and MartyrsAired Fri 29 Oct
- E08The Missing PieceAired Fri 5 Nov
- E09The First CrisisAired Fri 12 Nov
- E10The LeapAired Fri 19 Nov
- S01E01The Emperor's Peace24 Sept 2021
- S01E02Preparing to Live24 Sept 2021
- S01E03The Mathematician's Ghost1 Oct 2021
- S01E04Barbarians at the Gate8 Oct 2021
- S01E05Upon Awakening15 Oct 2021
- S01E06Death and the Maiden22 Oct 2021
- S01E07Mysteries and Martyrs29 Oct 2021
- S01E08The Missing Piece5 Nov 2021
- S01E09The First Crisis12 Nov 2021
- S01E10The Leap19 Nov 2021