Foundation Season 3 Trailer: Gaal Battles The Mule To Prevent The End Of Everything — Watch
Impending darkness looms over the Foundation and only one woman has the power to stop it.
Apple TV+'s sci-fi epic returns for its third season on Friday, July 11. The 10-episode run will roll out weekly on Fridays through Sept. 12, and you can at last watch the official trailer for the new installments below.
Foundation, which last dropped a fresh episode back in September 2023, follows a band of exiles on their journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire. According to the official synopsis, Season 3 picks up 152 years after the events of the sophomore finale, and the Foundation has become "increasingly established" 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 (now played by Game of Thrones alum Pilou Asbæk), whose sights are set on ruling the universe by use of physical and military force, as well as mind control," the logline continues. "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."
Foundation initially scored a Season 3 renewal at Apple less than three months after Season 2 ended, but the series hit several roadblocks during Season 3 production. Filming was first paused due to the dual Hollywood strikes in 2023, then was delayed a second time due to "issues with budgeting and physical production," per our sister site Deadline. Additionally, series co-creator David S. Goyer stepped back from his duties as showrunner during the hiatus, with executive producer Bill Bost overseeing production instead; Goyer remained creatively involved, though, exec-producing Season 3 and contributing scripts.
Keep scrolling to see first-look photos from Foundation's third season, then drop a comment with your hopes for the new episodes.
