FOUNDATION: Get First Look and Premiere Date for Season 3

Melody McCune

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A closeup of a young Black woman who looks forward, a pensive expression on her face, in Foundation Season 3.

Highlights

  • Apple TV+ has blessed us with an official teaser trailer for Foundation Season 3, which you can watch below. 
  • In addition, the streamer has unveiled eight first-look photos for the upcoming season. 
  • Expect the critically acclaimed sci-fi series to return this summer with 10 new episodes. 

Foundation Season 3

War is upon us, and it’s coming sooner than we think. Apple TV+ has unleashed the first teaser, eight new images and, more importantly, the premiere date for the third season of its lauded sci-fi epic, Foundation. The show is based on Isaac Asimov’s award-winning series of the same name. 

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A New Threat 

Here’s a synopsis for Season 3 per Apple:

“Set 152 years after the events of Season 2, 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.” 

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The Cast and Crew 

Foundation stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Laura Birn, Cassian Bilton, Terrence Mann and Rowena King. New cast additions for Season 3 include Cherry Jones, Brandon P. Bell, Synnøve Karlsen, Cody Fern, Tómas Lemarquis, Alexander Siddig, Troy Kotsur and Pilou Asbæk. 

The series hails from David S. Goyer, who also serves as executive producer alongside Jane Espenson and Robyn Asimov. 

Foundation Season 3 premieres on Friday, July 11, 2025, only on Apple TV+. Before you go, check out the first-look photos and teaser below. 

Three people in futuristic dress sit in a throne room while looking lost in thought in the TV series Foundation.

A tall white man with shoulder-length brown hair and a matching beard wears patterned cloth fastened around his waist as he walks down stone stairs in Foundation Season 3.

A young white woman wears a gray futuristic-looking dress while standing in a dimly lit ceremonial space with lit candles behind her in Foundation Season 3.

An older white man with white hair and a beard wears dark blue robes. He stands in a dimly lit room with a focused expression on his face.

An older white man with a beard wears a navy blue top with matching pants as he leans against a rock edifice in the TV series Foundation.

A closeup of a young Black woman who looks forward, a pensive expression on her face.

A young man wears light blue robes while standing in a dimly lit throne room. Military personnel with weapons are behind him.

A man with blonde hair and a beard wears goggles on his head and a military-type, futuristic suit while standing outside in Foundation Season 3.

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