Overview

• Season 3 premiered July 11 exclusively on Apple TV+ and will release new episodes every Friday at 12 a.m. PT through September 12, 2025.
• The season opens with a 152-year leap forward, building on the show’s use of cryosleep and mental projections to traverse centuries in a non-linear narrative.
• Central figures including Cleon XVIII, Gaal Dornick, Hari Seldon and the telepathic Mule return as cracks appear in the Cleonic dynasty’s rule.
• Critics and viewers have praised the season’s intricate world-building, moral complexity and cinematic production design.
• Early reviews give Foundation Season 3 a 7.6/10 on IMDb and an 86% score on Rotten Tomatoes.