Overview

• The third season of Foundation premiered on Apple TV+ on July 11 and will release ten episodes weekly through September 12.
• A 152-year time jump ushers in Cleon XVIII, revealing the first cracks in a dynasty long viewed as unassailable.
• Gaal Dornick and Hari Seldon race to fortify the Foundation against The Mule, a telepathic warlord whose powers threaten civilizational stability.
• Reviewers have praised the season’s grand visuals, philosophical depth, and faithful dramatization of Asimov’s psychohistory.
• Since its premiere, the season’s Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score has fallen from a perfect rating, indicating a shift in early critical response.