'Foundation' & 'The Problem With Jon Stewart' premiering on Apple TV+ in September

Apple has shared a September release window for two of its upcoming Apple TV+ shows — "Foundation" and "The Problem With Jon Stewart."

With the pandemic subsiding, Apple has been able to ramp up production of its many exclusive series. The 2021 Apple TV+ lineup has many shows returning for their second seasons as well as long-awaited series premieres.

In an email first seen by MacRumors and received by AppleInsider since, Apple shared the release window for "Foundation" and "The Problem With Jon Stewart" is in September. The other shows shared in the email all had known release dates.

Mr. Corman: series premieres August 6
CODA: film premieres August 13
Foundation: series premieres in September
The Problem With Jon Stewart: series premieres in September
The Shrink Next Door: series premieres November 12

"Foundation" is a series based on the award-winning novels by Isaac Asimov. This long-awaited series follows a group of exiles on a journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization.

"The Problem With Jon Stewart" is a topical news show and a return to television for the popular host. The exact format of the show remains unknown, but some expect it to be similar to HBO's "Last Week Tonight."

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17 Comments

Appleish 8 Years · 717 comments

About 3 years ago

I'm happy Jon's coming back, but I'd rather he be the rebuttal guy at the end of every opinion show disguised as 'news' on every news network. I still remember fondly years ago when he destroyed the hosts on Crossfire.

Xed 4 Years · 2896 comments

Appleish said:

I'm happy Jon's coming back, but I'd rather he be the rebuttal guy at the end of every opinion show disguised as 'news' on every news network. I still remember fondly years ago when he destroyed the hosts on Crossfire.

CNN canceled Crossfire after he called out the hosts, which included the racist traitor Tucker Carlson.

patchythepirate 12 Years · 1254 comments

Xed said:

Appleish said:

I'm happy Jon's coming back, but I'd rather he be the rebuttal guy at the end of every opinion show disguised as 'news' on every news network. I still remember fondly years ago when he destroyed the hosts on Crossfire.

CNN canceled Crossfire after he called out the hosts, which included the racist traitor Tucker Carlson.

"racist traitor tucker carlson"?? Triggered much? lol

Anyway, looking forward to Jon Stewart's show, along with Ted Lasso and Tehran. Hopefully the next season of Servant will be good too now that they finally picked up the pace.

Japhey 6 Years · 1772 comments

Finally. Foundation is the show I’ve most looked forward to. Now I only have 3 months left to reread the novels.

Japhey said:

Finally. Foundation is the show I’ve most looked forward to. Now I only have 3 months left to reread the novels.

I doubt Apple is throwing as much money into it as Amazon is into LOTR which has a reported price tag of $1 billion so far (which a quarter of that going to Tolkien rights), but I expect it will be done well based without skimping based on what I've seen from their other shows. I think this is the first series from them with a long and popular history where they can establish a world that can evolve for many seasons to come and offer countless spinoffs.