Apple TV+ 'Foundation' is getting 10 new cast members

Apple TV+ has announced new cast members for the season two of sci-fi saga "Foundation," and has also provided a first look at the show's second season.

In a press release on Tuesday afternoon, Apple announced 10 new cast members who will be joining the show alongside current stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Leah Harvey, Laura Birn, Terrence Mann, and Cassian Bilton.

Based on the stories by Isaac Asimov, "Foundation" follows the stories of four crucial individuals "transcending space and time as they overcome deadly crises, shifting loyalties and complicated relationships that will ultimately determine the fate of humanity."

New cast members coming to season two of "Foundation" include Isabella Laughland, Kulvinder Ghir, Sandra Yi Sencindiver, Ella-Rae Smith, Dimitri Leonidas, Ben Daniels, Holt McCallany, Mikael Persbrandt, Rachel House, and Nimrat Kaur.

David S. Goyer serves as executive producer and showrunner for the series, which is made for Apple by Skydance Television. Robyn Asimov, Alex Graves, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Bill Bost also executive produce.

Season one of "Foundation" debuted on Apple TV+ back in September 2021 and wrapped up in November. Apple renewed the show for a second season in October.

Apple has yet to announce a specific release date for the show's second season, though it will likely debut sometime in 2022.

16 Comments

kiltedgreen 16 Years · 630 comments

About 2 years ago

I love Foundation so much. I need to watch it all again before series two appears.

wonderful.

djkfisher 13 Years · 131 comments

In the mean time everyone should try reading the real thing, The Three Books :)

JustSomeGuy1 6 Years · 330 comments

djkfisher said:

In the mean time everyone should try reading the real thing, The Three Books :)

And when you're done, move on and watch something else.

I *really* wanted to like this series. Visuals were good, acting was OK, story was... a level of intense stupidity that's hard to imagine. I mean, I watched the first nine episodes (I couldn't bring myself to watch the tenth) and I still have a hard time comprehending how astonishingly moronic it was.

For great hard SF, try Amazon's The Expanse, which just finished a six-season run. Absolutely superb, what all SF should aspire to be, but nearly never is (though the final season was a bit too compressed to be perfect).

And if you want to watch Apple TV+, it has many terrific shows. Just... not Foundation. What a massive disappointment.

spheric 9 Years · 2705 comments

JustSomeGuy1 said:

djkfisher said:

In the mean time everyone should try reading the real thing, The Three Books :)

And when you're done, move on and watch something else.

I *really* wanted to like this series. Visuals were good, acting was OK, story was... a level of intense stupidity that's hard to imagine. I mean, I watched the first nine episodes (I couldn't bring myself to watch the tenth) and I still have a hard time comprehending how astonishingly moronic it was.

For great hard SF, try Amazon's The Expanse, which just finished a six-season run. Absolutely superb, what all SF should aspire to be, but nearly never is (though the final season was a bit too compressed to be perfect).

And if you want to watch Apple TV+, it has many terrific shows. Just... not Foundation. What a massive disappointment.

„I don’t have the attention span for a storyline that runs beyond 45 minutes and haven’t read Asimov.“

Fair enough, I suppose.

Love The Expanse, BTW. And Foundation.