In season 2 of Apple TV+’s Foundation, expect bigger, better and the unexpected as it dives deeper into Isaac Asimov’s vision

Foundation follows the dynastic rule of humanity, some 12,000 years in the future, by the Galactic Empire. In season two, its iron-fisted rule is falling apart

Co-creator David Goyer says the second season of the ambitious Apple TV+ sci-fi series will ‘dig in even deeper and more emotionally with the characters’

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Lee Pace (left) and Terrence Mann in a scene from “Foundation”. Co-creator David Goyer says fans of the Apple TV+ sci-fi series should expect bigger, better – and the unexpected. Photo: AP

Published: 4:15am, 20 Jul 2023

A sprawling, mighty galaxy was created in season one of Foundation. Now it is time to rip it up.

Season two of the ambitious Apple TV+ sci-fi series flashes forward some 140 years and it is quickly clear that the clones who form the authoritarian order in the galaxy are losing their grip, leading to a note of chaos.

“Stasis is boring in terms of drama,” says David Goyer, the series’ co-creator and executive producer. “Conflict is more interesting. So we’ve introduced this monolithic genetic dynasty and now we’re starting to destroy it.”

Foundation is built on author Isaac Asimov’s short stories that he started writing just after World War II and are now a cornerstone of the science fiction genre. Many attempts to get it onto screens have failed until now. Season one has scored a solid 72 per cent on aggregate review site Rotten Tomatoes.

Lee Pace in a scene from “Foundation”. Photo: AP

The saga is set some 12,000 years in the future. Under the rule of the Galactic Empire, humanity has spread to the far corners of the galaxy. Much of the first season was spent explaining how it all worked and introducing the main characters.