“Foundation” Season 3 partial poster.
Foundation, starring Jared Harris, Lee Pace and star Lou Llobell, returns to streaming on Apple TV+ this week with Season 3.
An Apple TV+ original, Foundation Season 1 was released in 2021 and was followed by Season 2 in 2023. The official summary for Foundation Season 3 reads, “Set 152 years after the events of Season 2, The Foundation has become increasingly established far beyond its humble beginnings while the Cleonic Dynasty’s Empire has dwindled.
“As both of these galactic powers forge an uneasy alliance, a threat to the entire galaxy appears in the fearsome form of a warlord known as ‘The Mule,’ whose sights are set on ruling the universe by use of physical and military force as well as mind control. It’s anyone’s guess who will win, who will lose, who will live and who will die as Hari Seldon (Jared Hess), Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobel), the Cleons (Lee Pace and Cassian Bilton) and Demerzel (Laura Birn) play a potentially deadly game of intergalactic chess.
Returning cast members for Foundation Season 3 include Terrence Mann and Rowena King. New cast members this season include Cherry Jones, Brandon P. Bell, Synnøve Karlsen, Cody Fern, Tómas Lemarquis, Alexander Siddig, Troy Kotsur and Pilou Asbæk.
Foundation is the creation of Josh Friedman and David S. Goyer.
Foundation Season 3, which consists of 10 episodes, begins streaming on Friday, July 11, at 12:01 a.m. PT / 3:01 a.m. PT with Episode 1. The remaining nine episodes will be released weekly on Fridays through Sept. 12.
How Are Critics Reacting To ‘Foundation’ Season 3?
Foundation Season 3 has to date earned a 100% “fresh” rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics based on eight reviews. The RT Critics Consensus and Popcornmeter score based on verified user ratings are still pending.
Nick Schager of The Daily Beast is among the top critics on RT who gives Foundation Season 3 a “fresh” rating, writing in his review summary that the series “continues to put the rest of its small-screen genre brethren to shame with its momentous, magnificent third season.”
In addition, James Dyer of Empire Magazine writes in his “fresh” RT summary that Foundation Season 3 is “a stunning, sweeping and cerebral space odyssey.”
Also, John DeVore of AV Club writes of the show in his “fresh” review on RT, “The stakes are high this season, but they’ve always been high. Foundation has no chill setting, which can be viewed as the show’s weakness and also its strength.”
Foundation Season 3 begins streaming on Friday at 12:01 a.m. ET / 3:01 a.m. PT with Episode 1.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timlammers/2025/07/10/what-time-does-foundation-season-3-premiere-on-streaming/