In a chat with IGN, Goyer also explained why expanding the scope of Foundation's story was one of his primary objectives for season 2: 'Broadly speaking, I wanted to showcase the scope, the grand sense of adventure, and that it was an epic with a capital E. That despite Asmiov's works, which were released in the 1950s actually influencing Star Wars' creation two decades later. His response comes amid claims that the series is taking its cues from Lucasfilm's legendary franchise heading into a more action-packed season 2. Thanks to its cast and showrunner David S Goyer, we know more about how they might be examined in greater detail.įor starters, Goyer exclusively told TechRadar that Foundation isn't trying to be Apple TV Plus' version of Star Wars. Still, there are plenty of unresolved plot threads and new material to explore in the series' next outing. The novels have been used as a base for the TV adaptation but, by the end of last season, it had diverged from the story in those books. 'The monumental adaptation of Foundation chronicles 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.'įans who have read Isaac Asimov’s books might think we know the direction of Foundation season 2’s story, but the source material can’t be relied on anymore. The Foundation has entered its religious phase, promulgating the Church of Seldon throughout the Outer Reach and inciting the Second Crisis: war with Empire.

'Hari, Gaal, and Salvor discover a colony of Mentalics with psionic abilities that threaten to alter psychohistory itself. As the Cleons unravel, a vengeful queen plots to destroy Empire from within. Here's the official plot synopsis for Foundation season 2: 'More than a century after the season one finale, tension mounts throughout the galaxy in Foundation season two.

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(Image credit: Apple TV Plus)įull spoilers follow for Foundation season 1. Salvor Hardin and Gaal Dornick met for the first time in Foundation's season 1 finale.

We are who we are season 2