Contains spoilers for Foundation season two.
Foundation has been renewed for a third season, it has been confirmed by Apple TV+.
The sci-fi series, which first landed on the streaming platform back in 2021, is based on the popular series of books by Isaac Asimov.
Starring Emmy nominees Jared Harris and Lee Pace, Foundation follows a group of exiles on a journey to save humanity and rebuild civilisation after the fall of the Galactic Empire.
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"I’m thrilled Apple has given us the opportunity to continue chronicling Asimov’s pioneering galactic saga," said showrunner David S. Goyer in a statement. "This time, the stakes for Foundation and Empire are even higher as the Mule takes centre stage, along with fan-favourites Bayta, Toran, Ebling and Magnifico Giganticus."
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Matt Cherniss, head of programming at Apple TV+, said upon the show’s renewal: "We have all been incredibly impressed with the ambitious, action-packed and imaginative adaptation that David and the rest of this gifted creative team and cast have brough to life with this premium sci-fi series from day one.
"To watch Foundation become such a global hit has been beyond exciting with audiences around the world continuing to be captivated week after week by this dramatic and compelling journey to save humanity. We can’t wait for everyone to experience what is in store for characters old and new in season 3."
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This news will be much appreciated by viewers, as season two, which aired earlier this year, ended with a major plot twist, the death of Salvor (Leah Harvey). Fans of the novels know that the character was set to die later in the series, therefore their demise was a shock.
Speaking to TV Guide back in September, Goyer shared his hopes that the show would get confirmed, and teased what fans could expect from a third outing.
He said: "We’ve written season 3 – because we have to write these seasons sometimes years in advice – and as wild as season 2 has gotten, in many ways it’s only prelude for season 3. Season 3 will get even wilder."
The first two seasons of Foundation are available to stream now on Apple TV+.
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