Isaac Asimov's 'Foundation' to premiere on Apple TV+ September 24
A new, two-minute-long trailer has landed on YouTube, giving sci-fi fans a peek into what the series has in store before it premieres on Apple TV+ later this year.
The series is based on the award-winning novels by Isaac Asimov, which follows a group of exiles on a journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization.
"Foundation" is written by Josh Friedman and David S. Goyer, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. The series stars include Jared Harris, most recently seen in "Chernobyl," and Lee Pace from "Halt and Catch Fire."
In January of 2020, "Foundation" was hailed to be Ireland's largest production ever, employing over 500 people while being shot on-location in Southern Ireland.
In March of the same year, production on the show ground to a halt as countries began instating lockdowns to deal with the coronavirus.
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The series is based on the award-winning novels by Isaac Asimov, which follows a group of exiles on a journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization.
"Foundation" is written by Josh Friedman and David S. Goyer, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. The series stars include Jared Harris, most recently seen in "Chernobyl," and Lee Pace from "Halt and Catch Fire."
In January of 2020, "Foundation" was hailed to be Ireland's largest production ever, employing over 500 people while being shot on-location in Southern Ireland.
In March of the same year, production on the show ground to a halt as countries began instating lockdowns to deal with the coronavirus.
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I'm doing a re-read of the books, but this time in chronological order, especially given I didn't read past the 4th book when I first read them in my teens. Will be interesting to see if chronological order provides a good "foundation" for the tv series. ;-)
So excited!
I'm not so sure -- as I recall from my last time reading them, they were heavy on dialogue and exposition, light on action or world events. Dialogue isn't incompatible with television. In fact it's one of the reasons Game of Thrones did so well in the early seasons -- much of the dialogue was Martin's.
people have a right to chose but sometimes I worry about the survival of the species
But, as others have noted, the originals weren't overburdened with the kind of action many are now accustomed to seeing. I have little hope that I'll see the "Foundation" of the books, but I still hope it will be at least representative.