Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, credits the Foundation series with turning his mind to economics, as the closest existing science to psychohistory. [19] [20] The Long List of Hugo Awards, 1966". New England Science Fiction Association. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016 . Retrieved July 28, 2017. One of the biggest story points we need more details on is the revelation that Brothers Dawn, Day, and Dusk are not identical clones of Cleon I. After Eto Demerzel (Laura Birn) killed Dawn’s current (or, rather, previous) incarnation due to the genetic differences that made him an impure clone, it’s revealed all of Cleon’s clones are genetically unique. An anti-Empire resistance group, which included Dawn’s ex-lover Azura, had tampered with the DNA of Cleon I’s host body decades earlier, meaning none of the Empire’s current rulers are identical clones of Cleon I.

Let's start with the Galactic Empire. Season 2's incarnations of its three Emperors – Dawn, Day, and Dusk, all clones of Cleon I – are no longer sitting on the throne (or thrones, if you will). Day suffocated in space and Dusk was killed by Demerzel. Dawn fled with Queen Sareth after Demerzel threatened to execute Sareth for her alleged role in the failed assassination of Day in season 2 opener 'In Seldon's Shadow'. Fleming, Mike Jr.; Andreeva, Nellie (April 10, 2018). "Apple Lands Isaac Asimov 'Foundation' TV Series From David Goyer & Josh Friedman". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 21, 2018 . Retrieved August 23, 2018. A Second Foundation trilogy of prequels was written after Asimov's death by three authors, authorized by the Asimov estate. These included Foundation's Fear (1997) by Gregory Benford, Foundation and Chaos (1998) by Greg Bear, and Foundation's Triumph (1999) by David Brin. [15] Cultural impact [ edit ] Impact in nonfiction [ edit ]We wonder if Poly can conjure up a fourth season of Foundation for us. (Image credit: Apple TV Plus) Dimitri Leonidas as Hober Mallow (season 2), a roguish trader and con man who plays an important role in Seldon's plan But these beloved stories took roughly 80 years to receive the big-budget visual treatment they deserve for a reason. Foundation is a grand sci-fi adventure, sure, but it’s better understood as a work of political theory—a young American’s dialogue with the Enlightenment historian Edward Gibbon about the promise and peril of empire. To its credit, Apple’s new series embraces the philosophical ambition of Asimov’s masterpiece. But in updating Foundation for the 21st century, Goyer has produced a near-comprehensive repudiation of his source material. This is a show not about space or science, but rather the limits of liberal politics. Pirodsky, Jason (April 19, 2022). "Apple TV+ sci-fi series 'Foundation', season 2, now shooting in Prague". The Prague Reporter. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022 . Retrieved April 19, 2022. Domanski, Harry (February 14, 2021). "Apple's adaptation of Asimov's Foundation series gets a launch date". TechRadar. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021 . Retrieved February 18, 2021.

Foundation's Edge takes place 500 years after the establishment of the Foundation, outside of the original trilogy of novels. [13] [7] Foundation and Earth follows immediately after, with humanity choosing and justifying a third path distinct from the opposing visions of the two Foundations. [14] According to Asimov, the Second Galactic Empire is established 48000 CE, 1000 years after the events of the first novel. [7] Steady on, dear reader. Foundation season 3 hasn't been confirmed, so we're getting ahead of ourselves by thinking about a fourth installment.Clarke Peters as Abbas Hardin (season 1), a Seldon follower, the first Warden and first Mayor of Terminus, and surrogate father of Salvor Hardin Cassian Bilton's Brother Dawn will return, but Ella Rae Smith's Queen Sareth might not. (Image credit: Apple TV Plus) Stating that it "offers a useful summary of some of the dynamics of far-flung imperial Rome", Carl Sagan in 1978 listed the Foundation series as an example of how science fiction "can convey bits and pieces, hints and phrases, of knowledge unknown or inaccessible to the reader". [24] In the nonfiction PBS series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, Sagan referred to an Encyclopedia Galactica in the episodes "Encyclopaedia Galactica" and "Who Speaks for Earth". Scott, Sheena (September 25, 2021). " 'Foundation' On Apple TV: A Spectacular Adaption Of Isaac Asimov's Saga". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 25, 2021 . Retrieved September 25, 2021.

Sagan, Carl (1978-05-28). "Growing up with Science Fiction". The New York Times. p.SM7. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-12-12.The second season also introduces new characters, including some from Asimov's works as well as original characters specific to the show. First, in October 2021, Goyer confirmed more live-action incarnations of individuals from Asimov’s novels will show up. Meanwhile, Stor Gendibal, a prominent member of the Second Foundation, discovers a simple local on Trantor who has had a very subtle alteration made to her mind, far more delicate than anything the Second Foundation can do. He concludes that a greater force of Mentalics must be active in the Galaxy. Following the events on Terminus, Gendibal endeavors to follow Trevize, reasoning that by doing so, he may find out who has altered the mind of the Trantor native.

Foundation and Empire is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov originally published by Gnome Press in 1952. It is the second book in the Foundation series, and the fourth in the in-universe chronology. It takes place in two parts, originally published as separate novellas. The second part, "The Mule," won a Retro Hugo Award in 1996. One more novel needs to be appended to these lists. Donald M. Kingsbury wrote, with the permission of the Asimov estate, a novel wich takes place in the new/Second Foundation Empire. The book is called Psychohistorical Crisis. It was published in 2001 and is a fantastic addition to the canon of Asimov's Foundation books. Goyer’s otherwise commendable anti-imperialism, however, has left him with a fundamentally incoherent story line. Asimov’s Galactic Empire, despite its flaws, is the greatest incubator of art and knowledge the universe has ever known. Goyer’s is just a brutal autocracy. Who cares if it is destroyed? Why would anyone want to make another one?The Galactic Empire that crumbles and disappears in Asimov’s first story is an ever-present menace throughout Goyer’s first season—bad guys hanging around to do bad things and demonstrate how bad imperialism is. Goyer’s story is thus more thematically relevant to empire in the 21st century than Asimov’s, but it also isn’t as good. Almost every major political event in Goyer’s universe is either an act of violence or an act compelled by the threat of violence. His characters are motivated not by bursts of rational insight, but raw ethnic and identitarian resentment. This gets tedious after a few hours.