🚀 Foundation Season 3 (2025): Cast, Release Date & Plot – A New War Rises in the Galaxy’s Most Ambitious Sci-Fi Epic on Apple TV+

A New War Rises in the Galaxy’s Most Ambitious Sci-Fi Epic 

Streaming July 11, only on Apple TV+

The future is worth fighting for. With those words, Foundation returns for a highly anticipated third season on July 11, 2025, promising a fresh wave of cosmic conflict, existential stakes, and deeply philosophical science fiction. Based on Isaac Asimov’s legendary saga and brought to life by creators David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman, this Apple TV+ original has redefined what science fiction can look like on television—visually daring, narratively bold, and thematically rich.

🚀 A Galaxy 152 Years Later: What’s Changed?

Season 3 leaps 152 years beyond the tumultuous events of Season 2. The once-fragile Foundation is now a formidable power, spreading its influence and knowledge across the stars. Meanwhile, the Cleonic Dynasty, the once-unchallenged rulers of the Galactic Empire, find themselves in decay, crumbling from within, with internal schisms and external threats eroding their dominance.

But nothing has prepared either side for what’s coming next.

A mysterious warlord, known only as The Mule, emerges—a terrifying force of nature capable not only of overwhelming military might, but also mind control. With the ability to dominate hearts and minds, The Mule threatens to derail Hari Seldon’s psychohistorical plan and plunge the galaxy into chaos.

♟️ Who Will Survive the Intergalactic Chess Game?

The third season sets the stage for a deadly ideological and physical battle involving the galaxy’s key players:

• Hari Seldon (Jared Harris), the ghostly architect of psychohistory, now operating as both prophet and participant.

• Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell), no longer just a student but a major force in shaping Seldon’s vision.

• Salvor Hardin (Leah Harvey), protector of Terminus and Gaal’s daughter, caught between fate and free will.

• The Cleons — Brother Day (Lee Pace), Brother Dusk (Terrence Mann), and Brother Dawn (Cassian Bilton) — each wrestling with their identity, authority, and mortality as their dynasty fractures.

• Demerzel (Laura Birn), the immortal android with her own hidden motivations and emotional complexities, may hold the key to everything—or be the galaxy’s greatest wildcard.

⚔️ Enter The Mule: A War for the Future

Played in Season 3 by the menacing Pilou Asbæk, The Mule is a fan-favorite figure from Asimov’s books—a powerful mutant with the ability to manipulate emotions. In this adaptation, he’s more terrifying than ever: a warlord whose conquest is as much psychological as it is military.

As the Foundation and the remnants of Empire grapple with this threat, old alliances will be tested, and new heroes must rise from the ashes of forgotten wars.

⭐ New Faces, Expanding Lore

Season 3 introduces several key characters, expanding the narrative tapestry:

• Alexander Siddig as Dr. Ebling Mis, a brilliant psychohistorian obsessed with Seldon’s work.

• Troy Kotsur as Preem Palver, leader of a psychic colony with ties to the mysterious “Mentalics.”

• Cherry Jones, Cody Fern, Synnøve Karlsen, and others round out a stunning ensemble cast that weaves personal stories into cosmic conflicts.

✨ Why You Should Watch Season 3

• Cinematic Spectacle: Foundation continues to push the boundaries of visual storytelling, offering jaw-dropping space vistas, stunning architecture, and complex technology—all rendered with Apple’s trademark polish.

  
  

• Intellectual Intrigue: At its heart, Foundation is still about ideas—fate versus free will, science versus superstition, order versus chaos.

  
  

• A Riveting Villain: The Mule adds emotional intensity and moral ambiguity, making Season 3 arguably the darkest and most complex chapter yet.

  
  

• Diversity & Representation: With characters like Gaal Dornick and Salvor Hardin, the series continues to challenge sci-fi’s historical homogeneity, adding more global and gender-diverse voices.

📚 From Page to Screen: A Respectful Evolution

While Foundation takes creative liberties from Asimov’s sprawling novels, it remains faithful in spirit—honoring the grand ideas and themes that made the original series a pillar of science fiction. This is not just a space opera—it’s a philosophical meditation on time, destiny, and the weight of civilization.

🛸 Final Thoughts: The Future Has Never Looked So Dangerous

Foundation Season 3 arrives at a pivotal moment in the saga, asking hard questions about leadership, legacy, and survival. As The Mule rises, and the fate of billions hangs in the balance, one thing is certain:

Nothing is written in stone—even history.

📅 Mark your calendars for July 11.

Watch "Foundation" Season 3 exclusively on Apple TV+.

The galaxy awaits.