Season Two

Foundation Season Two promotional art.

Season Two is the second season of Foundation on Apple TV+. The series consists of ten episodes and is scheduled to air on July 14, 2023, with new episodes releasing weekly on a Friday after.

Starring

• Jared Harris as Hari Seldon
• Lee Pace as Brother Day
• Lou Llobell as Gaal Dornick
• Leah Harvey as Salvor Hardin
• Laura Birn as Demerzel
• Cassian Bilton as Brother Dawn
• Terrence Mann as Brother Dusk

New Cast

• Isabella Laughland as Brother Constant
• Kulvinder Ghir as Poly Verisof, High Claric of the Church of the Galactic Spirit
• Sandra Yi Senchindiver as Enjoiner Rue Corintha
• Ella-Rae Smith as Queen Sareth I of Cloud Dominion
• Dimitri Leonidas as Hober Mallow
• Ben Daniels as Bel Riose
• Holt McCallany as Warden Jaegger Fount
• Mikael Persbrandt as the Mule
• Rachel House as Tellem Bond
• Nimrat Kaur as Yanna Seldon

Episodes

Image	Episode Information
	"In Seldon's Shadow" Airdate: July 14, 2023 Episode / Series Number: 01 / 11 Directed by: Alex Graves Written by: David S. Goyer & Jane Espenson
Hari finds himself trapped in a mysterious prison. An assassination attempt leaves Day shaken. Gaal and Salvor devise an escape plan.
	"A Glimpse of Darkness" Airdate: July 21, 2023 Episode / Series Number: 02 / 12 Directed by: Alex Graves Written by: Jane Espenson & David S. Goyer
Gaal has a disturbing vision. Day's bond with Queen Sareth grows stronger. The Vault opens and reveals a cryptic message.
	"King and Commoner" Airdate: July 28, 2023 Episode / Series Number: 03 / 13 Directed by: David S. Goyer Written by: Leigh Dana Jackson & Jane Espenson
The Empire recruits Bel Riose to investigate the resurgent Foundation. Hari leads Gaal and Salvor to a desert planet.
	"Where the Stars Are Scattered Thinly" Airdate: August 4, 2023 Episode / Series Number: 04 / 14 Directed by: Mark Tonderai Written by: Leigh Dana Jackson & David S. Goyer
Queen Sareth and Dawn share a moment as she tries to learn more about Day. Brothers Constant and Poly bring Hober Mallow to Terminus.
	"The Sighted and the Seen" Airdate: August 11, 2023 Episode / Series Number: 05 / 15 Directed by: Alex Graves Written by: Joelle Garfinkel & Jane Espenson
Gaal, Salvor, and Hari arrive on Ignis and meet the source of the strange signal they've been tracking. Dawn and Dusk are suspicious of Day.
	"Why the Gods Made Wine" Airdate: August 18, 2023 Episode / Series Number: 06 / 16 Directed by: Alex Graves Written by: Jane Espenson & David S. Goyer
Day and Sareth make an announcement. Tellem sows seeds of distrust between Gaal and Hari. Hober Mallow reaches his destination.
	"A Necessary Death" Airdate: August 25, 2023 Episode / Series Number: 07 / 17 Directed by: Mark Tonderai Written by: Eric Carrasco & David Kob
Salvor begins to question the Mentalics' motives. Hober Mallow proposal to the Spacers meets resistance. Brothers Constant and Poly stand trial.
	"The Last Empress" Airdate: September 01, 2023 Episode / Series Number: 08 / 18 Directed by: Roxann Dawson Written by: Liz Phang, Addie Manis & Bob Oltra
Enjoiner Rue confides in Dusk about her distrust of Demerzel. Hober Mallow pulls a daring move. Day sets course for Terminus and the Foundation.

Production

Season Two was shot between October 2021 and July 2022. The production was filmed in Ireland, Malta, Prague, and on Tenerife, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, and La Gomera in the Canary Islands. The season loosely adapts Isaac Asimov's short stories "The Traders", "The Merchant Princes", and "The General".