Foundation

On June 27, 2017, it was reported that Skydance Television was developing a television series adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s science fiction book series Foundation with David S. Goyer and Josh Friedman serving as the production’s writers. At the time of the report, the production company was in the midst of closing a deal with Asimov’s estate for the rights to the book series.^[4] On April 10, 2018, it was announced that Apple, through their Worldwide Video Unit, had bought the series and put it into development with the potential for straight-to-series order. It was further announced that Goyer and Friedman were also expected to serve as executive producers and showrunners. Other executive producers announced included David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross.On August 23, 2018, it was announced that Apple had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. It was also announced that Asimov’s daughter, Robyn Asimov, would serve as an executive producer.^[2] On April 18, 2019, Josh Friedman left as co-writer and co-showrunner.Foundation Season 1 Download

On July 28, 2019, it was revealed that Troy Studios in Limerick, Ireland, would host production of the show.^[7] According to Screen Ireland the series would create more than 500 production jobs at the studio.^[8] Asimov’s daughter, Robyn Asimov, provides familial assistance to the series.^[9] Goyer pitched the series in one sentence: “It’s a 1,000-year chess game between Hari Seldon and the Empire, and all the characters in between are the pawns, but some of the pawns over the course of this saga end up becoming kings and queens.On October 22, 2019, it was announced that Lee Pace and Jared Harris were cast as Brother Day and Hari Seldon, respectively.^[12] On December 4, 2019, five additional cast members were announced: Lou Llobell stars as Gaal, a mathematical genius from a rural, repressed planet.