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Image: Apple/SkydanceDavid S. Goyer wears a lot of hats for Apple TV+’s adaptation of Foundation—along with serving as its showrunner, he’s also written and directed several episodes and is on hand as executive producer. He’s behind the show in a big way, but with the upcoming third season, he’ll be stepping back from his showrunning duties. Dave Bautista Opens Up About His Relationship With Denis VilleneuvePer the Hollywood Reporter, Goyer’s semi-exit comes as production on season three is starting up again in early…

Foundation season two arrives this week (here’s our catch-up on season one), which means a return to the Isaac Asimov-created sci-fi realm where math predicts the future, clones rule the galaxy, and a handful of unlikely heroes and anti-heroes do their best to keep humanity afloat. io9 got a chance to talk to showrunner and executive producer David S. Goyer about what’s in store.Teyonah Parris and John Boyega on Working With Jamie Foxx | io9 InterviewCheryl Eddy, io9: The new season widens the scope of the story quite a…

Foundation, a gloriously over-the-top space epic from Apple TV+, is back for a second season. Based on the series of stories by science fiction legend, Isaac Asimov, the series takes the original ideas and tweaks them to fit in with contemporary sci-fi considerations, creating a massive saga about the inevitable downfall of the Galactic Empire.Foundation — Season 2 Official Trailer 2 | Apple TV+Season two takes place over a century after the first season’s finale. Lee Pace stars as a clone of the emperor Cleon, who has…

Image: Apple TV+In the interest, again, of avoiding spoilers, we’ll use Apple TV+’s official character descriptions for these new faces that’ll be important in season two:Brother Constant (Isabella Laughland): “A cheerfully confident cleric whose job is to evangelize the Church of the Galactic Spirit across the Outer Reach. Constant is a true believer, whose courage and passion make her hard not to love.”Poly Verisof (Kulvinger Ghir): “High Claric of the Church of the Galactic Spirit. Whip-smart and sardonic, he’s also a…

Few superheroes have had as tumultuous a media presence as Superman. Joel Shuster and Jerry Siegel’s 1938 creation grew in popularity outside of comics thanks to Christopher Reeve’s movies and the 1990s cartoon (and the subsequent DC Animated Universe shows that spawned from it). During the 2000s, the character’s live-action efforts consisted of the 10-season Smallville from the WB (now the CW), and 2006’s Superman Returns served as the hero’s last theatrical movie for nearly a decade. Warner Bros. made several efforts to…

David S. Goyer’s adaptation of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation has many more stories to tell—and will get down to business when its second season hits Apple TV+ on July 14. After a sneak peek earlier this year, the streamer has released its first official teaser, which means it’s suddenly a much brighter morning for fans of series star Lee Pace.Foundation — Season 2 Official Teaser | Apple TV+But really, isn’t everyone a Lee Pace fan? And if they aren’t, might they need to re-examine their life choices? The rest of Foundation’s…

Foundation — premiering Friday on Apple TV+ — is technically based on the eponymous series of novels written by Isaac Asimov. But when Asimov began writing the series in the 1940s, he wasn't writing a novel but merely a series of short stories. Chronicling the fall of a Galactic Empire that has stood for over 12,000 years, the events of the Foundation books span centuries. Asimov had a penchant for jumping time frequently, with characters introduced and forgotten quickly. There's little connective tissue between the…