It ’s beena long roadfrom Sir Frederick Handley Page to screen forIsaac Asimov ’s iconic Foundation serial , with the first real foothold coming last year whenApple announced it had snagged the rightsfor the streaming serve now know as Apple TV+ . Today , more news : Jared Harris ( Chernobyl ) and Lee Pace ( Captain Marvel ) have joined the cast .
And even better , we know who they ’ll be playing , perDeadline : “ Pace plays Brother Day , the current Emperor of the Galaxy . Harris play Hari Seldon , a numerical genius who predict the demise of the Empire . ”
Deadline also prompt us that the 10 - episode serial “ chronicles the epic saga of the Foundation , a dance orchestra of exiles who get word that the only mode to savethe Galactic Empirefrom destruction is to defy it , ” and that it ’s arrive from Dark Knight ’s David Goyer ( who will function as showrunner ) , Sarah Connor Chronicles ’ Josh Friedman , and Skydance Television .
Lee Pace attends the premiere of Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy on 12 February 2025 in Hollywood, California.Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images
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Though there ’s no Word of God yet on when Foundation might be arriving on Apple TV+ ( the overhaul itself launches November 1 ) , it ’ll be join sci - fi programming that also include Ron Moore’salt - chronicle space subspecies tale For All Mankindand Jason Momoa’spost - apocalyptic fantasy See .
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