The monumental adaptation of Foundation chronicles the stories of four crucial individuals transcending space and time as they overcome deadly crises, shifting loyalties and complicated relationships that will ultimately determine the fate of humanity." Domanski, Harry (February 14, 2021). "Apple's adaptation of Asimov's Foundation series gets a launch date". TechRadar. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021 . Retrieved February 18, 2021.

Apple TV+ Series Foundation Wraps First Season Shoot in Malta". Film New Europe. February 17, 2021. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021 . Retrieved February 18, 2021. Semel, Paul (June 29, 2021). "Everything We Know About the Foundation Streaming Series". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021 . Retrieved July 24, 2021.Asimov, Isaac (2020-11-17). Foundation and Earth. Random House Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-593-15999-6. The first four stories were collected, along with a new introductory story, and published by Gnome Press in 1951 as Foundation. The later stories were published in pairs by Gnome as Foundation and Empire (1952) and Second Foundation (1953), resulting in the "Foundation Trilogy", as the series is still known. [5] Later sequels and prequels [ edit ] Paul Krugman, winner of the 2008 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, credits the Foundation series with turning his mind to economics, as the closest existing science to psychohistory. [19] [20] Eventually, after much traveling and introductions to various, diverse cultures on Trantor, Seldon realizes that using the entire known galaxy as a starting point is too overwhelming; he then decides to use Trantor as a model to work out the science, with a goal of later using the applied knowledge on the rest of the galaxy.

Sagan, Carl (1978-05-28). "Growing up with Science Fiction". The New York Times. p.SM7. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2018-12-12. Second Foundation (1953) The fifth Foundation novel, comprised of 2 stories originally published in 1948 and 1949.Sandra Yi Sencindiver( The Wheel of Time) as Enjoiner Rue, the beautiful, politically savvy consigliere to Queen Sareth. A former courtesan to Cleon the 16th, Rue parlayed her status to become a royal counsellor Hari Seldon's digital consciousness will have a big role to play in Foundation season 2. (Image credit: Apple TV Plus)