• Network: Apple TV
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 24, 2021
Season #: 3, 2, 1
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 9
  2. Negative: 0 out of 9

Critic Reviews

  1. Reviewed by: Brian Farvour
    Jul 25, 2025
    100
    The journey, far from over, remains worth it. .... A review of what’s been seen thus far can’t begin to describe the brilliance that is “Foundation.” It needs to be experienced. It truly is that good.
  2. Reviewed by: Nick Schager
    Jul 10, 2025
    93
    Continues to put the rest of its small-screen genre brethren to shame with its momentous, magnificent third season.
  3. Reviewed by: Rafael Motamayor
    Jul 11, 2025
    90
    Foundation season 3 delivers on the promise of an epic-scale sci-fi story with the tone and pace of a blockbuster movie.
  4. Reviewed by: John DeVore
    Jul 7, 2025
    83
    The series takes itself too seriously—but it would fail to be this oddly captivating if it ever felt self-aware. It’s incredibly sincere, as if Hari Seldon himself were on the writing staff, reminding everyone in the room that the only inevitability in the universe is change.
  5. Reviewed by: Daniel Bibby
    Aug 29, 2025
    80
    Foundation has managed to find the perfect balance required when it comes to making the show's titular organization feel surprisingly vulnerable.
  6. Reviewed by: James Dyer
    Jul 11, 2025
    80
    Apple TV+ is now the de facto home for prestige, challenging sci-fi and Foundation is the jewel in its four-dimensional crown. A stunning, sweeping and cerebral space odyssey.
  7. Reviewed by: Ed Power
    Jul 11, 2025
    80
    Fans of the books will be interested to see whether it can pull off the huge surprise that Asimov carried off with his Mule storyline. Do so, and Foundation will have achieved a shock up there with the Red Wedding on Game of Thrones. But even if it mucks up the Mule twist, this is a sci-fi show like no other – gorgeous, cerebral and unapologetically out to lunch.
  8. Reviewed by: Therese Lacson
    Jul 7, 2025
    80
    Foundation remains one of the best space operas on television. Unfortunately, the thing that holds Foundation back the most in Season 3 is the bevy of new characters that it introduces.
  9. Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Jul 11, 2025
    50
    STREAM IT, if you’re a fan of sci fi, an Asimov fan or someone who caught the first two seasons of Foundation and want to see how the story proceeds. But, like we said in Season 1, casual sci fi watchers are not this show’s target demo. We suggest they SKIP IT.