Foundation, the Apple TV Plus series based on Isaac Asimov’s seminal sci-fi franchise, got off to a slow start. That’s largely thanks to the sheer scope of the source material, spanning generations to tell a tale of empire and rebellion, jumping back and forth between timelines to establish origins and stakes. It’s all beautiful things with cloned emperors and a scientist who may have discovered an equation to predict the future. It just takes its time.
As a result, there was absolutely zero indication that it would eventually lead to the things in the new Season 2 trailer, like Lee Pace fighting a dinosaur monster with his bare hands.
I have to be honest here: this trailer rocks. It splashed water in the face of everyone watching Foundation season 1 and, like me, forgot to finish it. Now I must. Look at all this good shit! Spaceships flying, spaceships crashing into planets (the only thing cooler than flying spaceships), a revolution against an empire, Lee Pace looking sad, Jared Harris looking determined… yes, TV is back, baby.
Foundation Season 2 premieres July 14 on Apple TV Plus.