Foundation (2021)

If you like puzzles, if you like figuring stuff out, if you like to be confused and even sometimes surprised by what you see, and have no idea how it all is gonna turn out, you should watch Foundation.

“Foundation” is a sci-fi epic in a way that’s never been done on TV before. The characters are incredible, it’s interesting, it’s fun, it’s funny, it’s sad, it’s heartbreaking, and it’s got a bit of everything for everyone. So if you want something seriously entertaining, put on Foundation. I also really connected with the script and my character when I read it. I love playing someone so intelligent and amazing. She started kind of shy, but she’s evolved so much in these three seasons and now she’s become this amazing leader.

Do you like maximalist sci-fi? If you do…I got a show for you! Do you like shows where the story spans 300 years? Do you like robots, people sleeping through centuries? “Foundation” has lots of ways for someone to find a hook into it. Sci-fi fans usually like sci-fi things, so they’ll enjoy the show, but I’d also really encourage anyone who doesn’t consider themselves sci-fi fans to try it out.

In “Foundation” the galaxy is huge and grand, but inside that there are these interesting, layered characters who are forced into difficult relationships that have strange dynamics between them. For me, that’s what I really love about the show. “Foundation” has grandeur and great visuals, but also these difficult relationships and complex human connections.

This show combines all of the best parts of sci-fi. You get this incredible scope and scale you might get from a movie like “2001: A Space Odyssey,” but at the same time, you have interesting questions about AI you might get from Alex Garland’s movies. There are many elements of mysticism reminiscent of the Dune franchise. So if you’re a sci-fi fan and love cinema, this is the show for you. Nothing about “Foundation” feels like it was made for the small screen, this is absolutely a big-screen spectacle.

Do you want to get lost in an epic space fantasy that unfolds over a thousand years and involves the future fate of mankind? Then I think you’ll love Foundation.