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Foundation
2021
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 3 seasons
B
MEANRANK
71/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #337
- IMDb #320
- Rotten Tomatoes #193
- Metacritic #316
- RatingGraph #311
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #174
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- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #234
- Metacritic Critics #206
- Metacritic Audience #359
- Criticker #257
- Trakt #201
Every rating
51–87
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Criticker on 51, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 87.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →A complex saga of humans scattered on planets throughout the galaxy all living under the rule of the Galactic Empire.
Details
- Created by
- David S. Goyer, Josh Friedman
- Based on
- Foundation series by Isaac Asimov
- Released
- 23 September 2021
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 30 across 3 seasons
- Awards
- 2 wins, 10 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 12 →2 wins from 12 nominations across 6 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2022 | Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series | Rory Cheyne (for "The Emperor's Peace") | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Foundation | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Jared Harris | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Super Awards 2022 | Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Lee Pace | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 | Outstanding Main Title Design | Ronnie Koff, Zach Kilroy, Danil Krivoruchko, James Gardner, Brandon Savoy | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2022 | Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie | Chris MacLean, Addie Manis, Mike Enriquez, Victoria Keeling, Chris Keller, Jess Brown, Nicholas Hernandez, Richard Clegg | Nominee |
| Visual Effects Society Awards 2026 | Outstanding Environment in an Episodic, Commercial, Game Cinematic or Real-Time Project | Sylvain Lesaint, Ilyes Boutemeur, Blake Dewoody, Benjamin Rojek (for "A Song for the End of Everything; Clarion Station") | Nominee |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards 2022 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television | Stevie Annis (for "The Emperor's Peace") | Nominee |
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×Full cast — Foundation
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Imperial Palace Guard (Claviger) (uncredited) / Invictus Bridge Crew Weapons Officer (uncredited) / Terminite Council Member (uncredited)
12 awards — Foundation
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Critics' Choice Super Awards
3 nominations
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Jared Harris | Nominee |
| Best Actor in a Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Lee Pace | Nominee |
| Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series | Foundation | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2 nominations
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Ronnie Koff, Zach Kilroy, Danil Krivoruchko, James Gardner, Brandon Savoy | Nominee |
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Season or a Movie | Chris MacLean, Addie Manis, Mike Enriquez, Victoria Keeling, Chris Keller, Jess Brown, Nicholas Hernandez, Richard Clegg | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Production Design for a One-Hour Period or Fantasy Single-Camera Series | Rory Cheyne (for "The Emperor's Peace") | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
4 nominations, 2 won
| Outstanding Effects Simulations in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | Giovanni Casadei, Mikel Zuloaga, Steven Moor, Louis Manjarres (for "Collapse of the Galactic Empire") | Winner |
| Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Chris MacLean, Addie Manis, Mike Enriquez, Chris Keller, Paul Byrne (for "The Emperor's Peace") | Winner |
| Outstanding Created Environment in an Episode, Commercial, or Real-Time Project | Samuel Simanjuntak, Melaina Mace, Benjamin Ruiz, Alessandro Vastalegna (for "Trantor Cityscape") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Environment in an Episodic, Commercial, Game Cinematic or Real-Time Project | Sylvain Lesaint, Ilyes Boutemeur, Blake Dewoody, Benjamin Rojek (for "A Song for the End of Everything; Clarion Station") | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Motion Picture, Limited Series, or Pilot Made for Television | Stevie Annis (for "The Emperor's Peace") | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Series 1 Hour – Comedy or Drama – Dialogue and ADR | Tyler Whitham, Paul Germann, Dave Rose, Steve Baine (for "The Emperor's Peace") | Nominee |