It’s never too early for a TV show to start preparing for its next chapter. In fact, it’s a very encouraging sign that, despite its first season having just ended, the showrunners are doing everything in their power to ensure that their material stays crisp. From the looks of it, those working on the hitApple TV PlusseriesFoundationunderstand this and are doing just that.
TheApple TV Plusshow, based on the popular book series authored by the revered Isaac Asimov, premiered on the streaming service this past September. With all the acclaim and fanfare it received following its release, the show was renewed for a second season the following month. Because they wanted to strike while the iron was still hot,Foundationwasted no time adding new dimensionsto the show by naming more actors to its cast.
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Apple TV Plus held nothing back regarding the number of new cast members to sign on either. Far from it in fact. It brought in ten actors in total to play new characters inFoundationseason 2, which include Isabella Laughland (as Brother Constant), Kulvinder Ghir (as Poly Verisof), Sandra Yi Sencindiver (as Enjoiner Rue), Ella-Rae Smith (as Queen Sareth), Dimitri Leonidas (as Hober Mallow), Ben Daniels (as Bel Roise), Holt McCallany (as Warden Jaegger Fount), Mikael Persbrandt (as The Warlord of Kalgan), Rachel House (as Tellem Bond), and Nimray Kaur (as Yanna Seldon). They will join Emmy Award nominees Jared Harris and Lee Pace, who reprise their roles fromFoundationseason 1.
This many new characters should bring plenty of intrigue to the upcoming season ofFoundation. However, if they continue the ten-episode format, they must handle these additions delicately, or it may feel like they’ve overstuffed themselves with too many new characters in too short a time. If these characters serve to build on what’s already working forFoundation, then this could take it to new heights.
Those who have tuned in should honestly be pretty excited for what’s to come of this show.Thanks to the invention of streaming services, we’re seeing popular book series get better adaptations when being converted to the television medium as opposed to a full-length movie - thinkLemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Eventsfor example. With more runtime to adapt the story, they can use that time to develop both the characters and the show’s themes. Suffice to say,Foundationis off to a good start.
Alas, one of the painful truths aboutthe age of streaming servicesis that, while new hit shows can dazzle their audience in the first season, they’re not quite able to replicate the same magic in later seasons because the first one perfectly said what the show had to say at the beginning. Thankfully, because this is based off a popular book series from a well-repped author, the odds ofFoundationfalling into this same trap are much less likely than some of the others we’ve seen.
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