David S. Goyer on His Long-Term Plans for Foundation, Plus Updates on The Sandman and Hellraiser
66People have tried to bring Isaac Asimov’s hugely influential Foundation novels to the screen for years, and with the fantastic new Apple TV+ series of the same name, they finally pulled it off. Considered by many to be one of the greatest science fiction works of all time, Foundation is an extremely ambitious series that takes place across many planets and time periods.
For those unfamiliar with the source material, Asimov’s books takes place at a time when humans are scattered on planets all over the universe, living under the rule of the Galactic Empire. When a psycho-historian with the power to see the future foretells that the empire will collapse very soon, he sets out to ensure that the knowledge of mankind isn’t wiped out. Trust me, if you’re looking for an exceptional well-made series, you want to push play on Foundation immediately.
Shortly after watching the first eight episodes, I got to speak with showrunner, creator, and executive producer David S. Goyer. During the extended interview he talked about the many challenges of making the series, how he pitched Apple on an eight-season/eighty-episode series, how he knows what happens at the end of it, why he could only direct the season finale, and promised that most of the questions that the audience has over the course of season one will be answered by episode 10 (but not all of them). He also discussed why streaming has opened the door to stories like Foundation finally being told, why he added more women and much-needed diversity to the story, how the COVID shutdown actually helped the series, how he has the bulk of Season 2 figured out, and more. In addition, with Goyer also producing The Sandman for Netflix and David Bruckner’s Hellraiser reboot, he teased what fans can look forward to on both adaptations.
The cast for Foundation includes Jared Harris as Hari Seldon; Lee Pace as Brother Day; Lou Llobell as Gaal Dornick; Leah Harvey as Salvor Hardin; Laura Birn as Demerzel; Laura Birn as Eto Demerzel; Terrence Mann as Brother Dusk; Alfred Enoch as Raych Seldon; and Cassian Bilton as Brother Dawn. Foundation is produced for Apple by Skydance Television with Robyn Asimov, Josh Friedman, Cameron Welsh, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Bill Bost also serving as executive producers.
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