Foundation Season 4 Renewed for Apple TV+ with New Chapter Ahead

Good news for sci-fi lovers everywhere. Foundation is coming back for Season 4. The announcement arrived on September 11, 2025, just before the third season finale airs the next day. Viewers will not have to wait too long for new episodes since production is expected to begin in early 2026.

Under the guidance of co-showrunners Ian Goldberg and David Kob, the show will continue steering its epic narrative forward. These two creatives have helmed recent seasons and are now tasked with carrying the expansive saga into its next chapter. Joining them behind the scenes are producers and executive producers who have helped bring Isaac Asimov’s massive universe to life with sweeping vision.

As for the cast, several key players are expected to return. Lou Llobell as Gaal Dornick, Lee Pace as Cleon, Jared Harris, Cherry Jones, Laura Birn, and Rowena King are among those likely to reprise their roles. Their return offers continuity as the story moves forward into more complex political intrigue, even deeper existential threat, and possibly new revelations that echo Asimov’s original novels while twisting in unexpected directions.

Season 3 built its momentum by introducing startling developments. The Cleonic Empire, once mighty, is showing cracks. The Foundation has grown beyond simple ideals. New threats have emerged, including a warlord known as The Mule. That buildup has created tension audiences feel from planet to planet, clone to clone. Season 4 has big shoes to fill in terms of plot, spectacle, philosophy, and emotional heft.

One interesting shift is the change in leadership style. While longtime showrunner David S. Goyer remains involved as an executive producer, the co-showrunner role is fully in Goldberg and Kob’s court now. That may suggest some stylistic or tonal changes. Perhaps there will be tweaks in how the story unfolds, new character focus, or changes in pacing. Fans are eager to see where these changes lead.

The renewal suggests Apple is confident in the show’s global reach and its ability to win viewers in a crowded landscape of sci-fi and fantasy shows. Feedback has praised Foundation for its visual richness, ambitious worldbuilding, and willingness to grapple with weighty themes like power, faith, identity, and mortality. Those are elements likely to remain central in Season 4.

While there is no confirmed release date, early 2026 production means mid to late 2027 seems like a plausible timeframe for when the new season will hit screens. Until then the universe remains in suspense. Gagal and the rest of the cast are poised to return. Viewers can look forward to the next chapter in humankind’s striving, betrayal, collapse and hope among the stars.

So grab your spacesuit and your philosopher’s mind. Foundation Season 4 is locked in. The galaxy is waiting.