Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Foundation season 3, episode 2!One telling line fromFoundationseason 3, episode 2 quietly hints at just how many seasons the ongoing Apple TV+ sci-fi series could run for.Foundationseason 3takes place over 150 years after theend ofFoundationseason 2,focusing on the titular society’s Third Crisis. This comes in the form of the Mule, a powerful Mentallic conquering planets.
The show’s sprawling focus means multiplecharacters inFoundationat different points of the galaxy are dealing with the same crisis. This reflects how every new season of the show focuses on a new problem for everyone to deal with. But one line in season 3, episode 2 may have revealedhow many more seasons the show truly has left.
Foundation Secretly Reveals How Many Seasons It Will Have
A Statement From Hari Confirms How Many More Crises Are Left
DuringFoundationseason 3, episode 2,Gaal talks with an older Hari who has been studying the psychohistoryhe predicted for the future of humanity. While talking, he explains how the current crisis involving the Mule is one that, if not dealt with soon, could spell galactic extinction and a dark age that never ends.
While talking with Gaal about it, he ends up briefly saying thatthere are eight crises the Foundation will have to deal with. So far, the show has depicted two crises in full: the attack to acquire theInvictusin season 1, and thereligious conflict of season 2. Season 3 will also seemingly focus on just one crisis.
If the show continues at its current trajectory, then it will be dealing with one new crisis per season.This meansFoundationmight not end until season 8if every season focuses on a new crisis for humanity to face. The show may have just crossed being 25% of the way complete, especially if every season remains 10 episodes long.
Will Foundation Actually Run Until Season 8?
It Would Need To Remain Popular Enough For A Very Long Time
Foundationbegan in 2021, witha new season of the show arriving on Apple TV+ once every two years. The show has maintained enough viewership to keep bringing it back, with season 3 being the newest outing for the show. If it continues to be highly successful throughout its run, season 8 isn’t outside the realm of possibility.
However, the show coming back once every two years with new seasons means season 8 wouldn’t happen until 2035. This doesn’t seem feasible, since the series would have gone on for 14 years by the time it ends. WhileFoundationis still one of Apple TV+’s many ongoing sci-fi shows, such a length of time seems untenable for the series.
