The full trailer for Foundation season three is here, and while it features plenty of Lee Pace in all his Space Jesus glory, it also gives fans the best look yet at a very important character: the Mule, played by Game of Thrones‘ Pilou Asbæk.
We hesitate to call the Mule a “new” character—he did pop up a few times in season two—but he was played by a different actor and was more of a nightmare-haunting presence than an active part of the narrative. Clearly, though, he’s going to propelling all kinds of trouble moving forward.
Much like previous genre favorites The Expanse and The Wheel of Time (RIP), Foundation is one of those shows that started strong but has gotten even better as it’s gone on. Season two lightened up a lot, both in the show’s tone and the amount of exposition it had to dig through as part of its Isaac Asimov-inspired time-jumping story. That escalation of entertainment—while still remaining exciting and emotional—looks like it continues in season three.
“Set 152 years after the events of season two, the Foundation has become increasingly established far beyond its humble beginnings while the Cleonic Dynasty’s Empire has dwindled,” reads the official synopsis. “As both of these galactic powers forge an uneasy alliance, a threat to the entire galaxy appears in the fearsome form of a warlord known as ‘The Mule’ whose sights are set on ruling the universe by use of physical and military force, as well as mind control. It’s anyone’s guess who will win, who will lose, who will live and who will die as Hari Seldon, Gaal Dornick, the Cleons, and Demerzel play a potentially deadly game of intergalactic chess.”
New faces joining the show along with Asbæk include including Cherry Jones, Brandon P. Bell, Synnøve Karlsen, Cody Fern, Tómas Lemarquis, Alexander Siddig, and Troy Kotsur. Returning cast members alongside Pace include Jared Harris, Lou Llobell, Laura Birn, Cassian Bilton, Terrence Mann, and Rowena King.
Apple TV+ also released some new images to go with the trailer, teasing some new faces (and a few familiar ones) we’ll be meeting when the show returns July 11.
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