The trailer for Foundation, the new big-budget Apple TV+ series adapted from Isaac Asimov’s classic novels, gives off strong and deliberate Star Wars vibes.
As the guru-like Hari Seldon, Jared Harris channels Alec Guinness’s Obi-Wan Kenobi—evidently a British accent will always sound like wisdom to American viewers—while Spanish–South African actress Lou Llobell takes the Luke Skywalker role as Gaal Dornick, the young heroine chosen by destiny. The show’s producer, David S. Goyer, is clearly hoping for a hit on a Lucasian scale; the first season consists of 10 hour-long episodes, but Goyer has said he envisions the story stretching to 80 hours.
