This show is terrible. It has nothing to do whatsoever with the books. They should have copied the books, making each episode or groups of episodes deal with one book after another. Watching episode 1, I recognize some of the names, but these characters have virtually nothing to do with the people that were in the books. This series does a huge disservice to the wonderful Foundation books written by Isaac Asimov. There are a lot of very good effects, so what! The books are SO much better. Truly a sad situation. Don't waste your time watching this series; read the books. Make sure to study the sequence that you can find online. Shame on Hollywood, and Robyn Asimov for letting this tripe happen. I was so disappointed/angry that I cancelled my Apple+ account.