This TV series is based on the iconic Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series whose basic setup is that a space-empire in the distant future has ruled the galaxy for many years unchecked, until a smart guy does some space-math and realizes, “Hey, what if space-empire is bad and doomed to fail?”

Unsurprising, the science fiction story has strong themes in class and wealth and how education and status limits people’s lives and their station in life. Long considered an unfilmable show, we came away impressed with how much was brought to life in this 10 episode series although it spans literally thousands of years and multiple jumps in time. The producers had some creative freedom to adapt the sprawling show by creating clones of the ruling monarchy (Brother Dawn, Day and Dusk) to represent the expanse of time throughout the storylines and allowing us to still stick to the plot.

With many sci-fi stories, Foundation also centres on how humans are constantly looking to hope and fighting ceaseless for that hope and survival - good lessons that we can all share. Let’s wish we will be able to see more of the Foundation series in time to come.