Behind every vainglorious Cleon emperor, there is a woman. The Cleons are not complete without their majordomo-matriarch-handmaid Demerzel (Laura Birn), a humanlike robot thousands of years old. She ...

Erick Massoto is a Brazilian writer who's always loved film and TV and loves finding connections between them. That's why he supports double features, especially if they are of a modern film paired ...

Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Foundation Season 3 Episode 8.Three seasons into Foundation, and Demerzel (Laura Birn) remains one of the ensemble's most intriguing and meticulously ...

Foundation season 3 episode 3 was released on July 19, 2025. In the episode titled, When a Book Finds You, the storyline begins with Brother Dawn’s secretive meetings to help stop The Mule and ends ...

When I finished Episode 4 of Foundation Season 3, “The Stress of Her Regard,” it really shifted how I see Demerzel. Laura Birn’s performance gave me chills, especially during that conversation with ...

Foundation season 3 episode 6, titled The Shape of Time, was released on August 15, 2025, exclusively on Apple TV+. Episode 5 of the sci-fi drama series left the fate of several characters hanging by ...

Kelcie Mattson is a Senior Features author at Collider. Based in the Midwest, she also contributes Lists, reviews, and television recaps. A lifelong fan of niche sci-fi, epic fantasy, Gothic horror, ...

Isaac Asimov's 'Foundation' books series has found new life on Apple TV. Season 4 holds some awesome possibilities. Read on ...

“Well, [showrunner David S. Goyer] didn’t tell me all about it,” Birn says. “When we started shooting Season 1, little by little, he would give me little hints of like what’s coming, and I think now, ...

Cleon I-XXV are far from the first emperors to grace the small screen with their purple presence. The 1976 BBC costume drama I, Claudius — a direct antecedent to and influence on every show involving ...

Love the show? We interviewed its Visual Effects Supervisor to learn how the world of Foundation season 2 was made and you can check out the article to learn about the ships, planets and dream spaces ...

"Like Empire, I do not have individuated sentience, so I too must not be in possession of a soul." This is what Eto Demerzel tells Zephyr Halima in the sixth episode of Foundation, Apple TV+’s lavish ...