Apple is doubling down on sci-fi with new series Basis, based mostly on Isaac Asimov’s award-successful novel. The tech big amazed viewers with a initially-search at the sequence through its WWDC20 presentation on Monday, and the teaser helps make the sprawling scope of the new Apple Unique distinct. Star Wars, who?

Like its namesake, Apple’s Foundation follows a band of exiles as they established out on an epic journey to help save humanity and rebuild civilization subsequent the slide of the Galactic Empire. The sci-fi drama stars Chernobyl‘s Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell, Laura Birn, Terrence Mann, and Cassian Bilton as the group of intergalactic vacationers, known as The Basis.

The Foundation teaser provides viewers a driving-the-scenes glimpse at the forthcoming drama and even gives some critical context for viewers new to the franchise. “People have been seeking to make Foundation for far more than 50 yrs,” states govt producer David S. Goyer. “Foundation was an massive affect for Star Wars. It was the greatest science fiction work of all time.”

Goyer goes on to explain that Asimov’s story “unfolds over the system of 1,000 decades,” and the Apple Primary will attempt to do the epic justice. “If ever there were being a firm that was hoping to form of far better people’s life as a result of technological know-how, by means of connectivity, it is Apple,” he claims. “That’s anything extremely a lot that Asimov was hoping to do.”

Apple’s Foundation teaser also gives a temporary seem at the series’ large-stakes drama. With Harris’ Hari Seldon at the helm, the Foundation prepares for the collapse of the Galactic Empire and sets out to protect against the unfold of darkness almost everywhere. Hari Seldon places it very best: “The Empire will drop. Purchase will vanish. These massive functions hurrying to satisfy us.”

If that does not audio like fodder for a streaming mega strike, I don’t know what does.

Foundation will premiere in 2021. Look at the official Apple Television+ teaser over.