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Shows like Foundation

Not everyone loves Foundation for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love Foundation

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like huge ships, space elevators and planets on a vast scale.

  2. You like cloned emperors clinging to an empire that is ending.

  3. You like a story spread across centuries and planets.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Dune2021

    • huge ships, space elevators and planets on a vast scale

    Good for you if you want huge ships, huge worms and a huge sound.

  • Dune: Part Two2024

    • huge ships, space elevators and planets on a vast scale

    Good for you if you want to see it big, with sandworms ridden across the desert.

  • The Expanse2015

    • cloned emperors clinging to an empire that is ending
    • a story spread across centuries and planets

    Good for you if you like a solar system colonised all the way out to the asteroid belt.

  • Interstellar2014

    • huge ships, space elevators and planets on a vast scale
    • a story spread across centuries and planets

    Good for you if you like wormholes, black holes and a planet where one hour costs years.

  • Andor2022

    • cloned emperors clinging to an empire that is ending

    Good for you if you like the start of a rebellion told through spies, money and politics.

  • Shōgun2024

    • cloned emperors clinging to an empire that is ending

    Good for you if you like Toranaga quietly playing a council that wants him dead.

  • Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005

    • huge ships, space elevators and planets on a vast scale

    Good for you if you want a huge space battle in the first minutes.

  • Game of Thrones2011

    • cloned emperors clinging to an empire that is ending

    Good for you if you like schemers fighting over the Iron Throne, where a whisper can matter more than an army.

  • Dawn of the Planet of the Apes2014

    • cloned emperors clinging to an empire that is ending

    Good for you if you like Caesar, a leader trying to hold his colony together.

  • House of the Dragon2022

    • huge ships, space elevators and planets on a vast scale
    • cloned emperors clinging to an empire that is ending

    Good for you if you like court politics where every marriage and heir is a move.

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power2022

    • huge ships, space elevators and planets on a vast scale

    Good for you if you like vast landscapes and battles on a big-screen scale.

Reasons taken from Foundation's card. Picks from the Ipsomap catalogue. This application uses TMDB and the TMDB APIs but is not endorsed, certified, or otherwise approved by TMDB.

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