EntertainmentStreamingHow to watch Apple TV+ hit Foundation episode 1 for freeYou can stream Apple’s spectacular SF epic for free – and you don’t need any kind of Apple account to do itWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
EntertainmentStreamingHow to watch Apple TV+ hit Foundation episode 1 for freeYou can stream Apple’s spectacular SF epic for free – and you don’t need any kind of Apple account to do itWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
You can stream Apple’s spectacular SF epic for free – and you don’t need any kind of Apple account to do it
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
Apple TV+ is starting to look like one of thebest streaming servicesfor SF, but it’s not the most popular one: it’s currently the seventh most popular streaming service in the US, so that means people aren’t necessarily aware of some of its best shows. Apple wants to change that, and it’s turning to social media to do it. Last month itmade the first episode of Silo streamablefor free on Twitter, and now it’s doing the same with its SF epic Foundation on YouTube.
Apple is currently streaming Foundation S1E1, The Emperor’s Peace,here on YouTube.The stream is free to watch, and Apple of course hopes it’ll spur you to sign up for Apple TV+ to watch the rest of the season and the brand new second season too. That returns on 14 July.
What is Foundation and what else does Apple TV+ offer?
The critical consensus is much more positive. “Silence your phones. This show demands your attention,” says El Pais, while The Sydney Morning Herald says that “as with all good sci-fi, Foundation gives you plenty to chew on – and the chewing has only just begun.” The negatives tend to be focused on the show’s pacing, so for example CNET says that “austere and slow-moving, Foundation may not boast characters that immediately grab you. But this stylish, serious series lays a solid foundation for an intriguing sci-fi diversion.”
Foundation is part of a strong SF line-up on Apple TV. In addition to the aforementioned Silo there’s the epic SF soap For All Mankind, which somehow manages to involve shoot-outs on the moon, and there’s also alien drama Invasion and the dystopian See. I’d describe Severance –one of the best TV shows ever– as SF due to its central brain-twisting concept, and Shining Girls’ time travel puts that one in the SF camp too. There’s some really great stuff on Apple TV+ right now, and it’d be good if Apple’s free streaming exposes that to a bigger audience.
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