An epic battle will soon rage for the future of Empire, as Apple TV+ releases a new trailer for Foundation season 2 ahead of the episodes’ July 14th premiere.

Season 2 takes place over a century after the events of the Season 1 finale. Per the official synopsis for the sci-fi epic’s second season: As the Cleons unravel, a vengeful queen plots to destroy Empire from within. Hari, Gaal, and Salvor discover a colony of Mentalics with psionic abilities that threaten to alter psychohistory itself. The Foundation has entered its religious phase, promulgating the Church of Seldon throughout the Outer Reach and inciting the Second Crisis: war with Empire, with nothing less than the fate of humanity in the balance.

Based on Isaac Asimov’s canon, Foundation Season 2 will comprise ten episodes and will see stars Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Lou Llobell and Leah Harvey return. The new season will also introduce new characters Isabella Laughland (Brother Constant), Kulvinder Ghir (Poly Verisof), Ella-Rae Smith (Queen Sareth of Cloud Dominion), Holt McCallany (Warden Jaegger Fount), Rachel House (Tellem Bond), Nimrat Kaur (Yanna Seldon), Ben Daniels (Bel Riose), and Dimitri Leonidas (Hober Mallow).

Foundation will premiere on July 14th with its first episode, followed by new episodes every Friday. Watch the trailer below: