Foundation Season 3 Episode 8: Release date news, streaming details, and more

Foundation fans have been anticipating the Mule storyline in the sci-fi drama, and now that the show is finally exploring his return, the anticipation for each episode also rises.

We're slowly inching towards the end of the latest installment of the Apple TV+ show, with only two episodes left before the season finale. Considering the impossible number of storylines, character arcs, and parallels spread out, it will be interesting to see how the season finale wraps up some of the giants this season.

The eighth episode of the third season, titled Skin in the Game, is set to premiere on August 29, 2025, on Apple TV+ at 12 AM ET.

Here's everything you need to know about the eighth episode of the sci-fi space opera drama's third season.

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Foundation Season 3 Episode 8: Release Date & Time

With only three episodes left for the season, Foundation is bringing out all the stops with magnificent visuals, the horrifying massacres, the backstory behind the Mule, and the mind-boggling interrogation of Brother Day.

Episode 8, titled Skin in the Game, is set to premiere on Apple TV+ on August 29, 2025, at 12 AM ET. Here is a release schedule for viewers around the world:

However, Apple TV+ does have the habit of premiering episodes a few hours (or the night) before the scheduled time, so you'd be on the side of luck to check for new episodes 3 hours before the scheduled release time.

The official synopsis for Episode 8 reads:

"Gaal and the Second Foundation reckon with the fall of New Terminus. Day faces judgement on Mycogen. Dusk's ascension looms"

After Episode 8, there are two more episodes scheduled for similar release schedules, with Episode 9, titled "The Paths That Choose Us," on September 5 and the season finale on September 12.

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Foundation Season 3 Episode 7 recap before the next episode premieres

Foundation Season 3 Episode 7 opens with a flashback that takes us to Mentalic's origin story and how he struggled under the Foundation's control and their harsh rules, one of which forced parents to ensure that they only had one child, even if it meant killing their other child by not giving the family enough food.

After the flashback, we're taken back to the present day, where Mule has finally taken over New Terminus after their mayor betrays and surrenders to him. The mayor also has Han Pritcher captured in a cell, which is what the Mule originally wanted from Mayor Indbur.

However, by the time the Mule gets to his cell, Pritcher has escaped after biting his wrists and alerting the guards with his pained groans of blood sprouting from his wrists.

On the other side, Brother Day goes through an induced hallucination through truth serums and is interrogated by Song. The interrogations lead them to Dermezel, the Brothers' childhood, and the Empire. On the same planet, Giganticus has disappeared, while Toran Mallow escapes, leaving his wife behind.

The Mule, unhappy after finding out about Pritcher's escape, forces Mayor Indbur to drown himself, a recurring image on Foundation, as we're taken back to his family's attempts to kill him, their son, by drowning to save their baby. However, even the Mule's tale is questioned over its reality before the episode comes to a close.

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Season 3 Episode 8 will further explore Mule, his takeover of New Terminus, and his goal to find Gaal Dornick through Han Pritcher, something that has become complicated after Pritcher's escape.

Brother Day's interrogation and the information that Song and her group have collected about the Empire and Demerzel will also lead to a lot of chaos in the next episode.

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