Apple TV+'s Foundation has added Oscar winner Troy Kotsur to the cast for Season 3. According to The Wrap, Kotsur is set to play Preem Palver, an important character first introduced in Isaac Asimov's 1952 novel, Second Foundation. Palver is described as "the leader of a planet of psychics".

Kotsur is best known for his role in CODA, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor Academy Award. He also appeared as himself in the final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm and in Season 1 of The Mandalorian and has also appeared on Criminal Minds, Scrubs, CSI: New York, and more.