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If you mean similar to the series, say hello to the Space Opera subgenre of science-fiction, your new best-friend.
You probably should read Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke first thought. It is very good and shares similarities with some of Asimov's work.
Then, you have The Expense seroes that starts with Leviathan Wakes, the Old Man's War series by John Scalzi, the Imperial Radch series by Ann Leckie that starts with Ancillary Justice, the Freyaverse series by Charles Stross that starts with Saturn's Children and is followed by Neptune's Brood, and Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer that starts the Terra Ignota series...
And you need to read the masterpiece that is Dune.

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There are some related series though maybe the entertainment value is not quite as high as the main series...
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For similar epic sweep, try Jack L. Chalker’s Saga of the Well World. Midnight at the Well of Souls is the first one.
Ann Leckie’s Imperial Radch trilogy is challenging but worth it. Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword, Ancillary Mercy.
Frank Herbert’s Dune, although the quality drops from book to book, and really plummets once Herbrt’s son took over. The first 3 should scratch that itch.
Ian Banks Culture novels. They aren’t a series per se, as each book is mostly a standalone.
Larry Niven’s Known Space books, particularly the ones written before 1990-ish. Like Dune, the Ringworld books start great and get worse, but the first 4 tell a complete tale.


By Christopher Ruocchio. About 100 pgs in and seems to be a keeper.


I do recommend the Bobiverse series by Dennis E Taylor. It was noisy in the beginning but worth it halfway through and I just finished the fourth book.

lots of good series out there

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Apple has greenlit a TV show based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series

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Apple has greenlit a TV show based on Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series"
i forgot about Cherryh loved those series

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