In the 16th Century, the fabled french seer Michel de Nostredame – "Nostradamus" – authored a series of books that foretold a future filled with cataclysm. Today, most people consider Nostradamus' prophecies a hoax – but that's all part of the plan. THE FOUNDATION, a clandestine, centuries-old agency funded by Nostradamus' wealth, operates around the clock and across the globe to decode the seer's mysterious writings – and to continually save the world from his catastrophic predictions!