After the science fiction blockbusters Dune and Dune: Part Two by director Denis Villeneuve, the fantastic world written by Frank Herbert is to be expanded to include the TV series called Dune: Prophecy (formerly Dune: The Sisterhood). This will take place long before Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya). Prequel about the origins of the Bene Gesserit act. In the film series, Paul’s mother Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) is a member of the scheming order.
At this point we will keep you up to date on all developments until the series starts. Here you will find all the information about:
Streaming start: When and where can the Dune series be seen?
Dune: Prophecy is a WarnerMedia production from Legendary Television that will premiere on the US channel Max (formerly HBO Max). That should be a little late during 2024 happen. In Germany, Sky/WOW is actually the home of HBO formats, but most of Max’s series end up on RTL+.
Whether the Dune series can stick to the plan for this year remains questionable. Because as you can hear, the project is one production plagued by problems with plenty of trouble and personnel swaps behind the scenes.
What is Dune: Prophecy about and what is the series based on?
Approximately 10,000 years before the events of Dune Two sisters of House Harkonnen set out to combat forces that threaten the future of humanity. To this end, they establish the Bene Gesserit sect in order to create a super being called. through mental training and targeted manipulation of bloodlines over generations Kwisatz Haderach to create.
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The series is based, at least in part, on the novel Sisterhood of Dune aka The throne of the desert planet. This was no longer written by Frank Herbert, but rather his son Brian Herbert in collaboration with co-author Kevin J. Anderson and only came out in 2012 – many years after the Dune creator’s death in 1986.
Who plays what role in Dune: Prophecy?
Jodhi May as Empress Natalya: Through her marriage to Emperor Corrino, she united countless houses in the universe. (The role was originally supposed to be played by Indira Varma, who had to drop out due to scheduling reasons.)
Mark Strong as Emperor Javicco Corrino: As a member of a great house of war-hardened emperors, he took the throne of the Galactic Empire.
Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as Princess Ynez: An independent young woman who has to contend with a lot of responsibility as heir to the throne.
Shalom Brune-Franklin as Mikaela: A strong-willed Fremen woman in the service of the Imperial House who longs for her home planet of Arrakis, where she has never been.
Travis Fimmel as Desmond Hart: A charismatic soldier with a mysterious past who wants to gain the Emperor’s trust.
Faoileann Cunningham as Sister Jen: A boisterous acolyte of the Sisterhood who rarely shows emotion.
Chris Mason as Keiran Atreides: A master swordsman of House Atreides who forms an unexpected connection with the Imperial Family.
Aoife Hinds as Sister Emeline: An ambitious member of the nursing school. She is very religious and comes from a family of martyrs.
Chloe Lee as Purple: The youngest and most empathetic candidate at the nursing school.
Other supporting roles include Josh Heuston as the illegitimate emperor’s son Constantine Corrino and Edward Davis as the ambitious politician Harrow Harkonnen.
Who is working on Dune: Prophecy and why is production taking so long?
The sci-fi series is already in development since 2019 and has a turbulent production history behind. Originally, the Dune dream team, consisting of director Villeneuve and screenwriter Jon Spaihts, was supposed to at least put together the series pilot. Because there were hardly any women involved in the project up to that point (and that seemed strange given the series’ theme), Dana Calvo was also brought on board to act as co-showrunner alongside Spaihts.
However, Legendary Teleivision had different ideas and so Diane Ademu-John was hired as the new showrunner. At this point, Villeneuve was running out of time due to his work on Dune: Part Two and was replaced by Johan Renck, who would have contributed the first two episodes. However, the replacement team left the project shortly afterwards due to creative differences.
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Anna Foerster then took over the direction of some episodes, including the series pilot, and Alison Schapker inherited the position of head writer. Brian and Kim Herbert, the son and granddaughter of the Dune creator, are among the executive producers.
Fortunately, there were no additional delays caused by the Hollywood strike, as filming took place in Budapest with British actors. The series has been in the can since December 2023. It is now in post-production.