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2024 is over, and we have seen some brilliant and not-so-brilliant TV shows on streaming services and cable networks. However, the sci-fi fantasy genre TV shows are proving to be the biggest ones this year with the release of shows like Fallout and 3 Body Problem. The sci-fi fans are having a great year, and if TV shows weren’t enough, we also got Dune: Part Two this year, which was the most successful sci-fi fantasy film in 2024. So, let’s check out the best new and returning sci-fi fantasy shows that came out last year.

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The following contains spoilers for Dune: Prophecy episode 6, "The High-Handed Enemy."Dune: Prophecy cast and showrunner discuss Desmond Hart's (Travis Fimmel) parentage reveal ahead of season 2. Led by Emily Watson and Olivia Williams, who portray Valya and Tula Harkonnen, respectively, the Dune prequel series explores the Bene Gesserit sisterhood in the early days and sees them facing a major threat in the wake of the reckoning. Hart, the antagonist in the series, turns out to be Tula's son. In episode 6, Tula tells Valya the truth in front of an injured Hart.

In an interview with Cinemablend, the series cast and showrunner addressed how the revelation would affect Valya and Tula's relationship. Watson explained that the truth has "blown everything up" for Valya, who is still holding onto the idea that she's "the chosen one" and it's her mission to face the enemies. Williams admitted that all Tula wants is to keep her son alive,...

The first season finale of Dune: Prophecy is in the can, and it was by far the most action-packed, eventful episode of the show so far. The twists came fast and furious. Desmond Hart arrested Tula Harkonnen, who it ends up is his mother! Valya Harkonnen travels to Arrakis with Princess Ynez and Kieran Atreides! And things at the Bene Gesserit school on Wallach IX have completely fallen apart.

It sets up a lot of exciting plotlines for season 2, which we now know is coming. In the meanwhile, we got to participate in a roundtable interview with lead actors Emily Watson (Valya) and Olivia Williams (Tula), as well as Dune: Prophecy showrunner Alison Schapker.

Between them, Valya and Tula have a very large body count. They've both done some unsavory things in the name of expanding the Sisterhood, and not just to their enemies. Early on in the show, Tula...

Dune: Prophecy season 1 uses the term "imprinting," which may raise some questions for TV viewers. The world created by Frank Hebert's Dune books is expansive on its own, but with the lore additions from Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's expanded novels, HBO's prequel series has plenty of material to go off of. Even still, the TV show has expanded on the Dune universe with new characters, powers, and mysteries to be unearthed by long-term book fans and first-timers alike. Dune: Prophecy's season 1 ending resolves some of these mysteries, but there are still stones left unturned.

Audiences have grown far more acquainted with the Sisterhood, an earlier form of the Bene Gesserit, throughout Dune: Prophecy season 1. Valya Harkonnen is the Mother Superior of the Sisterhood, and her main objective is to carry on the wishes of Mother Superior Raquella, creating a manufactured breeding plan that will produce the...

The first season of Dune: Prophecy wrapped up last night with "The High-Handed Enemy," an eventful episode that left many of our characters in new and unexpected places. On Wallach IX, Dorotea — a Bene Gesserit sister killed decades ago — took over the body of her granddaughter Lila (Chloe Lea) and is now trying to steer the Sisterhood in a whole new direction. Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams) is now a prisoner of her son Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel) on the planet Salusa Secundus, and Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson) has traveled with Princess Ynez (Sarah-Sofie Boussnina) and swordmaster Kieran Atredies (Chris Mason) to the desert world of Arrakis to find out who's been manipulating Desmond from behind the scenes, and why.

Those are a lot of threads to leave dangling ahead. Happily, we now know the show will continue with a second season. Unhappily, it probably won't happen for a couple of years.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Dune: Prophecy season 1, episode 6!Dune: Prophecy showrunner Alison Schapker has explained the season 1 finale's ending location and teases what the new setting means for season 2. The ending of Dune: Prophecy sees Valya (Emily Watson) rescue Ynez (Sarah-Sofie Boussnina) and Keiran (Chris Mason) from imprisonment, managing to escape the planet despite pursuit from Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel). At the very end of the episode, the trio arrive on Arrakis, which has had a major impact on the story due to the dream of the sandworm the Sisterhood has been having throughout the show.

Speaking with TVLine, Schapker explained how the pull of Arrakis was important for Dune: Prophecy season 1, but that season 2 will further explore its importance to the overall narrative. This includes Valya trying to gather more information about Desmond's claim that he survived getting eaten by a sandworm. It also involves investigating who really...

“Dune: Prophecy” on HBO is preparing for its second season after an exciting finale revealing shocking family secrets. It set the stage for a trip to Arrakis, the famous desert planet. The sci-fi show, set 10,000 years before the story of Paul Atreides, has been officially renewed, which means that fans will learn more about this beloved world.

There were some big surprises in the Season 1 finale. The bad guy Desmond Hart, played by Travis Fimmel, is Tula Harkonnen’s secret son, played by Olivia Williams. She has kept this secret from her sister Valya, who Emily Watson plays for many years. This complicated family relationship worsens the conflict, especially since Desmond’s brief reconciliation with Tula led to her arrest.

Watson stated, “Everything has changed,” as he thought about Valya’s broken outlook. She clarified that Valya still follows her sense of destiny, even though her views have been turned upside down.

What Happens At The End Of Dune: Prophecy? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The HBO prequel series Dune: Prophecy takes place a thousand generations before the Dune films. It continues the epic universe Denis Villeneuve created with the earliest beginnings of the Bene Gesserit. The show utilizes the book Dune Sisterhood and has since made many storylines, some ending in the season 1 finale. The first season concluded with Keiran Atreides fleeing the capital with Princess Ynez.

The Ending Of Dune: Prophecy Season 1

Dune: Prophecy season 1 closed on a thrilling cliffhanger, especially attached to Valya Harkonnen. She even got remotely interested in Arrakis due to a fight between a sandworm and Desmond Hart. An unknown entity planted a Thinking Machine within Desmond meant to distribute the Omnius Plague. Fear triggered the plague, killing Sister Kasha and Pruwet Richese and spreading across the Sisterhood to inflict nightmares.

Valya is looking for who Desmond Hart is,...

The season 1 finale of Dune: Prophecy brought us lots of twists and turns. Tula Harkonnen is Desmond Hart's mother! Valya Harkonnen is now on Arrakis! The Bene Gesserit school is in utter disarray!

Naturally, there were also character deaths. Valya assigned the Bene Gesserit sister Francesca to kill Emperor Javicco Corrino (Mark Strong), the father of her son, but she didn't seem like she was going to go through with it. But she didn't need to: despairing after learning that his life was the result of a series of manipulations by the Sisterhood, Javicco drove a blade into his own body. And then his wife Natalya (Jodhi May) came in and killed Francesca (Tabu) with the very poisoned needle that was intended to kill her husband.

So is Emperor Corrino really dead? We recently got to participate in a roundtable interview with Dune: Prophecy stars Emily Watson (Valya) and Olivia Williams...

The following contains spoilers from the Dec. 22 Season 1 finale of HBO’s (newly renewed) Dune: Prophecy.

Given what happened in the Dune: Prophecy Season 1 finale, “Everything has changed,” says series star Emily Watson. And though she was speaking strictly for her character, Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen, the same could be said for the sci-fi prequel series as a whole.

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Note: This story contains spoilers from “Dune: Prophecy” Episode 6.

“Dune: Prophecy” finally took some characters to the fabled planet Arrakis in the finale of Season 1, but much more of the locale is to come in the second season.

The first season of the sci-fi prequel – which explored the rise of the Bene Gesserit 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides – ended with Valya (Emily Watson) escaping to the desert planet with Ynez (Sarah-Sofie Boussina) and Keiran (Chris Mason) as Desmond (Travis Fimmel) took more control of Salusa Secundus.

Showrunner Alison Schapker admitted at a recent press conference that Arrakis has been “exerting its pull from afar” after a season of keeping its distance — “whether that’s in the economics of spice trade or the psychological aspects and nightmares that are sort of imagery of Arrakis and Desmond’s past seeping into everyone’s consciousness.” She emphasized the satisfaction of actually...

[This story contains major spoilers from the Dune: Prophecy season finale.]

The hierarchy of the Dune universe just changed.

No, the Rock was nowhere to be found on the season finale of HBO’s Dune: Prophecy. Instead, it’s a different rock taking center stage: Arrakis, the desert planet at the heart of Frank Herbert’s novels on which the show is based.

While Arrakis is referenced throughout the first six-episode season, Dune: Prophecy avoided actually bringing the planet to life onscreen, save for some brief (but important) holographic flashes. Now, the thing is well and fully on display, thanks to the last scene of the finale. The spicy world of Arraks is officially on the map, and stands ready for exploration in the recently announced season two.

In a press conference last week, Dune: Prophecy showrunner Alison Schapker said the change in scenery was decided on after “a season of Arrakis kind of exerting its pull from afar,...

Warning: This review contains spoilers for Dune: Prophecy's season finale

After Tula discovers Desmond Hart is her son, Dune: Prophecy delivers another mixed bag of an episode. Across its first five, the prequel has varied in quality. Billed as a Bene Gesserit origin story, the series has been light on the in-fighting within the Sisterhood, focusing instead on an anti-Imperium rebellion, authoritarianism under the reign of Emperor Javico Corrino, and a strange and troubling prophecy that has something to do with the Machine War that took place before the events of the series.

Set in the universe of Frank Herbert's Dune series, this sci-fi epic follows the political and spiritual struggles on the desert planet of Arrakis. As factions vie for control of the prized spice melange, a prophesied hero emerges, challenging the balance of power and the fate of the galaxy.

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Indian cinema star Tabu plays a pivotal role in the “Dune” universe in Max’s prequel series “Dune: Prophecy,” appearing as Sister Francesca in the final two episodes.

Inspired by “Sisterhood of Dune” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the series is set 10,000 years before the events of “Dune” and follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces threatening humankind’s future while establishing what will become the Bene Gesserit order.

Alison Schapker serves as showrunner and executive producer, with Diane Ademu-John co-developing the series and serving as executive producer. Anna Foerster executive produced and directed multiple episodes.

The role came to Tabu – whose international credits include Mira Nair’s “The Namesake” (2006) and “A Suitable Boy” (2020) and Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” (2012) – through a straightforward process.

“I just got an email one day from my agents and my managers telling me that Alison and Anna were the showrunners...

Hey, "Dune Prophecy" fans. We hope you guys totally enjoyed and savored every minute of episode 6 tonight, especially since episode 6 was indeed the season finale episode for this current, premiere season 1. That means HBO/Max is not going to air another new episode of it for quite some time. The good news is that we can officially confirm with you, right now, that HBO/Max did renew the series for a brand new season 2! So, you will get to see another new episode at some point in the future. According to the folks over at Deadline.com , HBO made the season 2 renewal announcement just recently on December 19, 2024. It was announced during a virtual press conference with the series' showrunner/executive producer Alison Schapker and stars Emily Watson aka Valya Harkonnen and Olivia Williams aka Tula Harkonnen.

Max's epic prequel series Dune: Prophecy explores the early period of the beloved sci-fi franchise, and the origins of the Bene Gesserits will continue in season 2. Developed for the screen by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker, Prophecy loosely adapts the book series by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, which explores the early periods of each of the major houses in the Dune franchise. More specifically, Dune: Prophecy concerns the rise of the Bene Gesserit sect, and how they assumed control over the events of the universe more than 10,000 years before Paul Atreides' rise to power.

With the heady complex lore of the Dune franchise as its backdrop, Dune: Prophecy follows in the footsteps of other HBO hits like Game of Thrones. Considering the plethora of events that could be investigated by the series, there was no reason to think that Prophecy would be a one-and-done miniseries. Planting seeds (much...

Tabu As Sister Francesca In Dune: Prophecy ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Since it was announced that Tabu would star in the Max series Dune: Prophecy, fans were excited to see the actress’s magic in the show. After a long wait, Tabu finally appeared as Sister Francesca in the fifth and penultimate episode of the series.

The actress has a crucial role in the sci-fi series as the former lover of Emperor Javicco Corrino. Alison Schapker, who co-developed the series and serves as the showrunner, has now reacted to Tabu’s casting in Dune: Prophecy.

Dune: Prophecy Creator Alison Schapker Lauds Tabu’s Performance

In a video posted on Dune: Prophecy’s official Instagram handle, showrunner Alison Schapke talked about Tabu’s role in the show, calling her character a ‘front-and-central figure’ in the narrative. She also expressed her happiness over Tabu’s acceptance of the role.

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The Sisterhood above all, and the Sisterhood will be back! On Dec. 19, just three days before the Dune: Prophecy season 1 finale on HBO and Max, the series earned an official season 2 renewal. Right in the nick of time, so we don't have to worry about a cliffhanger!

During a virtual press conference, showrunner Alison Schapker shared the exciting news about Dune: Prophecy season 2 and per The Hollywood Reporter said, "We’re so thrilled and grateful for their support, for our partners at Legendary, and most of all that we get to keep working with these incredible people in front of and behind the camera and get to keep telling this story."

As of the season 2 renewal announcement on Dec. 19, there aren't any other details immediately available about the upcoming new season, including a release window or even an episode count. The first season contained six episodes, but as a major...

HBO has given the green light for Dune: Prophecy season 2. The renewal comes just a few days ahead of the first season finale, which will debut on December 22nd.

The series, which HBO produces along with Legendary Television, takes place 10,000 years before Paul Atreides’s ascension. It follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten humankind’s future and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.

Sarah Aubrey, Head of Max Original Programming, said, “Dune: Prophecy has captivated audiences around the globe thanks to the visionary leadership of showrunner and executive producer Alison Schapker, who will continue to guide this grand tale of truth and power. We are incredibly grateful to our partners at Legendary and to our extraordinary cast and crew for their service to the Imperium. We’re excited to collaborate with this team again to see what they have in store.

Dune: Prophecy has been renewed for season 2. The prequel show is just about to air its finale on Sunday, December 22, capping off the first chapter of the origins of the Bene Gesserit.

HBO has announced that Dune: Prophecy has been renewed for season 2. Sarah Aubrey, Head of Max Original Programming, said in a statement:

“Dune: Prophecy has captivated audiences around the globe thanks to the visionary leadership of showrunner and executive producer Alison Schapker, who will continue to guide this grand tale of truth and power. We are incredibly grateful to our partners at Legendary and to our extraordinary cast and crew for their service to the Imperium. We’re excited to collaborate with this team again to see what they have in store.”

Additionally, Jason Clodfelter, Legendary’s President of Television, added:

“This new season will allow us to continue building out the groundbreaking, epic Dune franchise that has...

Dune: Prophecy is getting a second season!

The HBO Original drama series has been renewed for a second season, ahead of the season one finale debuting Sunday (December 22) at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt.

The first episode has amassed approximately 15 million viewers, according to the network.

Keep reading to find out more…

Sarah Aubrey, Head of Max Original Programming, says: “Dune: Prophecy has captivated audiences around the globe thanks to the visionary leadership of showrunner and executive producer Alison Schapker, who will continue to guide this grand tale of truth and power. We are incredibly grateful to our partners at Legendary and to our extraordinary cast and crew for their service to the Imperium. We’re excited to collaborate with this team again to see what they have in store.”

Here’s the official logline: “From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides,...

Dune: Prophecy is a new sci-fi series on HBO that's so far aired five out of six episodes in its first season. The show has been solid — I've been watching and reviewing it here on WinterIsComing, and despite a few qualms I've overall enjoyed the slow creepy story about court politics, genetic memory, and family trauma. The sets are huge, the special effects terrific, and the performances excellent, especially from the two leads Emily Watson and Olivia Williams, playing sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen.

All the same, I've been worried the show feels too remote and knotty to attract a big enough audience to make it worth the large budget HBO has obviously expended. But I shouldn't have fretted. HBO announced today they they're renewing Dune: Prophecy for season 2!

“Dune: Prophecy has captivated audiences around the globe thanks to the visionary leadership of showrunner and executive producer Alison Schapker, who...

The HBO Original drama series Dune: Prophecy, co-produced with Legendary Television, has been renewed for a second season, ahead of the season one finale debuting on Sunday, December 22 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt. Across Max territories, the first episode has amassed approximately 15 million viewers.

From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.

The series is inspired by the novel Sisterhood of Dune written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

The cast includes Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Camilla Beeput, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden,...

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Dune: Prophecy has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO. The news comes just days ahead of the prequel series’ Season 1 finale, airing this Sunday at 9/8c.

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Set 10,000 years before the ascension of Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters — Mother Superior Valya (played by Emily Watson) and Reverend Mother Tula (Olivia Williams) — as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish...

“Dune: Prophecy” has secured a renewal for a second season ahead of the HBO drama’s Season 1 finale.

The prequel series, which is inspired by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’s novel “Sisterhood of Dune” and co-produced with Legendary Television, takes place 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides. It follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.

“Dune: Prophecy” stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Camilla Beeput, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning, Yerin Ha and Barbara Marten.

The show is executive produced by Alison Schapker, who serves as showrunner, Diane Ademu-John, who co-developed the series, and Anna Foerster, who directed multiple episodes including the premiere.

As it was written: “Dune: Prophecy” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO.

The news was announced during a virtual press conference Thursday afternoon, a few days before the Season 1 finale airing Sunday, Dec. 22.

The “Dune” prequel series, set more than 10,000 years before the events of Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune” movies, follows the origins of the Bene Gesserit, the secretive order of powerful witches that influence Arrakis’ politics behind the scenes.

Inspired by the novel “Sisterhood of Dune” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the series follows the leader of the Bene Gesserit Sisterhood, Valya Harkonnen (played by Emily Watson), and Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams), who team up to combat forces that threaten humankind.

Both are ancestors from long ago of the evil House Harkonnen, which betrays Paul Atreides and his father in the “Dune” movies. Mark Strong plays Emperor Javicco Corrino and Sarah-Sofie Boussnina is his daughter Princess Ynez.

HBO will continue following the Sisterhood of Dune: Prophecy.

The series will return for a second season, showrunner Alison Schapker announced at a press conference Thursday. The renewal comes a few days ahead of the show’s first-season finale, which debuts Dec. 22 on HBO and Max.

According to HBO, the premiere episode of Dune: Prophecy has racked up 15 million viewers worldwide on Max since its Nov. 17 debut.

“We’re so thrilled and grateful for their support, for our partners at Legendary, and most of all that we get to keep working with these incredible people in front of and behind the camera and get to keep telling this story,” Schapker said.

Added Sarah Aubrey, head of Max original programming, “Dune: Prophecy has captivated audiences around the globe thanks to the visionary leadership of showrunner and executive producer Alison Schapker, who will continue to guide this grand tale of truth and power.

HBO’s Dune: Prophecy will be returning for a second season. The news was announced today during a virtual press conference with showrunner EP Alison Schapker, and stars Emily Watson and Olivia Williams.

The prequel series to Legendary’s Denis Villeneuve-directed Dune movies will air its Season 1 finale on Sunday.

Dune: Prophecy follows the formation of the Bene Gesserit, an order of women who become the puppet masters of the great houses of the Empire on Dune. Watson and Williams play two morally ambiguous sisters running the de facto cult. In the movies, Lady Jessica Atreides, played by Rebecca Ferguson, has ties to the Gesserit. Her spiritual talents fostered with the order have been passed down to her son, Paul Atreides played by Timothee Chalamet.

On the show co-produced by Legendary Television, Travis Fimmel plays Desmond Hart, a rival to the two sisters, who has certain powers. In the finale,...

Warning: Spoilers for Dune: Prophecy Episode 5Major revelations in Dune: Prophecy's penultimate episode give the series some much-needed gas before its upcoming finale. For four episodes, conflict has been brewing between the Bene Gesserit and Desmond Hart, the latter of whom has curried favor with Emperor Javico Corrino, resulting in the expulsion of the Sisterhood from the Imperium's seat of power.

Set in the universe of Frank Herbert's Dune series, this sci-fi epic follows the political and spiritual struggles on the desert planet of Arrakis. As factions vie for control of the prized spice melange, a prophesied hero emerges, challenging the balance of power and the fate of the galaxy.

Release Date November 17, 2024Rating TV-MAGenres Sci-Fi, Drama, Adventure, FantasyFranchise(s) DuneCast Chris Mason, Aoife Hinds, Edward Davis, Faoileann Cunningham, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Mark Strong, Jade Anouka, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Yerin Ha, Jodhi May, Tabu, Travis Fimmel,...

In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, host Mike DeAngelo ventures away from the desert sands of Arrakis and into the unknown with showrunner Alison Schapker, who helms the HBO series “Dune: Prophecy.” Set 10,000 years before the events of “Dune,” the prequel series explores the origins of the Bene Gesserit, following two Harkonnen sisters as they combat threats to humanity’s future. Starring Emily Watson, Mark Strong, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, and more, the show blends political intrigue, sprawling family dynamics, and the grandeur of Frank Herbert’s iconic universe.

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Since their early 20s, Emily Watson and Olivia Williams’ careers have run on parallel tracks. Born one year apart, they first got to know each other by pondering their futures together on a patch of grass outside The Black Swan pub in Stratford-upon-Avon. “We met at the Royal Shakespeare Company, in the early ’90s, where we were in different plays in different seasons,” says Williams. The two never ended up on stage together. “Partly because there aren’t that many scripts around for two leading ladies of the same age,” adds Watson.

Their paths would soon cross again, as Williams made her foray into Hollywood, with Kevin Costner’s The Postman and Wes Anderson’s Rushmore, around the same time as Watson was leveraging her breakout success in Lars von Trier’s Breaking the Waves. “I was staying at the Four Seasons and we had a cosmopolitan, as was the fashion then,...

The latest episode of Dune: Prophecy, "Twice Born," got us even better acquainted with the Harkonnen family. We've already spent a lot of time with Valya (Emily Watson) and Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams), sisters who became part of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood. But lately we've been getting to know their great-uncle Evgeny Harkonnen, a surly old man played by Game of Thrones veteran Mark Addy; as well as their nephew Harrow (Edward Davis), the current steward of House Harkonnen who is aiming to raise its profile.

In "Twice Born," Harrow gets his chance when Aunt Valya offers to get him a seat at the Landsraad, the governing body of great houses. She has her own reasons, of course, but Harrow is willing to follow his ambition and go along with her, despite Evgeny's stringent objections; Evgeny never forgave Valya for the incident in her youth where her brother Griffin...

[This story contains major spoilers through Dune: Prophecy season one, episode four.]

For those whose Dune experience is limited to Denis Villeneuve’s two films, the latest episode of HBO’s prequel series Dune: Prophecy was likely a bit of a shock.

Not just because Travis Fimmel’s Desmond Hart incinerated several high-rankings members of imperial houses, and not just because Mother Superior Valya (Emily Watson) basically shouted her uncle to death. Instead, it’s because of two of the people who were opposite Hart and Valya in this episode: Harrow and Evgeny of House Harkonnen, the deadliest house in the known Dune universe.

Played by Edward Davis and Game of Thrones star Mark Addy, respectively, the two Harkonnens could not be more different from one another in appearance and personality. But the distinction is even greater when compared against Vladimir Harkonnen and his nephew Feyd-Rautha, played in Villeneuve’s movies by Stellan Skarsgard and Austin Butler.

Dune: Prophecy is a major hit on streaming, even though it holds an unfortunate Rotten Tomatoes record for the franchise. Created by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker, the sci-fi TV show takes place 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides, chronicling how Harrkonen sisters Valya (Emily Watson) and Tula (Olivia Williams) created the Bene Gesserit order. Dune: Prophecy reviews have been somewhat lukewarm from critics, and the show is currently the lowest-rated entry in the franchise on Rotten Tomatoes.

Despite a bit of a muted response critically, new data from The Wrap reveals that Dune: Prophecy occupies the number one spot on Samba TV’s Weekly Wrap Report, which covers November 25 – December 1. The chart, which only includes U.S. data, ranks titles based on household reach. Prophecy's win cements Max as a major player in the streaming landscape, as it marks the 11th straight week a Max series occupied the top position.

Variety’s A Night in the Writers’ Room: Awards Season Edition kicked off with a strong lineup of drama series panelists, who delved into the joys and challenges of what makes a good dramatic series in today’s entertainment landscape.

The panel was moderated by Variety‘s Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis and included panelists of hit shows: Jennie Snyder Urman, writer & executive producer “Matlock” at CBS; Alison Schapker, showrunner & executive producer of “Dune: Prophecy” at HBO & Max; Todd Harthan, showrunner & executive producer of “High Potential” at ABC; and Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne, showrunners & executive producers of “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” at Amazon Prime Video.

While discussing what they are most proud of in the making of their respective shows, Payne said that one moment that has stuck with him from Season 2 of “Rings of Power” is when the character Celebrimbor says, “At this time we need to remember,...

Dune: Prophecy is the first spinoff in the ongoing cinematic Dune universe, which began with Denis Villeneuve’s award-winning adaptation in 2021. The show takes place 10,000 years before the birth of those movies’ protagonist, Paul Atreides, instead following the mysterious order of physically-powered women known as the Bene Gesserit. Dune: Prophecy has many characters who are related to Dune movie characters, but otherwise it’s a completely separate story that thrives on its own merits with an engaging story of politics, betrayal, and bloodshed.

One of the major families in Dune: Prophecy is House Richese, a powerful noble house whom the Bene Gesserit have arranged to marry into the Imperium through House Corrino’s eldest daughter, Princess Ynez. This alliance is supposed to further the sisterhood’s plans to place a member of the Bene Gesserit on the throne someday, but things quickly take a turn in the show’s first...

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoiler Warning for Dune: Prophecy Episode 2

If there’s one thing most fans will remember about Game of Thrones, it’s the number of explicit scenes in the earlier seasons. There’s a reason why they worked for the show, and as the series progressed, there were fewer bed scenes because the audience had become more interested in the politics.

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While the graphic sequences added more spice and flavor to the story, this did not seemingly work when Dune: Prophecy incorporated it in Episode 2. It’s not surprising at all because the scene felt unnecessary and way too long for many viewers.

Dune Fans Aren’t Impressed With Episode 2’s Steamy Scene

HBO’s Dune: Prophecy serves as the prequel to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune which takes place some 10,000 years prior. Many fans labeled the show as a veritable Game of Thrones clone as...

Episode 2 of Dune: Prophecy closed out with a face-off between what are widely viewed as the show's most interesting characters, and it looks like the shocking developments that followed have taken their toll on Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson).

Spoilers follow.

Towards the end of "Two Wolves," Valya returned to Salusa Secundus to find herself confronted by the enigmatic Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel), who had previously admitted to using his strange pyrotechnic abilities to murder both Revered Mother Kasha (Jinhae) and the young Pruwet Richese (Charlie Hodson-Prior).

Upon learning that Hart - who apparently survived being swallowed by a sandworm on Arrakis - had made it his mission to wipe out the Sisterhood entirely, Valya uses "the Voice" to command the soldier to plunge his own dagger into his throat. Incredibly, Hart manages to resist the order.

"I always wondered what your greatest fear would be," he responds. "Now I have seen it.

The new trailer for Dune: Prophecy's next episode teases the return of Valya Harkonnen to her ancestral homeland while Lila struggles for survival. The HBO series, directed by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker, explores the origins of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood. Set centuries before Paul Atreides' rise in Dune, Dune: Prophecy focuses on sisters Valya (Emily Watson) and Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams), charting their rise to power. The series also stars Travis Fimmel as Desmond Hart, a rogue mercenary, and Chloe Lea as Lila, a young acolyte whose connection to the Bene Gesserit becomes critical at the end of episode 2.

HBO/Max has dropped a trailer for Dune: Prophecy's next episode, teasing a return to the Harkonnen homeland and showcasing the fallout of Lilas near-death encounter during the ritual known as "The Agony," wherein Sisters must overcome a poison-induced reunion with their ancestors. The preview also hints at...

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Dune: Prophecy episode 2!Dune: Prophecy showrunner Alison Schapker has explained episode 2's Water of Life predecessor, revealing why the choice was made to differentiate it from the movie rendition. In Dune: Prophecy episode 2, Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams) asks one of her students, Lila (Chloe Lea) to unlock her genetic memory, attempting to investigate who killed Kasha (Jihae) in the previous episode. To do this, she uses Rossak poison, an ancient predecessor to the Water of Life used by the Bene Gesserit during the Dune movies.

Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Schapker explained how Dune: Prophecy's use of Rossak poison as a Water of Life predecessor came from the books. She explained how, much like the origins of the Voice, everything in the prequel series comes from the source material, expanding on the sci-fi world's history in the process. She also explained how this lent itself...

[This story contains some spoilers from the first two episodes of Dune: Prophecy.]

Dune: Prophecy took a winding path to the small screen, but showrunner Alison Schapker was more than ready to take the reins of HBO’s latest spinoff of a beloved Warner Bros.’ film franchise.

Alison Schapker

The six-episode series about the origin of the mysterious Bene Gesserit changed creative leadership a few different times until Schapker and Diane Ademu-John became co-creators and co-showrunners. When production began in late 2022, Schapker then took on the role of sole showrunner through its delivery to the network. It was familiar territory for the scribe, having most recently served as an executive producer on Westworld season four and showrunner on Altered Carbon season two. Overall, her sci-fi credentials were fine-tuned across two decades for various Bad Robot shows including Alias, Lost, Fringe, Almost Human and the aforementioned Westworld. She even had the bittersweet task of writing out the fan-favorite character of Mr. Eko...

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Dune: Prophecy is an epic sci-fi drama series created by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker. Based on the Great Schools of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the HBO series is set in Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune universe, 10,000 years before the events of the films and it revolves around the origins of Bene Gesserit, as they insert themselves in powerful positions to influence the future of the great houses.

Dune: Prophecy – Episode Guide

Dune: Prophecy stars Emily Watson as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen, Jessica Barden as Young Valya, Olivia Williams as Sister Tula Harkonnen, Travis Fimmel as Desmond Hart, Jodhi May as Empress Natalya, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as Princess Ynez, Chloe Lea as Lila, Chris Mason as Keiran Atreides, Shalom Brune-Franklin as Mikaela, Mark Strong as Emperor Javicco Corrino, Jade Anouka as Sister Theodosia, Edward Davis as Harrow Harkonnen,...

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Dune: Prophecy is an epic sci-fi thriller drama series developed by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker. Based on the Great Schools of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, the HBO series is set in Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune universe and it revolves around the origins of the Bene Gesserit, a powerful group of women who insert themselves in powerful positions to influence political and religious forces in all of the great houses. Dune: Prophecy stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chloe Lea, Chris Mason, and Mark Strong. So, if you loved the epic sci-fi drama, complex stories, and compelling characters in Dune: Prophecy here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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In the series premiere of Dune: Prophecy, "The Hidden Hand," we meet a number of characters playing their part in the never-ending battle to control the Imperium. Reverance Mother Kasha (Jihae) is the personal truthsayer of the emperor himself (Mark Strong), and is working behind the scenes to get the emperor's daughter Ynez (Sarah-Sofie Boussnina) into a position where she can one day become empress herself. Ynez is sympathetic towards the Bene Gesserit sisterhood, of which Kasha is a part. And the Bene Gesserit are nothing if not self-advancing.

To that end, Kasha has talked the emperor into letting Ynez marry a young boy named Pruwet Richese (Hodson Prior), the heir to a powerful house. By the end of the episode, both Kasha and Preset are dead, burned from the inside out by new arrival Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel), who wants to lessen the influence of the Bene Gesserit throughout the known universe.

Dune: Prophecy is off to a strong start as the premiere episode tallied 1.2M cross-platform U.S. viewers on Sunday, according to Warner Bros. Discovery.

The episode grew another 75% in the day after it debuted, bringing the total audience thus far to 2.1M viewers, the company says.

That’s a pretty solid start for the prequel series, nearly in par with the premiere of The Penguin‘s audience of 1.4M. Dune: Prophecy took over the Sunday slot from the DC series, which continued to grow its same-day audience right up to the finale. HBO now says The Penguin premiere has tallied 18M U.S. viewers.

This bodes well for Dune: Prophecy, likely indicating that the audience for this series will grow too. In the streaming era, same-day viewership is becoming less indicative of the appetite for any titles, as audiences tend to watch on their own terms throughout the week.

Emily Watson and Olivia Williams in ‘Dune: Prophecy’ (Photo by Attila Szvacsek/HBO)

HBO dives into the world of the Bene Gesserit with Dune: Prophecy, which premiered on Sunday, November 17, 2024. The series takes place 10,000 years before Dune and a century after the war against AI that led to the banning of thinking machines. Dune: Prophecy explores the creation of the Bene Gesserit, what motivates the Sisterhood, and their use of eugenics that will ultimately lead to the creation of Paul Atreides (played by Timothee Chalamet in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films).

Prior to the series’ debut, stars Emily Watson (“Valya Harkonnen”), Olivia Williams (“Tula Harkonnen”), Jodhi May (“Empress Natalya Arat Corrino”), and Travis Fimmel (“Desmond Hart”) joined executive producer Jordan Goldberg and showrunner/executive producer Alison Schapker for a press conference. The following are select highlights from the lengthy in-person and virtual press event for one of HBO’s most anticipated series.

When And Where To Watch Dune: Prophecy? (Photo Credit – HBO)

Dune: Prophecy is the highly awaited prequel series to Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster film franchise. The HBO series is set 10,000 years before the movie’s events and follows the establishment of The Sisterhood. The show revolves around sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen, who form the Bene Gesserit sect, which eventually rises to power. Since the sci-fi series will be aired on HBO, all the episodes will not be dropped simultaneously. Read on to check out the release schedule of Dune: Prophecy.

Dune: Prophecy: Release Schedule

Dune: Prophecy is going to feature only six episodes. The show premieres on HBO on November 17th, 2024, and will release one episode weekly every Sunday. All the episodes will air at 9 Pm Et. Apart from the linear release on HBO, the show will simultaneously be streamed on Max. The complete release schedule is as below:...

Warning: The spoilers must flow. This article discusses major plot details from the latest episode of "Dune: Prophecy."

When it was first announced that the recent "Dune" adaptations would receive their very own spinoff series, it's fair to say that many fans had one main question: Why? Both blockbusters had managed to do the impossible and turn author Frank Herbert's nerdy sci-fi/fantasy story into a mainstream sensation, reinforcing the idea that only a filmmaker like Denis Villeneuve had cracked the code. What more could a streaming show, even one about the space-witch society known as the Bene Gesserit, possibly accomplish?

Well, it only took the opening scene for showrunner Alison Schapker, co-developer Diane Ademu-John, and their writing team to make a statement and add their own significant contribution to the franchise's sprawling lore -- something that even the movies never dared to depict.

Those who know their "Dune...

The first episode of Dune: Prophecy has aired on HBO and Max, starting us off on a strange, compelling journey through the Imperium some 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides. It's the Dune we know, it's Dune as we've never seen it, it's a good time in front of the TV.

We've been lucky enough to get to talk to some of the cast and crew members behind the show. That includes Jihae, who plays the Reverand Mother Kasha, a Bene Gesserit sister who is the personal Truthsayer of Emperor Javicco Corrino (Mark Strong) himself, as well as a maternal figure for the emperor's daughter and heir apparent, the Princess Ynez (Sarah-Sofie Boussnina). Kasha resides with the royal family on the imperial planet of Salusa Secundus, which sets her up as someone with a lot of power and influence. But if you watched the opening episode, "The Hidden Hand,...