After a long production, which included a creative overhaul halfway through, the new series Dune: Prophecy is finally coming out this fall. Max announced as much on Tuesday during Warner Bros. Discovery’s Upfronts presentation, where they also dropped the first trailer.
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Check it out here:
The series is set 10,000 years before the Denis Villeneuve movies and will explore the roots of the Bene Gesserit — but before they received that name. From the trailer, it looks as if the events depicted in the series will be the first real test of the power of this organization and will show how they started to mess around with galactic politics.
They think in centuries, as we’ve learned from the theatrical outings, and we also know that they’ve been crossing bloodlines and infiltrating the great Houses for millennia, so everything seems to line up.
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In related news, after crossing $700M at the global box office, Dune: Part Two is coming to Max on May 21, the streamer also announced this week.
About Dune: Prophecy
Premiere Date:Â Fall 2024
Episodes:Â 6 episodes
Executive Producer / Showrunner:Â Alison Schapker
Inspired by: Sisterhood of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Executive Producers: Diane Ademu-John, Anna Foerster, Jordan Goldberg, Mark Tobey, John Cameron, Matthew King, Scott Z. Burns, Jon Spaihts, Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert
Production: Max and Legendary Television
Distribution:Â Max
Cast:Â 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, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning, and Yerin Ha.
Synopsis: 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.
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SOURCE: Max on YouTube
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