Dune: Prophecy – Release date, story, casting, images… Everything you need to know about the HBO series

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While the first two films Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve were dazzling box office successesthe science fiction saga imagined by Frank Herbert will expand to television with a series soon available on the streaming platform Max.

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Release date, story, casting, images… Here is everything you need to know about the highly anticipated series Dune: Prophecy.

The history of the series

Dune: Prophecy takes place 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides and traces the origins of the mysterious religious organization Bene Gesserit through the story of two sisters, Valya and Tula Harkonnen, brought to fight against the forces of evil that threaten humanity .

Commissioned by HBO in 2019 and originally titled Dune: The Sisterhoodthis prequel is inspired by the novel The Community of Sisters co-written by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert.

Who is in charge of Dune: Prophecy ?

The production of Dune: Prophecy was not easy. Filming began in November 2022, but a few months later, the series lost the director of its first episodes (Johan Renck, Chernobyl) and one of its main actresses (Shirley Henderson, Okja).

This wasn't the first time the series suffered multiple departures. Denis Villeneuvewho was originally supposed to direct the pilot, had already left the ship to concentrate on Dune: part twowhile the original creator of the series, Diane Ademu-John (The Haunting of Bly Manor) gave up the post of showrunner.

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The team behind the series has therefore been changed; and if Villeneuve and Ademu-John remain executive producers, it is now Alison Schapker (Alias, Westworld) who occupies the position of showrunner, while Anna Foerster (Outlander) is responsible for directing (notably the pilot) with John Cameron (Fargo) and Richard J. Lewis (Westworld).

The series is co-produced by HBO and Legendary Television (also producing the film franchise Dune de Villeneuve) and its music was composed by Volker Bertelmann (In the west, nothing new).

What release date for Dune: Prophecy ?

After being delayed by the various Hollywood strikes in 2023, it is in November 2024 that the series Dune: Prophecy will finally see the light of day on the American channel HBO and its streaming platform Max.

See you on November 18, 2024 to discover the first of six episodes of the series, which will then be broadcast every Monday on Max with a final part revealed on December 22.

Who is in the cast of the series?

Shirley Henderson was originally supposed to play the role of Tula Harkonnen, but it ended up being Olivia Williams (The Crown) who plays the character opposite Emily Watson (Chernobyl) lending his features to his sister Valya.

Emperor Javicco Corrino is played by Mark Strong (Kingsman) and his wife Natalya is played by Jodhi May, seen in The Witcher.

Fans of Vikings will be happy to find Travis Fimmel in the cast in the skin of Desmond Hart, a charismatic soldier who seeks to gain the trust of the Emperor at the expense of the Bene Gesserit.