DUNE: PROPHECY Official Trailer

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Somehow, the production on this one flew completely under our radar, but HBO released their trailer for their upcoming Dune prequel series Dune: Prophecy and we admit to being both pleasantly surprised enough to be intrigued but also struggling to shake the impression that it’s all a little cookie-cutter.

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It’s a pretty impressive cast, it’s adapted directly from source material (instead of being some sort of grandfathered-in retcon a la The Rings of Power), and the production design looks impressive. The Bene Gesserit are an element of the Dune universe that practically begs for more adaptations. All of it sounds good on paper, but it’s really hard to shake the idea that it’s giving Game of Dunes. We loved both of Villeneuve’s Dune movies, so we’ll see if this measures up to them. We’ll be tentatively seated.

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 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 is inspired by the novel “Sisterhood of Dune,” written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.

Cast: 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.

Credits: Alison Schapker serves as showrunner and executive producer. Diane Ademu-John co-developed the series and serves as executive producer. Anna Foerster executive produced and directed multiple episodes including the first. Jordan Goldberg, Mark Tobey, John Cameron, Matthew King, Scott Z. Burns, and Jon Spaihts executive produce with New York Times bestselling author Brian Herbert, along with Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert as executive producers for the Frank Herbert estate. New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson serves as co-producer. The series is co-produced by Max and Legendary Television with Legendary also producing the film franchise that has released two installments to critical acclaim, the first of which garnered six Academy Awards®.

[Photo Credit: Max – Video Credit: Max/YouTube]

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