2 weeks Ago By Thabiso Moloi
From Frank Herbert’s expansive Dune universe, comes Dune: Prophecy which is set 10 000 years before before the events of Denis Villeneuve’s two part Dune adaptation featuring the ascension of Paul Atreides. The original novel series by Herbert spanned six novels and several thousand years of galactic history. But even in the first Dune novel, there was the suggestion that history reached back eons from the days of Earth to the Imperium depicted in the book.
Set to air on Mondays from 18 November at 21:00 on Showmax and M-Net, the series centres on two sisters from the house of Harkonnen as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit. The result of this fight will give us the Bene Gesserit sisterhood featured in the movies, which numbers Reverend Mother Helen Gaius Mohiam (Charlotte Rampling), Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), Lady Margot Fenring (Léa Seydoux), and Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) among its members. Inspired by the novel Sisterhood of Dune , written by Herbert and Kevin J Anderson, the prequel series stars Oscar nominee Emily Watson ( Chernobyl ), multiple-award-winner Olivia Williams ( The Crown ), and Critics Choice Super Award nominee Travis Fimmel ( Vikings ).
Also look out for BAFTA nominee Mark Strong ( Shazam! , 1917 ) and Cannes winner Jodhi May ( The Witcher) ). Dune: Prophecy is co-produced by HBO and Legendary Television, with Legendary also producing the film franchise that has released two instalments to critical acclaim, the first of which took home six Oscars..
