When Will Dune: Prophecy Air?

By Olivia Emily

2 weeks ago

Plus what to expect from the new series

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Dune: Part Two may have finished its cinematic run, but Warner’s explorations of the universe are far from over. Up next is Dune: Prophecy, a prequel set 10,000 years before the events of Zendaya and Timothee Chalamet’s movies. Here’s what to expect.

Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen & Olivia Williams as Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen in Dune: Prophecy. (Sky/HBO)

What Is Dune: Prophecy?

Dune: Prophecy is an upcoming TV series, serving as a prequel to Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune and its 2021 movie adaptation of the same name starring Zendaya and Timothee Chalamet. Set around 10,000 years before the action of Dune, Dune: Prophecy focuses on the origins of the Bene Gesserit, a powerful sisterhood wherein members undergo intense physical training and mental conditioning to obtain superhuman abilities.

The series specifically follows two Harkonnen sisters – Valya (Emily Watson) and Tula (Olivia Williams) – as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, ultimately leading them to establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.  Watch the trailer below.

In the works as early as 2016 – when Legendary Entertainment acquired the film and television rights to Dune – the Dune: Prophecy TV series was officially commissioned in 2019 as a spin-off from Denis Villeneuve’s Dune duology; the first part of the latter was released in 2021, with Part Two following in 2024. ‘The Bene Gesserit have always been fascinating to me,’ Villeneuve said in 2019. ‘Focusing a series around that powerful order of women seemed not only relevant and inspiring but a dynamic setting for the television series.’

The Cast

Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen
Jessica Barden as young Valya
Olivia Williams as Tula Harkonnen
Emma Canning as young Tula
Travis Fimmel as Desmond Hart
Jodhi May as Empress Natalya
Mark Strong as Emperor Javicco Corrino
Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as Princess Ynes
Josh Heuston as Constantine Corrino
Chloe Lea as Lila
Jade Anouka as Sister Theodosia
Faoileann Cunningham as Sister Jen
Edward Davis as HarrowHarkonnen
Aoife Hinds as Sister Emeline
Chris Mason as Keiran Atreides
Shalom Brune-Franklin as Mikaela
Cathy Tyson as Mother Superior Raquella Berto-Anirul
Camilla Beeput as Reverend Mother Dorotea
Charlie Hodson-Prior as Pruwet Richese
Jihae as Reverend Mother Kasha Jinjo
Yerin Ha as Young Kasha
Tabu as Sister Francesca
Charithra Chandran as Young Francesca

Mark Strong as Emperor Javicco Corrino & Jihae as Reverend Mother Kasha in Dune: Prophecy. (Sky/HBO)

Is It Based On A Book?

Yes, Dune: Prophecy is based on the 2012 novel, Sisterhood of Dune, penned by Frank Herbert’s eldest son, Brian Herbert, along with sci-fi writer Kevin J. Anderson, set in Frank’s Dune universe.

Where Was It Filmed?

Like the Dune movies, Dune: Prophecy was filmed in Jordan, and on sets in Budapest, Hungary.

Chloe Lea as Sister Lila s Dune: Prophecy. (Sky/HBO)

Dune: Prophecy Release Date

Dune: Prophecy will begin on Monday 18 November 2024 on Sky and NOW in the UK, after launching on Sunday evening on HBO in the US. New episodes will follow every Sunday in the US, and every Monday in the UK.

The UK release schedule is as follows: