Dune: Prophecy‘s New York Comic Con Trailer Teases the Bene Gesserit’s Origins

HBO unveil a new trailer for itsDuneprequel TV series , Dune : Prophecy , at New York Comic Con .

Unlike directorDenis Villeneuve’sDunefilms , which see the rise of Timothée Chalamet ’s Paul Atreides , Dune : Prophecysets its sights farther into the past of Frank Herbert ’s popular sci - fi novel . More specifically , Dune Prophecyis set10,000 years beforeDune . As such , the serial will give fans a look at theBene Gesserit‘s orphic bloodline . Likewise , the series will accent just how valid their title is to have their plans measured in centuries .

The press release forDune : Prophecyindicates that the show will concentrate on two Harkonnen sister as they confront threat to humanity ’s future tense and lay the foundations for the Bene Gesserit . The series star Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen , Olivia Williams as Tula Harkonnen , Jodhi May as Empress Natalya , Sarah - Sofie Boussnina as Princess Ynez , Shalom Brune - Franklin as Mikaela , Faoileann Cunningham as Sister Jen , Aoife Hinds as Sister Emeline , Chloe Lea as Lila , Travis Fimmel as Desmond Hart , Mark Strong as Emperor Javicco Corrino , Jade Anouka as Sister Theodosia , and Chris Mason as Kieran Atreides .

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The New York Comic Con panel today offered a bit more perceptiveness into the serial and character . Being fix in the distant yesteryear of theDuneworld we ’re already familiar with , it will show the morning of the entrant Imperium , as well as a school for cleaning woman that finally becomes the Bene Gesserit . It will explore its members at the beginning of their craftiness as they begin to prepare their signature ability . However , while it ’ll peek into that secret world , it wo n’t rob the Bene Gesserit members of their mystique .

The show will have a tremendous scope , and — as those graphic symbol names suggest — will focus on the Harkonnens , whose appeal is “ they ’re just messed up , ” fit in to Watson . Her character aims to shape the destiny of humanity at large , no matter what the price . ExpectDune : Prophecyto reverberate the visual lyric seen in the films , while also establish its own look and feel . Also , according to the control board : “ Everyone has a tongue ! ”

Dune : Prophecy‘s show credit sense kindred to the numerous key fig in the Bene Gesserit with how many folks pull double and triple duty on the show . fundamental among them is Alison Schapker , who serve asDune : Prophecy‘s showrunner , head writer , and executive manufacturer alongside Alison Schapker . She ’s come with by co - developer and executive producer Diane Ademu - John and Anna Foerster ( its third executive producer ) .

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But wait , there ’s more . Other executive producers admit Brian Herbert , Byron Merritt , Kim Herbert ( for Frank Herbert ’s estate ) , Jordan Goldberg , Mark Tobey , John Cameron , Matthew King , Scott Z. Burns , and Jon Spaihts . Suffice it to say , many hands contact this show , so hopefully , its result wo n’t be a mess of too many cooks in the kitchen .

sand dune : Prophecywill officially secrete on November 17 on HBO and Max .

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