‘Dune: Prophecy’ Gets Second Season Order From HBO
deadline.comHBO‘s Dune: Prophecy will be returning for a second season. The news was announced today during a virtual press conference with showrunner EP Alison Schapker, and stars Emily Watson and Olivia Williams.
The prequel series to the Legendary Denis Villeneuve directed Dune movies will air its season one finale this Sunday. Dune: Prophecy follows the formation of the Bene Gesserit, an order of women who become the puppet masters of the great houses of the Empire on Dune.
Watson and Williams play two morally ambiguous sisters running the de facto cult. In the movies, Lady Jessica Atreides, played by Rebecca Ferguson, has ties to the Gesserit.
Her spiritual talents fostered with the order have been passed down to her son, Paul Atreides played by Timothee Chalamet. On the show, Travis Fimmel plays Desmond Hart, a rival to the two sisters, who has certain powers.
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