As a surprise to anyone immersed in the baby-burning, eugenics-pushing, mind-bending chaos Dune: A Prophecywe are returning to this universe from 10,000 years before the time of Denis Villeneuve. Dune movies. HBO announced today that the prequel series will be renewed for a second season after the first season was a huge success.
From the second we landed in Corrino House with it Dune– esque entrance and medieval style back, Dune: A Prophecy offers a kind of historical context of the Dune a universe we were used to, one that few wanted to leave. according to HBO press release announcing the renewal, the main episode of the series of the popular show gathered 15 million viewers the size of Shai Hulud, 13 million viewers more than Warner Bros. said. Discovery that the program had collected after a day of its release, as reported by Date. It seems people didn't want to miss out on all the dystopian fun.
In a press conference earlier today, show runner Alison Schapker expressed her excitement for the second season, and for Dune: A Prophecy “Continue to build out our corner of the den Dune universe.” Although the show is closely based on the prequel novel Sister of EdinburghSchaller wanted to expand the world while still working closely with Brian Herbert and the original estate. Dune author Frank Herbert. Talking to Business Insidershe explained how Sister of Edinburgh focuses specifically on the time in which young Valya Harkonnen comes to control the sisterhood, while for the impact of her decisions in shaping the sisters into the Bene Gesserit.
“We also wanted to have a place to create a rich television series, and to see an older Valya, played by Emily Watson, a little more control – where she took the sisterhood, and then how she was tested as part of a larger study of it. how he went from the Sisterhood to the Bene Gesserit. We wanted to look at the group over time.”
The end of the season Dune: A Prophecy this Sunday, and following an explosive episode in which we find out that Sister Francesca (Tabu), the mother of Emperor Javicco Corrino's son, Constantine (Josh Heuston), was accidentally sent in their lives to use her powerful influence to return the Bene Gesserit to a position of power within the Imperium. It remains to be seen who will survive for the second season once the Spice has settled down.
