Emily Watson and Shirley Henderson will lead the “Dune” prequel series at HBO Max.
Watson and Henderson are cast as Valya Harkonnen and Tula Harkonnen, described by the Dreamer as “the formidable Harkonnen Sisters who have risen to power in the Sisterhood, a secret organization of women who form the Bene Gesserit”. Will become.”
The prequel series, titled “Dune: The Sisterhood”, is set 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides and follows the Harkonnen Sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of mankind and founded the cult known as the Bene Gesserit.
The series is adapted from the novel “Sisterhood of Dune” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
Diane Ademu-John serves as producer, writer, co-showrunner and executive producer. Alison Schapker serves as co-showrunner and executive producer.
Johann Renck will direct the premiere episode and executive produce. “Dune” director Denis Villeneuve will also executive produce with Jon Spahats, who left the project in late 2019 to focus on writing a sequel to Villeneuve’s upcoming big-screen adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic.
Scott Jade Burns, Matthew King, John Cameron and Kat Collins will also executive produce alongside Brian Herbert, as well as Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert of the Frank Herbert Estate as executive producers. Kevin J. Anderson serves as co-producer.
The series is co-produced by HBO Max and Legendary Television. Legendary also produced the film.
Watson is represented by Independent Talent Group, UTA and Shrek Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham. Henderson is represented by Hamilton Hodel and Goodman Geno Schenkman Smelkinson & Christopher, LLP.
