The fact that it has persisted for 10,000 years highlights its fundamental importance to Frank Herbert's universe.

Part Two, the first TV series in the franchise takes us back over ten thousand years, following the inner workings of one of the most secretive yet powerful organisations in the universe: the Bene Gesserit.

Dune: Prophecy Episode 1 introduced us to its central character Valya Harkonnen. Here, we discuss the character and the actor portraying her.

Hindi acting great Tabu plays Francesca, adding a bit of international prestige to Dune: Prophecy. With a career that stretches across three decades, Tabu has won numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards and seven Filmfare Awards.

There’s a whole new generation of Atreides and Harkonnen families introduced in HBO’s prequel series “Dune: Prophecy,” set 10,000 years before the events of Denis Villeneuve’s two “Dune” movies. Since the show is set so far in the past,

Return to a time before sandworms and spice, to a period of galactic exploration and expansion that is nearly unknown in “Dune: Prophecy,” the new series that debuts on Max on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 9 p.m.