Dune: Prophecy
Series, 2024, The Sisterhood, Set in 10,000 years before Paul
Dune: Prophecy is #5 of 6 in release order and #1 of 6 in chronological order in the Dune.
The story
Ten thousand years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen establish the fabled sect and female order that would become known as the Bene Gesserit to control the future of humankind.
Dune: Prophecy recap
Ten thousand years before Paul Atreides, the Sisterhood, which will become the Bene Gesserit, works its way into the Imperium's great houses. Valya Harkonnen is its Mother Superior, and her sister Tula runs the school. Valya arranges for Princess Ynez, daughter of Emperor Javicco Corrino, to marry the boy heir of House Richese, but Desmond Hart, a soldier back from Arrakis, burns the boy to death with a strange power and tells Valya he means to destroy the Sisterhood. Her Voice has no effect on him. Javicco makes Desmond his adviser, and his wife, Empress Natalya, takes his side. Flashbacks show Valya's rise and Tula's massacre of the Atreides men she was meant to marry into. The acolyte Lila goes through the Agony ritual to reach ancestral memory and is taken over by a dead sister. Tula learns Desmond carries both Harkonnen and Atreides blood.
Dune: Prophecy ending explained
Desmond is Tula's son, whom she gave up at birth and hid from Valya. Valya sends Javicco's mistress Francesca to kill him, and both Javicco and Francesca die. Desmond is stabbed by a shapeshifter and sets off a virus against the sisters; Tula helps Valya survive, then goes to her son, and he has her arrested. Valya, who has lost her hold on the Sisterhood, flees to Arrakis with Ynez and her lover Keiran to prepare Ynez to rule. A second season has been filmed.
Where to watch Dune: Prophecy
Dune: Prophecy is streaming on HBO Max in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 64%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Dune, before Dune: Part Two.
- Chronological order: first, before Dune.
What to watch before Dune: Prophecy
Dune (2021), which Dune: Prophecy (2024) continues.
Cast
- Emily Watson as Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen
- Olivia Williams as Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen
- Travis Fimmel as Desmond Hart
- Jodhi May as Empress Natalya Arat Corrino
- Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as Princess Ynez Corrino
- Chloe Lea as Sister Lila
- Chris Mason as Keiran Atreides
- Jade Anouka as Sister Theodosia
- Edward Davis as Harrow Harkonnen
- Faoileann Cunningham as Sister Jen
- Aoife Hinds as Sister Emeline
- Shalom Brune-Franklin as Mikaela
Created by Diane Ademu-John, Alison Schapker.