Frank Herbert's Dune
Series, 2000, Sci Fi Channel, Set in Arrakis
Frank Herbert's Dune is #2 of 6 in release order and #5 of 6 in chronological order in the Dune.
The story
In the year 10,191, the most precious substance in the universe is the spice Melange. The spice extends life. The spice expands consciousness. The spice is vital to space travel. The spice exists on only one planet in the entire universe, the vast desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. Its native inhabitants, the Fremen, have long held a prophecy that a man would come, a messiah who would lead them to true freedom.
Frank Herbert's Dune recap
This three-part miniseries follows the first novel closely. Emperor Shaddam IV gives Arrakis, the only source of spice, to Duke Leto Atreides while secretly helping Baron Harkonnen plan to wipe the Atreides out. The duke's son Paul is tested by the Bene Gesserit Reverend Mother Mohiam, and the family moves to Arrakis with warrior Gurney Halleck, swordmaster Duncan Idaho and their doctor Yueh, who betrays them. The Harkonnens and the emperor's Sardaukar attack, Leto dies and Duncan falls defending Paul. Paul and his mother Jessica flee into the desert and are taken in by the Fremen, led by Stilgar. Paul kills a Fremen in a duel, takes the name Muad'Dib, and falls for Chani, while the scheming Princess Irulan, the emperor's daughter, pieces together what is happening. Paul drinks the Water of Life and sees past and future.
Frank Herbert's Dune ending explained
The miniseries ends with Paul's victory. He leads the Fremen on sandworms into Arrakeen during a storm, and his sister Alia kills Baron Harkonnen. Paul kills Feyd-Rautha in a duel, then forces Shaddam to give up the throne by threatening to destroy the spice. Paul agrees to marry Irulan to take the throne, and Jessica tells Chani that history will call the two of them wives. Children of Dune continues the story.
Ratings
IMDb 7.5/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Dune, before Frank Herbert's Children of Dune.
- Chronological order: after Dune, before Frank Herbert's Children of Dune.
What to watch before Frank Herbert's Dune
Nothing. Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Alec Newman as Paul Atreides / Muad'Dib / Usul
- Barbora Kodetová as Chani
- Saskia Reeves as Lady Jessica Atreides
- William Hurt as Duke Leto Atreides
- P.H. Moriarty as Gurney Halleck
- Matt Keeslar as Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen
- Ian McNeice as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
- Uwe Ochsenknecht as Stilgar
- Zuzana Geislerová as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
- Giancarlo Giannini as Emperor Shaddam Corrino IV
- Julie Cox as Princess Irulan Corrino
- László I. Kish as Glossu Beast Rabban Harkonnen
Created by John Harrison.