"Dune" Prequel Series "The Sisterhood" Begins Production

Production began on "Dune: The Sisterhood", the live-action prequel series to Denis Villeneuve's blockbuster movie, "Dune".

The movie is based on the original novel of the same name and was released simultaneously on HBO Max and in cinemas in October 2021.

The adaptation was met with critical adoration and particular praise was given to Villeneuve's direction and the world-building.

The movie was later nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and ultimately won six. A sequel, "Dune: Part Two", is currently underway and will be released in theaters on November 3, 2023.

Emmy-winning director Johan Renck, who will helm the first two episodes of the series, announced the news on Instagram.

"Through machinations taking place millenia before the story you all know, we descend into the coven that one day shall be named the Bene Gesserit," said the caption Renck attached to the photo of the original novel, written by Frank Herbert. 

The show is set 10,000 years before the events of Dune and will focus on the Harkonnen sisters as they battle the forces while threatening humanity and the origins of the Bene Gesserit.

The series is set from the perspective of the Bene Gesserit, a mysterious order of powerful women who are given extraordinary supernatural abilities via the conquering of both their minds and bodies. 

The order makes their way between the warring factions, political underhandedness, and intrigue of The Imperium while simultaneously pursuing their own goals which will ultimately bring them to the planet of Arrakis, better known to its inhabitants - and audiences - as Dune. 

"Dune: The Sisterhood" stars Emily Watson, Shirley Henderson, Indira Varma, Travis Fimmel, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Faoileann Cunningham, Aoife Hinds, and Chloe Lea. 

Diane Ademu-John serves as creator, writer, co-showrunner, and executive producer. Alison Schapker is co-showrunner and executive producer. 

The series is written by returning franchise writer Jon Spaihts, with Diane Ademu-John as showrunner.

 No official release date for "Dune: The Sisterhood" has been set yet.