'Dune: Prophecy' series tackles how women view and wield power
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'Dune: Prophecy' series tackles how women view and wield power

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'Dune: Prophecy' series tackles how women view and wield power Women and how they wield power are at the center of HBO's new series Dune: Prophecy, a prequel to the epic first imagined by Frank Herbert in the 1960s. "As we know from our politics in the U.K., and maybe you might feel in your politics that sometimes it's not the person at the podium, but the shady characters to one side that you need to keep an eye on," said SAG Awards nominee Olivia Williams, who plays Valya's sister, Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen. toggle caption Marco Postigo Storel/NPR "All those years ago, drama schools took 10 men to two to three women in every year to reflect the proportion of casting once you went out into the business," she said, while sitting alongside Watson. toggle caption Attila Szvacsek/HBO The Harkonnen sisters may not be ideal female role models, but the complexity of the characters is what Watson calls "a really tasty dish" for an actor.

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‘Dune: Prophecy’ green lit for season two by HBO
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‘Dune: Prophecy’ green lit for season two by HBO

The Hindu  

American premium cable network HBO has given a second season order for Dune: Prophecy, the prequel series to Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster Dune movies. Also featuring Bollywood star Tabu in a pivotal role, the six-episode series is set 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert’s seminal novel Dune, which was recently adapted by Villeneuve in two parts. “Dune: Prophecy has …

Dune: The Prophecy Officially Renewed For Season 2 Ahead Of Season 1 Finale
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Dune: The Prophecy Officially Renewed For Season 2 Ahead Of Season 1 Finale

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American premium cable network HBO has given a second season order for "Dune: Prophecy", the prequel series to Denis Villeneuve’s blockbuster “Dune” movies. Also featuring Bollywood star Tabu in a pivotal role, the six-episode series is set 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert’s seminal novel “Dune”, which was recently adapted by Villeneuve in two parts. "Dune: Prophecy' has …

Dune Prophecy will return for season 2, announces show's team ahead of season 1 finale
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Dune Prophecy will return for season 2, announces show's team ahead of season 1 finale

Hindustan Times  

HBO has confirmed that its highly anticipated prequel series, Dune: Prophecy, will return for a second season. The announcement was made during a virtual press conference featuring showrunner and executive producer Alison Schapker, along with stars Emily Watson and Olivia Williams, as per Deadline. The show is a prequel to the Dune movies directed by Denis Villeneuve, following the early …

HBO confirms Season 2 of Dune: Prophecy ahead of Season 1 finale episode | Check details here
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HBO confirms Season 2 of Dune: Prophecy ahead of Season 1 finale episode | Check details here

India TV News  

HBO has finally confirmed the highly-anticipated prequel series of Dune: Prophecy for its second season. Set 10,000 years before the events of the popular films, Dune: Prophecy explores the formation of the Bene Gesserit, who secretly manipulated the great houses of the Empire on the desert planet of Dune. In the Dune films, Lady Jessica Atreides, portrayed by Rebecca Ferguson, …

"History is not linear. It's circular": The "Dune" Sisterhood reflects on how fear informs power
1 month, 2 weeks ago

"History is not linear. It's circular": The "Dune" Sisterhood reflects on how fear informs power

Salon  

While preparing to play Tula and Valya Harkonnen, “Dune: Prophecy” stars Olivia Williams and Emily Watson studied the faces of famous queens in the National Portrait Gallery. “Remember that, as you no doubt know, the ‘Dune’ universe was created by a man in the ‘60s, and it's still quite a paternalistic view of how women can be powerful,” Williams added. …

Dune Prophecy review: A compelling start burdened by franchise expectations
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Dune Prophecy review: A compelling start burdened by franchise expectations

India Today  

The first episode of Dune: Prophecy, a prequel to Denis Villeneuve’s 2021 film Dune, is now out and streaming. The series, created by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker, dives into the origins of the Bene Gesserit, a powerful and enigmatic sect central to Frank Herbert’s universe. While Prophecy pays homage to Villeneuve’s films through its visual aesthetic, including Volker Bertelmann's …

Review: In ‘Dune: Prophecy,’ women lead and vie for power
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Review: In ‘Dune: Prophecy,’ women lead and vie for power

LA Times  

Even before Denis Villeneuve’s big-screen, two-part 2021 film introduced it to moviegoers who had missed David Lynch’s enjoyably bonkers 1984 adaptation, Frank Herbert’s “Dune” had become exploited IP. The Harkonnens are, in this era, a disgraced house, banished to a far off, snowbound planet because great-grandpa deserted in the war against the “thinking machines.” In what counts as the present …

HBO's "Dune: Prophecy" is a bold vision up to the task of matching its theatrical counterpart
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HBO's "Dune: Prophecy" is a bold vision up to the task of matching its theatrical counterpart

Salon  

What “Dune: Prophecy” offers on its face is bound to appeal to women who are sick of everything. Given the present circumstances, who wouldn’t want to escape into a universe where women could leave their inferior situation and join the Bene Gesserit, “a new family made up of women unafraid of their power”? “Dune: Prophecy,” a prequel based on Brian …

Dune: Prophecy New Teaser Delights Fans With First Glimpse of Tabu As Sister Francesca
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Dune: Prophecy New Teaser Delights Fans With First Glimpse of Tabu As Sister Francesca

News 18  

Fans of the Dune series have been on edge, eagerly awaiting more insights into the prequel series “Dune: Prophecy." After a first teaser left Tabu fans disappointed by her absence, the second teaser has arrived, offering a tantalising glimpse of the acclaimed actress and fuelling fresh excitement. “Dune: Prophecy," set 10,000 years before the rise of Paul Atreides, explores the …

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