Sci-fi and fantasy epics on tv have come a good distance within the final a number of years, however you may be forgiven for locating it onerous to consider that Max’s upcoming Dune prequel collection might reside as much as the majesty of Denis Villeneuve’s huge films. Nonetheless, the Dune: Prophecy trailer, which got here out on Wednesday morning, is right here to show you fallacious.
The brand new collection is about 10,000 years earlier than the beginning of Paul Atreides, and can observe the early days of the Bene Gesserit sisterhood because it makes an attempt to dig its claws into the social material of the galaxy. Which means the collection will seemingly embrace considerably extra of that palace intrigue, back-stabbings, and backroom offers that the current Dune films solely trace at. And since this present can also be on Max, it’s at the very least a bit onerous not to consider this as Sport of Thrones (or extra precisely Home of the Dragon) in house, which is a reasonably engaging premise.
Regardless of being a prequel set lengthy earlier than Villeneuve’s films, the world right here appears surprisingly comparable. The rooms within the trailer have the identical stunning angularity, with ornate partitions and harsh lights which might be good for the Bene Gesserit to sneak round in. Much more importantly, the trailer makes this all look stunning in a means that hopefully bodes properly for the present as an entire.
Dune: Prophecy will star Emily Watson (Gosford Park), Travis Fimmel (Vikings), Mark Robust (1917), and Olivia Williams (The Sixth Sense, Rushmore). The collection is created by Diana Ademu-John (The Haunting of Bly Manor), and shall be directed by Anna Foster (Outlander), John Cameron (Legion, Fargo), and Richard J. Lewis (Westworld), with music from Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Entrance). Dune: Prophecy is about for launch this fall on Max.