Forget Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, we want the version of Dune where the women rise up and burn their bras.
Okay, so maybe not quite, but something of that ilk? Well, Diane Ademu-John, the producer behind The Haunting of Bly Manor has said, "why not?" Together with HBO Max, Ademu-John has created a series set 10,000 years before Chalamet arrives onto the scene, with the focus on the Harkonnen Sisters.
It's called Dune: Prophecy, and it lands on our screens sooner than Villeneuve's next instalment of his three-part blockbuster. Below, feast your eyes on the first full-length trailer that's just come in hot.
Watch the trailer...
What is the series about?
For those who haven't immersed themselves into Frank Herbert's 412 page sci-fi tome, let us give you a little bit of context to the six-episode season that is coming soon.
While little of the plot has been revealed, what we do know is that, as mentioned, the film will follow the Harkonnen Sisters, AKA Valya and Tula, they're a formidable duo (because, women) and they've risen to head a secret organisation called the Sisterhood. They endeavour and challenge the constrains that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the political and religious force, that will become known as the Bene Gesserit. Which sounds witchy and fun and feminist as heck.
Who is involved?
The best bit, is that two criminally overlooked actors will star as the Harkonnen Sisters. We're talking, Emily Watson from God's Creatures and The Book Thief, among others, as well as Shirley Henderson who you will know as Moaning Myrtle from Harry Potter or hopefully recognise from Bridget Jones' Diary. There's also Jessica Barden from The End of the F*ng World.
Josh Heuston from Heartbreak High will also be joining the cast amongst the other stars of the likes of , Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning, and Yerin Ha.
Is it linked to Dune?
Yes, it indeed is. Although Denis Villeneuve isn't directing the series, he is overseeing Dune: Prophecy as a producer, along with Frank Herbert's son Brian, Scott Z. Burns, Matthew King, John Cameron and Cait Collins.
When will it be released?
The series will be released on Sunday 17 November via HBO, which means Australian audiences can catch it on Binge.
