Dune: Part Two was one of the highlights of the 2024 movie schedule, so it’s no surprise that fans are thrilled about having a series to bridge the gap while we wait for more updates about Dune 3. The HBO prequel series Dune: Prophecy is set 10,

Dune: Prophecy hits our screens this weekend, and critics are getting the first say on the series, which serves as a prequel to Denis Villeneuve's Dune universe and follows the lives of the Bene Gesserit.

Dune: Prophecy debuts on HBO on November 17th and while the series is an expansion of author Frank Herbert’s Dune franchise set 10,000 years before Paul Atreides’ story, the upcoming series is already drawing comparisons to another HBO series,

Emily Watson, Olivia Williams and Mark Strong lead the cast of a sci-fi drama set over 10,000 years before the events of the Denis Villeneuve-directed movies.

This is a spoiler-free review of Dune: Prophecy's first four episodes. The show premieres on HBO and Max on November 17, 2024, with new episodes airing Sundays through December 22.

Prophecy' is officially a Bene Gesserit origin story, but it often feels like Frank Herbert mapped onto George R.R. Martin. [REVIEW]