Set 10,000 years earlier than the occasions of Dune, the brand new sequence Dune: Prophecy nonetheless options a variety of acquainted names from Frank Herbert’s authentic novel. Home Harkonnen, Home Atreides, and Home Corrino all pop up in a point.
One identify that is noticeably lacking? Bene Gesserit. Which could appear odd, since Dune: Prophecy facilities fully across the origins of the Bene Gesserit, recognized solely as “the Sisterhood” within the present.
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Nevertheless, there is a quite simple cause for that. “The Sisterhood at its inception isn’t known as the Bene Gesserit,” showrunner Alison Schapker instructed Mashable in an interview.
That is the case in Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert (Frank Herbert’s son) and Kevin J. Anderson. The e book follows the Sisterhood in its early phases, together with its founding by Mom Superior Raquella (Cathy Tyson). Dune: Prophecy takes some liberties with its supply materials, together with including completely new characters. Nevertheless, it additionally attracts heavy inspiration from it, together with with regards to not utilizing the identify Bene Gesserit fairly but.
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“We’re utilizing Sisterhood of Dune as a seminal textual content, and there it is known as the Sisterhood,” Schapker stated.
The data that in the future the Sisterhood will tackle one other identify does create fascinating potentialities for Dune: Prophecy going ahead, although. “There’s the query of, ‘Properly how did this order go from being the Sisterhood to being nearly rebranded because the Bene Gesserit? And why?'” Schapker stated. “That is the terrain the sequence goes to be .”
Who is aware of, possibly the Sisterhood will get a rebrand by the point Season 1 involves a detailed.
New episodes of Dune: Prophecy premiere Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.
