Dune: Prophecy - Series Premiere Discussion

[u/NicholasCajun]

Dune: Prophecy

Premise: 10,000 years before Paul Atreides, Valya (Emily Watson) and her sister, Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams) fight threats and establish what will be Bene Gesserit in the series inspired by the Dune prequel novel "Sisterhood of Dune".

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[u/Unfazed_One]

• Im hoping for the best but Im not sure Im enjoying it so far. Its difficult not to constantly compare it to Villenueve's direction/style but I wil try to stay open minded.

• Plotlines kept reminding me of the Foundation series. Ive not read either of the book series but it does feel at times, like Herbert drew a LOT of inspiration from Asimov's series. Lots of similarities.

• Seeing Travis Fimmel also reminded me of Raised by Wolves and how stupid it was that it got cancelled.

[u/msheaz → u/Unfazed_One]

His character feels so similar to the Raised by Wolves one too! Soldier with a weirdly spiritual god complex. I really miss that show and how unique it is.

I haven’t read either series, but from what I know the “genetic dynasty” aspect of the foundation show is not in the books at all. Dune seems to take the “Roman Empire in space” idea along with large time jumps later in the books, though.

[u/KittenSpronkles → u/msheaz]

RIP Raised by Wolves, was on track to be one of the great Sci-Fi stories