HBO will proceed following the Sisterhood of Dune: Prophecy.
The sequence will return for a second season, showrunner Alison Schapker introduced at a press convention Thursday. The renewal comes just a few days forward of the present’s first season finale, which debuts Dec. 22 on HBO and Max.
According to HBO, the premiere episode of Dune: Prophecy has racked up 15 million viewers worldwide on Max since its Nov. 17 debut.
“We’re so thrilled and grateful for his or her assist, for our companions at Legendary, and most of all that we get to maintain working with these unimaginable folks in entrance of and behind the digicam and get to maintain telling this story,” Schapker stated.
Added Sarah Aubrey, head of Max authentic programming, “Dune: Prophecy has captivated audiences across the globe due to the visionary management of showrunner and govt producer Alison Schapker, who will proceed to information this grand story of fact and energy. We are extremely grateful to our companions at Legendary and to our extraordinary solid and crew for his or her service to the Imperium. We’re excited to collaborate with this workforce once more to see what they’ve in retailer.”
Dune: Prophecy is about 10,000 years earlier than the occasions of director Denis Villeneuve’s Dune function movies and facilities on two Harkonnen sisters (performed by Emily Watson and Olivia Williams) as they fight forces that threaten the way forward for humankind and set up the fabled sect that can turn into often called the Bene Gesserit. The sequence is impressed by Sisterhood of Dune, a novel by Brian Herbert (the son of Dune creator Frank Herbert) and Kevin J. Anderson.
The season one solid additionally contains Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Camilla Beeput, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning and Yerin Ha.
“This new season will enable us to proceed constructing out the groundbreaking, epic Dune franchise that has captivated audiences worldwide throughout its installments,” stated Jason Clodfelter, president of tv at Legendary (which produced the 2 Dune movies). “We look ahead to persevering with our unimaginable partnership with HBO and are thrilled for Alison Schapker, her workforce, and the solid and crew who’ve labored so passionately to convey this world-class supply materials from Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson to life.”
HBO and Legendary Television produce Dune: Prophecy. Schapker govt produces with Diane Ademu-John, who co-developed the sequence, director Anna Foerster, Jordan Goldberg, Mark Tobey, John Cameron, Matthew King, Scott Z. Burns, Jon Spaihts, Brian Herbert, and Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert for the Frank Herbert property. Anderson is a co-producer.
