Dune: Prophecy showrunner Alison Schapker says she hopes the prequel series is a "real ride" for Dune fans.
"It’s an amazing time to be a Dune fan. I want to continue that momentum, to have you go enjoy the films where they are. We’re in our own medium, and that’s a different kind of storytelling," Schapker tells GamesRadar+ in an exclusive interview at New York Comic Con. "But I want it to be just as fun when you turn on your TV and feel like it gave you a lot to think about, but also a real ride and characters to care about. So I hope we can earn our little corner of the universe."
After a massive war among the universe's family Houses over the rise of destructive "thinking machines," the Harkonnen House is on the losing end of the fight. After they’re banished along with that tech, young Valya (Jessica Barden) becomes consumed with restoring her family’s place in the universe. Present-day Valya (Emily Watson) is the Mother Superior of the Sisterhood that will eventually become known as the Bene Gesserit - and she has not yet finished her fight.
Continues Schapker: "I think even Denis Villeneuve would say how important and how charismatic and how intriguing the Bene Gesserit are. I think in his films, they’re all mystery. And when it came time to branch out, telling an origin story of the Bene Gesserit, it just felt so exciting. Because who doesn’t want to know a little bit more about these women?"
