Season 1 Premiere of Dune: The Sisterhood is Slated for 2024
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According to an insider familiar with the matter, Max's Dune prequel series, titled Dune: The Sisterhood, is poised to resume production in Budapest in the near future. The production is anticipated to persist despite the ongoing WGA and SAG strikes. Deadline was provided with this information.
HBO Max‘s Dune prequel TV series’ long journey to the screen is taking another turn. Dune: The Sisterhood (wt), which started production in late November, is undergoing a creative shift, a director change and a recasting.
Chernobyl executive producer Johan Renck, who had signed on to direct the first two episodes, has exited the project. Search is underway for his replacement as production has been put on hold. Shirley Henderson, who had been tapped as one of the leads, also is leaving. Her role as Tula Harkonnen will be recast. That is in addition to creator Diane Ademu-John, who had written the pilot script, stepping down as co-showrunner in the run-up to production, with veteran TV writer-producer Alison Schapker becoming sole showrunner of the Legendary-produced series. (Source: deadline.com)
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This week, reports indicated that the Dune television spinoff, which was originally titled Dune: The Sisterhood, has been renamed Dune: Prophecy.
...the series is expected to debut on Max in the fall of 2024.
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Olivia Williams (The Crown) and Jodhi May (The Witcher) have joined the cast of the Max Original series Dune: The Sisterhood (w/t).
Williams is taking over the role of Tula Harkonnen following Shirley Henderson’s exit in February. May is being recast in the role of Natalya as Indira Varma steps down due to a scheduling conflict, Deadline hears.
Additionally, Anna Foerster (Lou) will direct multiple episodes including the premiere. Foerster is taking over duties following Johan Renck’s exit which Deadline announced exclusively earlier this year.
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On Tuesday, reports indicated that the live-action series has lost one of its stars, Tula Harkonnen actress Shirley Henderson, as well as the director of the first two episodes, Johan Renck. The series is now expected to undergo a hiatus amid these changes, with reports indicating that the delay could be up to seven months. These exits occurred after the exit of showrunner Diane Ademu-John, who left the series right before it began production in late November, which reportedly led to major rewrites. According to reports, Renck's directing style also did not line up with HBO Max's vision for the show, and was seen as a "departure" from the style of Denis Villeneuve's films.
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Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen
Shirley Henderson as Tula Harkonnen
Indira Varma as Empress Natalya
Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as Princess Ynez
Shalom Brune Franklin as Mikaela
Faoileann Cunningham as Sister Jen
Aoife Hinds as Sister Emeline
Chloe Lea as Lila
Travis Fimmel as Desmond Hart
Mark Strong as Emperor Javicco Corrino
Jade Anouka as Sister Theodosia
Chris Mason as Keiran Atreides
Recurring:
Josh Heuston as Constantine Corrino
Edward Davis as Harrow Harkonnen
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As HBO Max’s “Dune” prequel series rounds out its cast and moves into production, the series is now down one leader. WarnerMedia confirms that series creator and writer Diane Ademu-John has stepped down from her role as co-showrunner on “Dune: The Sisterhood.”
Ademu-John will remain attached to the series as an executive producer, while Alison Schapker will now serve as the sole showrunner on the production. Schapker also serves an executive producer, along with Johan Renck, who will direct the first episode of the series. According to Renck’s Instagram, filming on “Dune: The Sisterhood” began in Budapest on Tuesday.
“Dune: The Sisterhood” comes from HBO Max and Legendary Television. The series is expected to debut in Nov. 2023.
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Travis Fimmel has been tapped as the male lead opposite Emily Watson and Shirley Henderson in HBO Max’s series Dune: The Sisterhood (wt), from Legendary Television.
The series, based on Frank Herbert’s classic novel, is set 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides and follows the Harkonnen Sisters, played by Watson and Henderson, as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect known as the Bene Gesserit.
Fimmel will play Desmond Hart, a charismatic soldier with an enigmatic past who seeks to gain the Emperor’s trust at the expense of the Sisterhood. In addition to Watson and Henderson, Fimmel joins previously cast Indira Varma, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Faoileann Cunningham, Aoife Hinds and Chloe Lea.
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Sarah-Sofie Boussnina (The Colony), Shalom Brune-Franklin (The Tourist), Faoileann Cunningham (The Northman), Aoife Hinds (Normal People) and Chloe Lea (Foundation) have joined the cast of HBO Max’s Dune: The Sisterhood (wt), from Legendary Television. They join previously announced leads Emily Watson, Shirley Henderson and Indira Varma.
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Filming will get underway next month in Budapest, Hungary.
This means movie sequel Dune: Part Two and prequel series Dune: The Sisterhood will both be in production at the same time in Budapest, a coup for the Hungarian industry. Denis Villeneuve and his crew have returned to the Origo Studios, where they shot a major part of the first film. Dune also shot in Jordan, among other locations.
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Varma will play Empress Natalya, described to us “a formidable royal who united thousands of worlds in her marriage to Emperor Corrino”
Diane Ademu-John serves as creator, writer, co-showrunner and executive producer. Alison Schapker is co-showrunner and executive producer. Emmy-winner Johan Renck will direct the premiere episode and executive-produce.
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Watson and Henderson will portray Valya Harkonnen and Tula Harkonnen, respectively, the formidable Harkonnen Sisters, who have risen to power in the Sisterhood, a secret organization of women who will go on to become the Bene Gesserit.
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A film industry insider has disclosed to Secrets of Dune that the crew of Dune: The Sisterhood (working title) are rumored to be assembling in September this year. According to the source—who has extensive experience in the industry—the TV show would allegedly be filmed at Troy Studios in Limerick, Ireland. They also said that this will be an almost entirely studio-based production.
(source: Dunenewsnet.com)
Again, this is a rumor - take with a grain of salt. Hopefully official news will be coming soon.
The spice must flow! Christopher Walken has joined the cast of Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve’s continued adaptation of Frank Herbert’s classic sci-fi novel. The veteran actor will be portraying Emperor Shaddam IV. While unseen in the first film, the all-powerful ruler was established as a forbidding presence, being in league with House Harkonnen in the quest to sabotage House Atreides. Alongside Timothée Chalamet, Dune stars returning include Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, and Javier Bardem. Other newcomers are Florence Pugh, who will be playing the emperor’s daughter Princess Irulan, and Austin Butler as Feyd-Rautha, a Harkonnen heir and Paul’s sworn enemy. (source: The A.V. Club.com)
The series, which serves as a prequel to the films, was originally handed a straight-to-series order in 2019 by HBO Max. At the time, Denis Villenueve, who directed and produced 2021 film Dune: Part One, was set to direct the pilot.
However, Renck, who is currently finishing up sci-fi feature film Spaceman with Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano, will take over that mantle and will also exec produce.
Dune: The Sisterhood, which is based on Frank Herbert’s classic novel, is set 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides and follows the Harkonnen Sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect known as the Bene Gesserit. (source: Deadline. com)
While updates on HBO Max's Dune: The Sisterhood have been few and far between since the project was first announced, Dune director Denis Villeneuve assures the spinoff series is still "moving forward."
The Sisterhood was first announced for WarnerMedia's then-unnamed streaming service in mid-2019 as a Dune prequel series focusing on the Bene Gesserit. However, Jon Spaihts departed the series as showrunner by the end of the year. In mid-2021, Diane Ademu-John (The Haunting of Bly Manor) was reportedly tapped as Spaihts' replacement.
While discussing The Sisterhood back in September 2021, Villeneuve declined to say whether or not Ferguson's Lady Jessica would factor into the HBO Max spinoff. "It's a beautiful project, but it's in development," he said. "And when things are in development, I have a tendency, I want to protect them because it's in a fragile state." (source: cbr.com)
(source: Variety)