7.081 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestAs Tula contends with his true identity, Valya's maneuvering leads her into an epic confrontation with an increasingly powerful Desmond.
Ten thousand years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen establish the fabled sect and female order that would become known as the Bene Gesserit to control the future of humankind.
Acting
Emily Watson's whispered menace could start a religion.
Production
Harkonnen homeworld finally gets its gothic cathedral moment.
Writing
Making the Bene Gesserit origins feel inevitable, not prequel-bait.
Creators
Alison Schapker, Diane Ademu-John
Emily Watson
Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen
Olivia Williams
Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen
Travis Fimmel
Desmond Hart
Jodhi May
Empress Natalya Arat Corrino
Sarah-Sofie Boussnina
Princess Ynez Corrino
Chloe Lea
Sister Lila
Chris Mason
Keiran Atreides
Mark Strong
Emperor Javicco Corrino
Jade Anouka
Sister Theodosia
Edward Davis
Harrow Harkonnen
Faoileann Cunningham
Sister Jen
Aoife Hinds
Sister Emeline
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This adapts 'Sisterhood of Dune' by Brian Herbert, not Frank's original works — the first Dune screen project without his direct source material.
The show's existence proves Villeneuve's Dune resurrected an entire cinematic universe that Lynch and Jodorowsky couldn't sustain.
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