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Dune: Prophecy’s First Episodes Have Screened, And Critics Mostly Agree On HBO’s ‘Frequently Stellar’ Prequel Series

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HBO's 'Dune: Prophecy' prequel series impresses critics with its 'frequently stellar' dive into the franchise's origins.
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  • Critics got an early look at the first four episodes and say the series delivers an engrossing origin story for the Bene Gesserit sisterhood, set 10,000 years before the events of the main 'Dune' saga.
  • The show stars Valya and Tula Harkonnen, two key figures in establishing the Bene Gesserit, and could provide crucial backstory for the central conflicts and power struggles in the larger 'Dune' universe.
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Valya Harkonnen, Tula Harkonnen, Timothée Chalamet, HBO, Dune: Prophecy, Dune: Part Two, Dune 3
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