TV
DUNE: PROPHECY
A Song Of Spice And Fire
“I think you’ll find I booked this table, actually.”
★★★★☆
UK Sky Atlantic/NOW, streaming now
US HBO Max, streaming now
Showrunner Alison Schapker
Cast Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Chris Mason, Mark Strong
EPISODES 1.01-1.06 So there are prophecies, various Houses, something big and awful coming, giant monsters, scheming factions and random nude sex scenes. It must be a new Game Of Thrones spin-off, yeah? Oh, hang on – there are spaceships too…
Welcome to Dune: Prophecy, a prequel series set some 10,000 years before the events of Dune. Not that you’d realise – it looks more like it’s set 10 weeks before Dune in terms of tech, social structure and design ethos, but that’s surely a deliberate nod to the books.