Production has commenced on the eight-episode second season of HBO Original drama series Dune: Prophecy, from showrunner Alison Schapker. Filming is taking place in Hungary, Jordan, and Spain. Season one received four Emmy® nominations this year.
Newly announced cast:
- Indira Varma (Coldwater, The Night Manager, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One) – note that Indira Varma was originally cast as Empress Natalya for Season 1, but unfortunately had to be replaced when the series underwent revisions.
- Ashley Walters (Top Boy, Adolescence, Bullet Boy)
- Tom Hollander (HBO’s The White Lotus, The Night Manager, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans)
Returning cast:
- Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen
- Olivia Williams as Tula Harkonnen
- Travis Fimmel as Desmond Hart
- Jodhi May as Empress Natalya
- Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as Princess Ynez Corrino
- Josh Heuston as Constantine Corrino
- Chloe Lea as Sister Lila
- Jade Anouka as Sister Theodosia
- Faoileann Cunningham as Sister Jen
- Edward Davis as Harrow Harkonnen
- Aoife Hinds as Sister Emeline
- Chris Mason as Keiran Atreides
- Shalom Brune-Franklin as Mikaela
- Jessica Barden as Young Valya Harkonnen
- Emma Canning as Young Tula Harkonnen
- Yerin Ha as Young Kasha Jinjo
- Barbara Marten as Sister Avila
- Tessa Bonham Jones as Lady Shannon Richese
Synopsis of Season 1:
From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled order that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.
Credits:
Alison Schapker serves as showrunner and executive producer. Jordan Goldberg, Mark Tobey, Kevin Lau, Monica Owusu-Breen, Matthew King, Scott Z. Burns, and Jon Spaihts serve as executive producers alongside Brian Herbert, Byron Merritt, and Kim Herbert for the Frank Herbert estate. Kevin J. Anderson serves as co-producer. The series is co-produced by HBO and Legendary Television with Legendary also producing the film franchise. Dune: Prophecy is inspired by the novel Sisterhood of Dune, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.