‘Dune: The Sisterhood’ HBO Max Series Finds A Showrunner In ‘The Haunting Of Bly Manor’ Vet
By Danielle Ryan/July 22, 2021 10:58 am EST
After some minor hiccups, the spice is flowing once more on HBO Max’s Dune television prequel series. The series, titled Dune: The Sisterhood, has a new showrunner in Diane Ademu-John, best known for her work on Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor. Prometheus scribe Jon Spaihts had previously been attached to run the series, but he stepped down in November 2019 to focus on writing the script for the second Dune film.
‘Dune: The Sisterhood’ HBO Max Series Finds A Showrunner In ‘The Haunting Of Bly Manor’ Vet
By Danielle Ryan/July 22, 2021 10:58 am EST
After some minor hiccups, the spice is flowing once more on HBO Max’s Dune television prequel series. The series, titled Dune: The Sisterhood, has a new showrunner in Diane Ademu-John, best known for her work on Netflix’s The Haunting of Bly Manor. Prometheus scribe Jon Spaihts had previously been attached to run the series, but he stepped down in November 2019 to focus on writing the script for the second Dune film.
Dune: The Sisterhood Finds its Leader
Dune: The Sisterhood “explores the future through the eyes of a mysterious order of women: the Bene Gesserit. Given abilities by their mastery of the body and the mind, the Bene Gesserit expertly weave through the feudal politics and intrigue of The Imperium, pursuing plans of their own that will ultimately lead them to the enigmatic planet Arrakis — known to its inhabitants as Dune.”
The series will serve as a prequel for the Dune film. The film was originally supposed to hit theaters last year, but its release was delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. HBO Max ordered the spin-off show straight-to-series in June 2019. Dune movie director Denis Villeneuve is attached to direct the series pilot. Both the series and film are being produced by Legendary.
It’s a big day for Dune news, as the new trailer for the film also dropped. Dune comes to theaters and HBO Max October 22, 2021. There’s currently no release date for Dune: The Sisterhood, but you can expect to see it sooner than later if Dune does as well for Warner Bros and Legendary as they hope. And if you really need your Dune fix now, you can always watch the 1984 David Lynch movie version, streaming now on HBO Max.
