DUNE: PROPHECY | Everything You Need to Know About the DUNIVERSE

Let the Spice flow, Dunatics! As fans prepare to return to the world of Dune with the new HBO Max series, Dune: Prophecy, Nerdist's resident Dune expert is here to break down everything you need to know about this latest entry and how it fits into the Duniverse.

00:00 - Intro
08:35 - Dune Prophecy
10:15 - Character Introductions
19:06 - What is the Prophecy?

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[gettingreadywithjules]

Someone give this man an Honorable masters degree

[MrAndy]

Post appreciated and looking forward to this take on the franchise 🤘🏼👀

[SpaceyMonkey]

I just wanna see an acolyte go through the spice agony. Preferably numerous acolytes, with some failing. I'm not big on the Brian Herbert/KJ Anderson expansions to the canon, but I'm keeping an open mind. Show looks promising, hopefully sets up a greater universe that will later support the adaptation of the post Messiah books. I want my God Emperor!

[grtbigtreehugger]

Many thanks for this comprehensive backgrounder! Much appreciated!

[KingOfMadCows]

The Brian Herbert books are not very good. They move away from the philosophy and scheming of the original books and are more focused on action. They basically conclude the main series by assembling a superhero team of all the main characters from the original books and having them team up to fight a big Avengers/Justice League type battle against the machines.

Also, in the original books, the poison transmutation was more a byproduct of the Bene Gesserit's perfect control of their internal biology and chemistry. They could use their biological control to stop their aging if they wanted to, but the practice was taboo.

[rondafulfer]

Had me at "I was in the middle of something." Liked/subscribed.

[Real]

First reviews say it's too much of just an IP pleaser, doesn't really do the content service. It's definitely no Denis production.

But I hope it's still decent.

[JiMMyCalrissian]

Never knew Nerdist was owned by Legendary

[WilliamJames]

I'm betting Mark Strong is killed off in ep 1.

[AlbAlPasa]

Makes no sense that they don’t use simple technologies like lie detectors but they use giant spaceships.

[jaredk]

The prequel Brian books were fun, at least up until Princess of Dune. Brian couldnt capture Franks characters at all. Young Leto, young Jessica, young Paul, Duncan, all were oversimplified drool.

Legends though was fun. Occasionally stupid - androids big bads that show up to be beaten way too easily.... But fun.

[timshaw]

The Dune snobbery is kinda laughable - I appreciate the art and scope of Frank Herberts universe, and recognise that the 'Young Herbert' series of books aren't a patch on the original 6 - BUT seeing 2 (soon 3) films and the Prophecy series becoming a reality (something that was probably never even dreamed of after the financial flop of the 1984 film) I think is only a good thing. It could've been a whole lot worse - look at Rings of Power and the butchery of Tolkien lore and canon. I don't view the new films or this series as doing this, I see them very much as a welcome evolution and keeps the original Dream of Dune alive. Nobody is forcing the Dune snobs to partake of any of the reimaginings, but they're still going to grumble.

[athanatic]

Please try not to use the word "supernatural" as it is neither correct, nor welcome into a universe with no clear named god as far as I can see, we lost that dangerous meme! The Fremen certainly have a tradition and superstitions, but recesses in civilization frequently do this until they reunite with greater society where those things are "quaint" perhaps?

[gmonorail]

this primitive and sloppy overview has young herbert fingerprints all over it