So. Let’s pause for a recap: Valya Harkonnen, ancestor of the primary villains within the movies, is among the founding leaders of the Truthsayers/Bene Gesserit, the witchy puppet masters of the franchise. She’s finessing her order’s method into the Imperial dynasty, Home Corrino, who will lead the galaxy till Timothée makes Walken bend the knee in Dune: Half II. No actual signal of Home Atreides but. And sorry to Zendaya followers—whereas we spot a Fremen in episode 1, we possible received’t see any ancestors of her character Chani, a real lady of the folks, in HBO’s courtly intrigue drama.
All this strains up properly with Villeneuve’s movies, and, as a bonus, is pretty in keeping with canon. That’s not stunning, as Kevin J. Anderson is a credited producer on the venture (he was additionally a artistic marketing consultant, or loremaster, on Villeneuve’s movies). Anderson co-wrote all 15 (sure, 15) Dune prequel novels with Frank Herbert’s son Brian, and the sequence seems to be following their Nice Colleges of Dune trilogy, notably Sisterhood of Dune.
If there’s an X consider Dune: Prophecy, it’s Desmond Hart, the mysterious soldier performed by Travis Fimmel of Vikings fame. He returns to Salusa Secundus after surviving an ambush on Arrakis—the planet the place the primary movies are set. As your Massive Dune Man, I’ve racked my brains and are available up brief—I’m undecided who this man is, however he’s very clearly as much as one thing, sidling as much as the Emperor with guarantees of service. Name him Area Rasputin.
Hart is a reminder of what every thing on this world is all about. It’s known as Dune, in any case. The planet Dune, AKA Arrakis, is the one supply of the spice melange, the universe’s most vital commodity. Individuals use it as a meals product, however it’s additionally a strong psychedelic and a necessary useful resource for house journey. Think about you might have one substance that’s like cinnamon, psilocybin, and crude oil underpinning the worldwide financial system, and also you needed to provide all the earth from one deposit in New Zealand. It will be sophisticated. That’s why Corrino is marrying off to Ynez—to dealer an alliance that can give him the army power to pacify Arrakis. And it’s why folks pay attention when Hart returns from the desert whispering of conspiracy and the supernatural.
The world of Dune—with its big worms, spiritual cults, and funky neologisms—is famously bizarre, however HBO appears to have pulled out the political machinations and twisted households within the franchise’s core. For those who can hold your eye on the gamers, you’ll be able to benefit from the drama with out understanding the lingo or how Chalamet matches in. However Dune rewards those that dive into the unusual, and the present appears poised to go deep.
