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Max’sDune:ProphecybringsThe End of the F***ing Worldactress Jessica Barden on board for the prequel series. The long-gestating show has been in early development since 2019, but dueto several issues, including the change of showrunners, it has experienced a delay.
Originally namedDune: The Sisterhood, as inspired by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson’sSisterhood of Dunenovel, the upcoming series has been confirmed and is ready to go.
Jessica Barden Officially Joins House Harkonnen InDune: Prophecy
Varietyreported the casting of Jessica Barden as young Valya Harkonnen, which the character has been described as, “Ambitious, stubborn and forceful.” The description continued:
“Young Valya Harkonnen dreams of restoring her family’s noble status. When a tragedy shatters her plans for the future, she finds herself on a new path that leads to the Sisterhood.”
The prequel series official logline claims thatDune: Prophecy“follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit” This will occur “10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides.”
Original showrunner Johan Renck worked with the series, but the project seemed to have been experiencing so much turbulence at the time. It changed showrunners a couple of times before Renck took over and left in the end. He shared viaThe Playlist:
“I was fiddling with that for a moment, but yeah, I’m not involved in that at all. At least, I think—I might still be an executive producer on it, but I’m not involved in it now.”
It’s a shame that he’s no longer attached to the series given how massive the franchise ofDenis Villeneuve’sDunehas become. Still, Renck thinks it happens a lot in the industry.
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“The reason I got involved to some extent with Dune was that I’m a massive fan of the David Lynch Dune movie, the original one from the eighties,” the filmmaker shared of how he met the franchise. He further added that “there was a lot of stuff that was going on, but no one can be held responsible.”
Fans Get Excited With Jessica Barden JoiningDune: Prophecy
Dunefans were quite ecstatic when they heard Jessica Barden is joining the set ofDune: Prophecy. Apart fromThe End of the F***ing World, she also starred inAmerican Horror StoriesandPieces of Her, a Netflix limited series. Check out their tweets below:
She is an incredible actor.pic.twitter.com/9aT1tZDjNf
— Fernansh Era (@BrunoFernanshh)August 04, 2025
Anyone who’s seen “The End of the F***ing World” knows this is an incredible casting
— Mona (@RealMona_)July 16, 2025
Phenomenal actress
— MightyB (AJ) (@Josiahhh444)August 01, 2025
https://twitter.com/Dataflixed/status/1790744424202506716
when i say i’m so fucking excited for this
— CHANI MOLTISANTI 💋 (@LIKE_GRRAH)June 17, 2025
I can see itpic.twitter.com/tnEqNIfza3
— Dumut (@theflenzer)June 21, 2025
Sisters Valya and Tula Harkonnen, who serve as ancestors to Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, Lady Jessica, and Paul Atreides, will be the main characters in the series and will see both of them establish and build the exceptionally powerful religious sect known as the Bene Gesserit.
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The series was originally scheduled for a 2024 release, but this has been scrapped after numerous delays. As of the moment, no official release date has been confirmed. Alison Schapker took over the job as showrunner and executive producer.
Dunemovies are available to watch on Netflix.
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