The management of David Zaslav in front of Warner Bros. Discovery It is the most criticized in the industry, but there is no doubt that at least it has clear priorities. Zaslav has decided to continue taking advantage of the main intellectual properties under the broad umbrella of Warner y HBOwhich implies an inexhaustible accumulation of related Movies and series. the dragon house and the nextto The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms emanating from game of thrones, The Penguin of The Batmanthe new series of Harry Potter…
Also Dune: The Prophecy. The same year that Denis Villeneuve finished its adaptation of the novel by Frank Herbert (sweeping the box office and having great options for the Oscar race), HBO and Max released a spin-off series. Dune: The Prophecy is set some 10,000 years ago of the story narrated by Villeneuve, loosely based on The Brotherhood of Dune: novel written by Frank's son, Brian Herbertcon Kevin J. Anderson once his father died.
The brotherhood tells how two Harkonnen sisters (Emily Watson y Olivia Williams) founded the Bene Gesserit. The series has gone down quite well, and according to Hollywood Reporter has been renewed by a second season before the first broadcasts its last episode, this December 22. Alison Schapkerthe showrunner of Dune: The Brotherhoodgave the news very pleased at a press conference.
“We are very excited and grateful for the support of our Legendary partners and, above all, for being able to continue working with these incredible people in front and behind the cameraand to be able to continue telling this story,” Schapker declared. Subsequently Sarah Aubrey programming manager at Max, said that “Dune: The Prophecy has captivated audiences around the world thanks to the visionary leadership of the showrunner and executive producer Alison Schapker, who will continue to guide this great story of truth and power”.
“We are very grateful to our partners at Legendary and to our extraordinary team for their service to the Imperium. “We are excited to collaborate with this team again and see what they have in store.” It is assumed that since its premiere the November 17 the pilot of Dune: The Prophecy has added 15 million viewersensuring renewal. In addition to Watson and Williams, in its cast we find other faces such as Mark Strong y Travis Fimmel.
Dune: The Prophecy It is not the only expansion of Dune that continues after the Part Two of the main story. Warner has already convinced Villeneuve to direct a third installment that would be based on The messiah of Dune, and it would definitively conclude the story of the Paul Atreides that he has played Timothée Chalamet for the big screen.
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