Herbert returns to the Bene Gesserit sisterhood throughout the original Dune books, where they mostly serve as antagonists, who struggle with Paul Atreides and his family for control over the Empire and Arrakis, the home of the superdrug Spice (or melange).

With their near-supernatural control over their minds and bodies, the Bene Gesserit Sisters are a force to be reckoned with, and one of the most iconic elements of the Dune univer

On stage at New York Comic Con, actress Jessica Barden shared a little secret from behind the scenes of Dune: Prophecy that she worried audiences wouldn’t get to see on screen. “The footwear was Nike Airs,” Barden laughed. “My first day on set they gave me these shoes and I was like, Whoa, the Dune space dudes wear Nike Airs footwear. ”

Dune: Prophecy hits our screens this weekend, and critics are getting the first say on the series, which serves as a prequel to Denis Villeneuve's Dune universe and follows the lives of the Bene Gesserit.

The promising prequel show is off to an intriguing start The post ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Review: HBO’s Stellar Sci-Fi Series Is Like ‘Game of Thrones’ in Space appeared first on TheWrap.

Dune: Prophecy is a strong start for the sci-fi franchise's new series, which tracks the origin of the Bene Gesserit decades after a major war.

Prophecy and Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies will have a direct connection thanks to a certain type of sci-fi tech.