Travis Fimmel (Vikings, Raised By Wolves) has been solid in HBO Max’s Dune prequel collection Dune: The Sisterhood. He joins the beforehand solid Emily Watson (Chernobyl) and Shirley Henderson (Harry Potter), Sarah-Sofie Boussnina (The Colony), Shalom Brune-Franklin (The Vacationer), Indira Varma (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Faoileann Cunningham (The Northman), Aoife Hinds (Regular Individuals), and Chloe Lea (Basis).
The story is ready 10,000 years earlier than Paul Atreides even existed, and it follows the Harkonnen Sisters as they fight forces that threaten the way forward for humankind, and set up the fabled sect often called the Bene Gesserit. Watson and Henderson will painting Valya Harkonnen and Tula Harkonnen, respectively, the formidable Harkonnen Sisters, who’ve risen to energy within the Sisterhood.
Fimmel will tackle the position of Desmond Hart, a personality described as “a charismatic soldier with an enigmatic previous, who seeks to achieve the Emperor’s belief on the expense of the Sisterhood.” That is going to be an amazing position for Fimmel to tackle.
The collection is “designed to co-exist” with the Dune movies, and the story is instructed “via the eyes of a mysterious order of girls often called the Bene Gesserit. Given extraordinary skills by their mastery of the physique and the thoughts, the Bene Gesserit expertly weave via the feudal politics and intrigue of The Imperium, pursuing plans of their very own that can in the end make them the enigmatic planet Arrakis, recognized to its inhabitants as Dune.”
John Spaihts, who co-wrote Dune’s script, additionally wrote The Sisterhood, and through a earlier interview, he mentioned: “The Bene Gesserit have at all times been fascinating to me. Focusing a collection round that highly effective order of girls appeared not solely related and galvanizing however a dynamic setting for the tv collection.”
The collection was created by Diane Ademu-John (The Haunting of Bly Manor, The Originals, and The Vampire Diaries), who additionally serves as its showrunner. Alison Schapker serves as co-showrunner and government producer. Johan Renck (Chernobyl) will direct the premiere episode and government produce. Denis Villeneuve is producing the collection.
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