Dune: Prophecy (2024)

Taking place over 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atriedes, this prequel series sets the stage for the Dune-iverse reimagined in the Denis Villeneuve film of 2021 by centering on the Sisterhood, ladies known as “truthsayers” that would eventually transform into the influential political and religious group, the Bene Gesserit. Just before the Mother Superior (Cathy Tyson) passes away, she calls a young Valya Harkonnen (Jessica Barden) to her deathbed and shares her apocalyptic visions, which Valya interprets to mean that the Sisterhood needs to use their influence over the Imperium’s leaders to put one of their own on the throne. Years later after taking out the one who would oppose her, the now Mother Superior Valya (played by Emily Watson) is about to welcome Princess Ynez (Sarah-Sofie Boussnina), daughter of Emperor Corrino (Mark Strong)and Empress Natalya (Jodhi May) for training as a truthsayer, though Nez is also getting ready to marry the nine-year-old son of Duke Richese in exchange for a fleet to help battle the Fremen on Arrakis (where all that seductive spice is). Nez thinks marrying a kid so young will give her years to mold him to her will, but the kid is already pretty stubborn, seeing as he has a penchant for robotic toys, which are outlawed. Nez goes to blow off steam at a club with her brother Constantine (Josh Heuston) and runs into her weapons trainer Kerian Atreides (Chris Mason), and the two steal away to a secluded area where he can plow her with his own sandworm. There’s a nameless nude in a sheer top plus some other shadowy test subjects baring boobs during truthsayer training, but Sarah-Sofie’s dress stays firmly put. Show us your dunes, ladies!