The Dune universe is large and expansive and about to be even more so,
HBO has announced, below, that its Dune series, Dune: Prophecy, has just started filming its second season and while season one was six episodes, season 2 will have eight episodes.
The new season will see a new batch of actors joining the cast, including Game of Thrones’ Indira Varma, Adolescence’s Ashley Walters and Pirates of the Caribbean’s Tom Hollander.
Related news:
Dune: Part Three has wrapped production.
Starring Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Anya Taylor-Joy, Robert Pattinson and Rebecca Ferguson.
In theaters December 18, 2026.
With Dune: Part Three hitting cinemas during the 2026 Christmas season, it seems likely Dune: Prophecy will arrive on our small screens sometime in 2027.
Watch the announcement here:
Keep the spice flowing. #DuneProphecy Season 2 is in production with new cast members Indira Varma, Ashley Walters, and Tom Hollander. pic.twitter.com/4HfNP219pO
— HBO Max (@hbomax) November 11, 2025
From the expansive universe of Dune, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, DUNE: 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. DUNE: PROPHECY is inspired by the novel SISTERHOOD OF DUNE, written by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
The show stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Camilla Beeput, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning, and Yerin Ha.
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Alison Schapker serves as showrunner and executive producer. Diane Ademu-John co-developed the series and serves as executive producer. Anna Foerster executive produced and directed multiple episodes including the first. Jordan Goldberg, Mark Tobey, John Cameron, Matthew King, Scott Z. Burns, and Jon Spaihts executive produce with New York Times bestselling author Brian Herbert, along with Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert as executive producers for the Frank Herbert estate. New York Times bestselling author Kevin J. Anderson serves as co-producer.
The series is co-produced by HBO and Legendary Television with Legendary also producing the film franchise that has released two installments to critical acclaim, the first of which garnered six Academy Awards®.
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