Dune: Prophecy hailed as 'Game of Thrones in space' after 'epic' debut

The caller Dune prequel bid is airing present and tin beryllium watched with Sky's Black Friday TV deals

Dune: Prophecy has yet landed, with fans of the franchise hailing the caller prequel bid arsenic ‘Game of Thrones successful space’. Airing now, the six-part play takes spot 10,000 years earlier the events of Dune and the ascension of Paul Atreides.

It follows 2 Harkonnen sisters arsenic they combat forces that endanger the aboriginal of humankind and found the fabled sect that volition go known arsenic the Bene Gesserit. Dune: Prophecy is inspired by the 2012 caller Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert – the lad of Dune creator Frank Herbert – and Kevin J. Anderson.

New episodes aerial connected Mondays exclusively connected Sky Atlantic, which is presently included with Sky’s Black Friday deals. Until December 3, Dune fans tin get the Sky Stream, Sky TV and Netflix bundle for its lowest-ever terms of £19 a month, down from the accustomed £26.

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This saves £168 implicit the 24-month word and comes with a caller Sky Stream box, providing entree to the biggest caller shows similar The Penguin and The Day of the Jackal, positive a Netflix subscription astatine nary other cost. Shoppers tin besides save £165 connected a Sky Glass package with TV and Netflix built-in, which has been slashed to £33 erstwhile spreading the cost.

Dune: Prophecy boasts a stacked ensemble formed led by Oscar-nominee Emily Watson arsenic Valya Harkonnen, the person of the Sisterhood. She stars alongside The Crown’s Olivia Williams, The Witcher’s Jodhi May and Kingsman’s Mark Strong.

First announced successful 2019 with Dune manager Denis Villeneuve attached to nonstop the pilot, the bid has gone done respective changes down the scenes, with Lost and Westworld shaper Alison Schapker yet taking the helm arsenic showrunner. On uncovering the equilibrium betwixt honouring the erstwhile Dune titles portion crafting a caller bid with its ain originative freedoms, Schapker told Forbes: “That was immoderate of the needle we wanted to thread due to the fact that we person specified tremendous respect for the root material.

“Everyone is influenced by Frank Herbert’s Dune successful the writers country and everyone has treated Brian and Kevin’s novels similar a seminal text. We are perpetually turning backmost to root material.

“Denis’ films acceptable a immense barroom – I deliberation unlocked Dune for truthful galore people, successful presumption of conscionable creating a satellite that was some mind-blowing, but besides believable and grounded. So, that was besides a happening we wanted to thread – but also, longform tv is its ain beast and we truly wanted to make a communicative that had capable determination to truly propulsion you in.”

Since the debut occurrence premiered connected Monday (November 18), fans person flocked to societal media to stock their reaction. Viewers person said they’re already ‘hooked’ connected the bid that’s been hailed arsenic ‘Game of Thrones successful space’.

Writing connected X, @JorgieWrites said: “Dune: Prophecy is epic, sexy and has large drama. I emotion it. It’s riveting to spot the amusement acceptable the signifier for the Dune films and besides explores a fewer sides of Dune that aren’t explored successful them.”

@griffithxjonson said: “Wow. I was sceptical going into Dune: Prophecy but aft the archetypal occurrence I’m each in. It’s genuinely Game of Thrones successful space. It feels refreshingly antithetic than the movies and feels monolithic and epic.”

@posaidwhat said: “The archetypal occurrence was solid. It’s precise absorbing [and] had maine hooked. The CGI/visuals/cinematography are incredible. The communicative is precise intriguing. Characters are solid. The amusement itself is solid. I’m looking guardant to seeing wherever this goes.”

@KQTx19 said: “Dune: Prophecy is truthful good. It truly captures the vibes I got from the books and the 2 large movies.”

@BiblioTheory said: “I truly enjoyed it. Learning astir the commencement of the Bene Gesserit was precise interesting. The caput machines were besides a bully touch. Political tension, sci-fi powers, conniving plots and worms. Ready to spot what comes next.”

However, not everyone has been truthful positive, arsenic @marfleeta said: “Dune: Prophecy is simply a spot mid and can’t comparison to the epic Denis Villeneuve films. A spot of a bore and not engaged. It conscionable shows however epic and cinematic Villeneuve’s films are.”

Sky isn’t the lone marque kicking disconnected its Black Friday merchantability early, arsenic Virgin Media has besides slashed the prices of its TV and broadband plans. Virgin is offering up to £255 disconnected a scope of bundles that see much than 200 TV channels – including Sky Cinema and Sky Sports – and fibre broadband with speeds up to 1,130Mbps, arsenic good arsenic 3 months of escaped Disney+ astatine nary other cost.