On its surface, the Dune universe is run by men. The Dune movies are about the chosen one, Paul Atreides, and his ascension ...

The women of Dune mirror many real-life figures from history—and many from myth, too. Herbert was an avid reader and scholar, with interests that spanned topics from history to ecology.

HBO’s “Dune: Prophecy,” set 10,000 years before the events of ‘Dune,’ follows a group of superhuman women fighting to maintain power in the galaxy.

Women and how they wield power are at the center of HBO's new series Dune: Prophecy, a prequel to the epic first imagined by Frank Herbert in the 1960s. The six-episode season, debuting Sunday on ...

In ‘Dune: Prophecy,’ women lead and vie for power In HBO’s “Dune: Prophecy,” set 10,000 years before Denis Villeneuve’s films, Emily Watson, left, is Valya Harkonnen, and Olivia ...

In Dune: Part Two, Denis Villeneuve flips the script – there are more action sequences in the sequel compared to 2021's Dune, more sandworm-riding, and more at risk.However, there are also ...

Olivia Williams says her "Dune: Prophecy" character Tula cares more about the power of her mystical sisterhood, the Bene Gesserit, than the young women who belong to it.

The women of Dune mirror many real-life figures from history—and many from myth, too. Herbert was an avid reader and scholar, with interests that spanned topics from history to ecology.

HBO’s “Dune: Prophecy,” set 10,000 years before the events of ‘Dune,’ follows a group of superhuman women fighting to maintain power in the galaxy.