HBO's Prequel Series DUNE: THE SISTERHOOD Adds Three New Cast Members
HBO’s Dune prequel series Dune: The Sisterhood has added three new cast members to its roster with Mark Strong (Shazam!, 1917), Jade Anouka (Last Christmas, His Dark Materials), and Chris Mason (Riverdale, Broadchurch.
The series is set 10,000 years before the events of Dune and is based on the novel Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. Per the official logline, the show “follows the Harkonnen Sisters (Emily Watson, Shirley Henderson) as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect known as the Bene Gesserit.”
Strong will star as Emperor Javicco Corrino, described as “a man from a great line of war-time Emperors, who is called upon to govern the Imperium and manage a fragile peace.”
Anouka will play Sister Theodosia, said to be “a talented and ambitious acolyte at the Sisterhood who harbors a dangerous secret about her past.”
Mason will appear as Keiran Atreides, described as “a Swordmaster to a Great House whose ambition to live up to his family name is disrupted when he forms an unexpected connection to a member of the royal family.”
The series is currently in production. Are you looking forward to this prequel story?
via: Variety