Forget Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, we want the version of Dune where the women rise up and burn their bras. Ok, so maybe not a plot that on the nose, but something of that ilk? Well, Diane Ademu-John, the producer behind The Haunting of Bly Manor has said, "why not?" Together with HBO Max, Ademu-John is creating a series set 10,000 years before Chalamet arrives onto the scene, with the focus on the Harkonnen Sisters. It's called Dune: The Sisterhood, and let's just hope it lands on our screens sooner than Villeneuve's three-part blockbuster.

What is Dune: The Sisterhood about?

For those who haven't immersed themselves into Frank Herbert's 412 page sci-fi tome, let us give you a little bit of context. While little of the plot has been revealed, what we do know is that, as mentioned, the film will follow the Harkonnen Sisters, AKA Valya and Tula. They're a formidable duo (because, women) and they've risen to head a secret organisation called the Sisterhood. Which sounds witchy and fun and feminist as heck.

Anyway, the secret organisation will go on to become the Bene Gesserit, which is a legendary group known for keeping evil at bay and all that good stuff. So those are the crumbs we've been given, for now.

Who is involved?

The best bit, is that two criminally overlooked actors will star as the Harkonnen Sisters. We're talking, Emily Watson from God's Creatures and The Book Thief, among others, as well as Shirley Henderson who you will know as Moaning Myrtle from Harry Potter or hopefully recognise from Bridget Jones' Diary.

Is it linked to Dune?

Yes, it indeed is. Although Denis Villeneuve isn't directing the series, he is overseeing Dune: The Sisterhood as a producer, along with Frank Herbert's son Brian, Scott Z. Burns, Matthew King, John Cameron and Cait Collins.

Release date

At this point in time, no release date has been set.

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