The second teaser for HBO Max's *Dune: Prophecy*, a prequel series to Denis Villeneuve's hit *Dune* films, has introduced Bollywood star Tabu as Sister Francesca. The Warner Bros Discovery-owned streamer released the teaser in the evening and announced that the six-episode series will debut in November this year.
Tabu, renowned for her roles in films like ‘The Namesake’ and ‘Life of Pi’ and the BBC miniseries ‘A Suitable Boy’, makes a brief appearance near the end of the teaser. Her character, Sister Francesca, is portrayed as “strong, intelligent, and alluring,” leaving a significant impact. According to the creators, “Once a great love of the Emperor, her return to the palace disrupts the power balance in the capital.”
The series is set 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert’s seminal novel “Dune”, which was recently adapted into two films by Denis Villeneuve. In the 2021 and 2023 films, Charlotte Rampling portrayed Reverend Mother Mohiam, the Emperor’s Bene Gesserit Truthsayer, while Lady Jessica, the Bene Gesserit mother of the protagonist Paul (played by Timothée Chalamet), was featured prominently.
“Dune: Prophecy”, based on the novel “Sisterhood of Dune” by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson, was formerly titled “Dune: The Sisterhood”.
