Great news for prequel Dune on HBO Max

Great news for the upcoming Dune prequel to HBO Max, as the show has roped in a genius director.

Dune was a masterpiece and HBO Max smells more possibilities. In addition to a sequel, the streaming service is also working on a prequel series. It is unprecedentedly difficult to process the complicated source material in a series. But if anyone can do that, it is Johan Renck. Don’t be alarmed if you don’t know that name. Don’t be alarmed if everyone will know him soon.

Dune prequel gets brilliant director

The Dune prequel Dune: The Sisterhood will in any case be directed by Johan Renck for the first two episodes, Variety reports. He will also serve as an executive producer. Who is Renck? Previously, he was the director of the HBO Max masterpiece Chernobyl. The beautifully shot series breathed detailed management and Renck invariably ensures that.

He also worked as a director on Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Bloodline and Vikings. Each and every one of them top series that undoubtedly got better because of him. And for the music lovers, also in the music world, the Swedish director is renowned for his work with Madonna, David Bowie, Beyoncé and Chris Cornell.

Dune: The Sisterhood

But what exactly is Dune: The Sisterhood about? The series is set 10,000 years before the events of the Dune movie. That sounds long, but this sci-fi series is set 20,000 years into our future. Basically, the universe will look roughly the same in The Sisterhood as it does in the movie.

The Dune prequel is all about the Harkonnen Sisters, a group of women who will later found the Bene Gesserit. You know, the fortune tellers with unprecedented power over the universe.