Dune: The Sisterhood announces five new additions to its cast, including The Colony's Sarah-Sofie Boussnina and Foundation's Chloe Lea.
Dune: The Sisterhood has cast five more characters for HBO Max's upcoming Dune prequel television series. Based on Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's novel Sisterhood of Dune, Dune: The Sisterhood follows the Harkonnen Sisters 10,000 years before the events of Denis Villeneuve's 2021 film. Played by Emily Watson and Shirley Henderson, the Sisters, Valya and Tula Harkonnen, are tasked with stopping threatening forces in the Known Universe. Their story acts as a prominent look at the Dune series' ancient and influential Bene Gesserit sect.
In the Dune universe, the Bene Gesserit are a group of women with unique abilities that influence the events of the universe from the shadows, acting in roles from scientists to royalty. Dune establishes that Jessica Atreides, mother of protagonist Paul Atreides, is a Bene Gesserit that sought to train her son as the Kwisatz Haderach, a prophesied chosen one with prescient abilities and the only male Bene Gesserit. Dune: The Sisterhood will be using an ipressve cast to document the origins of the shadowy organization, including Game of Thrones star Indria Varma, who will be portraying the calculating Empress Natalya.
According to Deadline, Dune: The Sisterhood has cast five more actors in prominent roles for the show. Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Shalom Bruce-Franklin, Faoileann Cunningham, Aoife Hinds, and Chloe Lea were announced as oncoming cast members for the series, complete with character descriptions for each of their roles. Boussinina will portray Princess Ynez, heir to the Golden Lion throne, while Bruce-Franklin will play Fremen woman Mikaela. Cunningham, Hinds, and Lea will be playing Sister Jen, Sister Emeline, and Lila respectively, each character associated with the Sisterhood School.
With Dune: Part Two still filming, aiming for a November 3, 2023 release date, it's likely that Dune: The Sisterhood won't see the small screen until Frank Herbert's original novel has been fully adapted. While this does open the door for possible references to the Dune films, the story's place 10,000 years prior to Paul's story on Arrakis means there's a chance viewers will get a far-removed, unique experience out of the show. Given the expanding cast, it's likely that audiences will catch more glimpses of the Dune universe from perspectives that will go unseen in the films.
