The fact that it has persisted for 10,000 years highlights its fundamental importance to Frank Herbert's universe.

There’s a whole new generation of Atreides and Harkonnen families introduced in HBO’s prequel series “Dune: Prophecy,” set 10,000 years before the events of Denis Villeneuve’s two “Dune” movies. Since the show is set so far in the past,

Return to a time before sandworms and spice, to a period of galactic exploration and expansion that is nearly unknown in “Dune: Prophecy,” the new series that debuts on Max on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 9 p.m.

Prophecy ” showrunner Alison Schapker loved seeing all the Bene Gesserit love this Halloween. “I really enjoyed the cosplay going on out there,” she told IndieWire. To get to tell the origin story of this group of women was a dream for Schapker because she has long been a fan of Herbert’s novels.

Prophecy has dropped its first episode, triggering numerous reactions across social media. While it has received a good response overall, fans have particularly grown curious about the character of Desmond Hart played by Travis Fimmel.

Dune: Prophecy briefly touches upon the Butlerian Jihad, with this past conflict explaining the lack of "robots" in the events of the Dune movies.