Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) looking serious in Dune with Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen from Dune: Prophecy
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Set centuries before the events of Dune: Part One and Part Two, Max's Dune: Prophecy miniseries promises to explore the origins of the mysterious Bene Gesserit order. Tasked with guiding the Known Universe — and humanity — along what they deem to be the best possible path, the Bene Gesserit have all manner of strange and superhuman abilities.
Dune: Prophecy Will Explain The Conflict That Destroyed Dune's Thinking Machines The Butlerian Jihad Had A Profound, Centuries-Long Impact On Dune's Universe Close Those who have watched the Dune films have likely noticed that Frank Herbert's sci-fi world is not populated by the typical technological advancements that fill Star Wars, Star Trek, and other epic sci-fi series' universes.
Centuries before Paul's story, the universe was subject to the Butlerian Jihad. Also dubbed the Great Revolt, the Jihad was a crusade against all thinking machines, computers, and conscious robots. With humans insisting that "man may not be replaced," the complete destruction of all intelligent machines throughout the known worlds ensued. Notably, this had a massive impact on humanity's socio-political and technological development.
That said, if the rest of the Dune saga is to be adapted to the screen, the introduction of the human vs. thinking machine conflict must be handled properly. While the first two Dune films focused on Paul's story and cut some of the novel's sub-plots, Dune: Prophecy has the unique opportunity to set the stage not just for Paul's journey, but for the story of all of humanity by grounding Dune's narrative in the Butlerian Jihad and its immediate aftermath.
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