List of Dune: Prophecy characters
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Dune: Prophecy is an American science fiction television series developed by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker for HBO. Set in Frank Herbert's Dune universe, the series focuses on the origins of the Bene Gesserit, a powerful social, religious, and political force whose members possess superhuman powers and abilities after undergoing years of intense physical and mental conditioning. Dune: Prophecy is a prequel to the 2021 Denis Villeneuve film Dune, which adapts the first half the 1965 novel of the same name by Frank Herbert, and it takes place some 10,000 years before the events of the film. The series, which draws on, but is set after, the Great Schools of Dune novel trilogy (2012–2016) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, is produced by Legendary Television, with Schapker serving as showrunner, writer, and executive producer.
The series stars Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen, leader of the Sisterhood; Olivia Williams as Tula Harkonnen, Valya's younger sister; Travis Fimmel as Desmond Hart, an Imperial soldier; and Mark Strong as Emperor Javicco Corrino. The rest of the ensemble cast includes Jodhi May as Javicco's consort, Empress Natalya; Sarah-Sofie Boussnina as their daughter and heir, Princess Ynez-Arat; Shalom Brune-Franklin as Mikaela, a Fremen spy for the Sisterhood; Jade Anouka as Sister Theodosia, an acolyte of the Sisterhood; and Chris Mason as Keiran Atreides, the Swordmaster of House Corrino.
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Valya Harkonnen
Valya Harkonnen, portrayed by Emily Watson, is the Mother Superior of the Sisterhood, a secretive, matriarchal order whose members undergo intense physical training and mental conditioning to obtain superhuman abilities. In the series, she faces threats to the Sisterhood's plans for humanity.
Watson's casting in the role was announced in October 2022. In May 2024, Jessica Barden was cast as the younger version of Valya.
Valya is introduced as a young woman in the Great Schools of Dune trilogy of novels (2012–2016) by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
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