Prophecy" episode 1 ahead! Screenwriters Schapker and Ademu-John keep a tight rein on the series' dour tone and bleak visuals that do present flashes of pure sci-fi geekiness, like the premiere episode's Butlerian Jihad clash with the thinking machines paired with Valya's passionate voice-over of how the Harkonnens were branded cowards and banished.

Dune: Prophecy episode 1 "The Hidden Hand" showcases everything that can go wrong when bringing Frank Herbert's world to the screen.

Dune: Prophecy Episode 1 is around the corner and here we reveal the release date and time for the show's premiere.

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for Dune: Prophecy Episode 1.

What is a thinking machine? Is the Sisterhood the Bene Gesserit? We have your Dune: Prophecy episode 1 answers here.

Prophecy has stepped into that Sunday night slot to keep us entertained. The show from Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker takes place years before the rule of Atreides, and critics say the new series "delivers twist after twist" in this tale,

Dune: Prophecy has officially landed at Max as of Sunday, Nov. 17 when the series premiered. The prequel show follows the establishment of the Bene Gesserit years before the events of Denis Villeneuve's two films starring Zendaya,

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The origins of the mysterious Bene Gesserit are explored in a new Dune series, premiering tonight on HBO and streaming on Max.

The "Dune" Universe is expanding on HBO. The latest installment in the sprawling sci-fi series - "Dune: Prophecy" - takes the story back 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides and looks at the early days of the Bene Gesserit and a galaxy still reeling from a war with the "thinking machines.