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

For example, Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson) briefly tells about the Butlerian Jihad (humanity's war against thinking machines) and how it started the infamous grudge between houses Atreides and Harkonnen.

Dune: Prophecy Episode 1 introduced us to its central character Valya Harkonnen. Here, we discuss the character and the actor portraying her.

Dune: Prophecy's executive producer Jordan Goldberg teases a villain that echoes Paul Atreides and a hero with hard edges.

Dune: Prophecy is centered around characters from House Harkonnen, but they don't look like Austin Butler's character from the Dune movies.

Part Two, the first TV series in the franchise takes us back over ten thousand years, following the inner workings of one of the most secretive yet powerful organisations in the universe: the Bene Gesserit.