Prophecy' is officially a Bene Gesserit origin story, but it often feels like Frank Herbert mapped onto George R.R. Martin. [REVIEW]

HBO bets big on this small-screen extension of Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune'-iverse being their next 'Game of Thrones' blockbuster series. Nice try.

Prior to Denis Villeneuve's acclaimed movies, Frank Herbert's Dune was once dubbed an "unadaptable" story. Dense in lore, with an unwieldy cast of characters and a sometimes awkward mix of harrowing political allegories and otherworldly sci-fi thrills,

Prophecy is here to close us out with a look at some of science fiction's greatest witchy figures: the Bene Gesserit from Frank Herbert's Dune. With their near-supernatural control over their minds and bodies,

Emily Watson, Olivia Williams and Mark Strong lead the cast of a sci-fi drama set over 10,000 years before the events of the Denis Villeneuve-directed movies.

Behind every supposedly "great man," there is not just a woman standing behind him, but an entire sisterhood of supernaturally gifted members pulling the strings. At least, this is the case in "Dune: Prophecy,