It's Too Early to Bury Dune TV Series, But Fans Aren't Sure They're Happy About It 

Dune: The Sisterhood TV series has gone through a lot of turmoil since it was announced for 2019, first losing two co-showrunners, Jon Spaihts and Dana Calvo, followed by the director of the first two episodes, Johan Renck.

One of the leads, Shirley Henderson, who was set to play Tula Harkonnen, also left the project, which led to it being put on hold until replacements were found.

Now, a recent update has finally shed some light on the situation surrounding the series, making it clear that the problems didn't end there, even if the solutions seem to have been found for now.

According to Deadline, Indira Varma, who was set to play Empress Natalya, has been recast due to the actress' scheduling conflicts and will be replaced by Jodhi May. Tula Harkonnen will now be played by Olivia Williams, and Anna Foerster will replace Johan Renck as director of several episodes, including the premiere.

While fans are happy to hear that the series hasn't been quietly scrapped, many of them remain skeptical for several important reasons.

First of all, the involvement of Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, who co-wrote the Dune prequel series, raises questions, as many fans consider their work to be, if not offensively bad, extremely inferior to that of Frank Herbert.

Another thing is that some fans still think that the whole idea of the series is completely unnecessary. It will serve as a prequel to Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies, telling the story of two Harkonnen sisters who found the Bene Gesserit sect 10,000 years before the movies.

Fans feel that explaining the origins of the Bene Gesserit would completely destroy the mythical atmosphere surrounding the organization, so they don't understand the obsession with having a prequel for almost every successful story.

The release date for Dune: The Sisterhood hasn't been announced yet, but it's expected sometime in 2024.

Sources: Deadline, Reddit