There's a disturbingly sinister presence peering from a dark nebulous realm in the season finale of HBO's " Dune: Prophecy ," which ended its short-but-satisfying debut season this past Sunday night with a multitude of revelations, unexpected deaths, family truths unveiled, and the arrival on one notorious desert planet named Arrakis.

Dune: Prophecy ends with many major plot points to explore in its second season, including the destruction of a major planet.

Alison Schapker admits she was excited to get to the desert planet after it was "kept at a distance the whole season" The post ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Showrunner Promises Much More Arrakis in Season 2 appeared first on TheWrap.

No, the Rock was nowhere to be found on the season finale of HBO ’s Dune: Prophecy. Instead, it’s a different rock taking center stage: Arrakis, the desert planet at the heart of Frank Herbert’s novels on which the show is based.

Dune: Prophecy Season 1 ends in a way that neatly sets the table for Season 2. Thankfully, HBO has already confirmed that Dune: Prophecy Season 2 is happening. The news broke at the end of a virtual press conference with showrunner Alison Schapker and stars Emily Watson and Olivia Williams on Thursday.

Prophecy wrapped up last night with "The High-Handed Enemy," an eventful episode that left many of our characters in new and unexpected places. On Wallach IX, Dorotea — a Bene Gesserit sister killed decades ago — took over the body of her granddaughter Lila (Chloe Lea) and is now trying to steer the Sisterhood in a whole new direction.

The very last line of the very last scene of the very last episode of a show’s first season is where “the path to our enemy begins”? (Emphasis mine.) What were we doing for the past six hours, then? Sitting in a waiting room?

It took six episodes, dozens of burning bodies, some Spice snorting, and too many betrayals to count, but Dune: Prophecy’sfirst season has finally come to an end. And, as did much of the first season,

Prophecy promises a conclusion packed with betrayals and shocking revelations when it airs on HBO. Valya faces a traitor within the Brotherhood as the presence of Shai-Hulud looms over the story. Can the Sisters reclaim their power in the Empire?

Dune: Prophecy stars Emily Watson (who plays Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen) and Olivia Williams (who plays Reverend Mother Tula Harkonnen), along with showrunner and executive producer Alison Schapker,

Dune: Prophecy has blown it all up. Not literally — but in a season that started with careful backroom deals and manipulations, Prophecy’s finale putting all the maneuvering into the open is a dramatic tone shift for the series.