Dune: Prophecy is proving to be an intriguing addition to the Dune universe. Set 10,000 years before the events of Frank Herbert's titular novel (which inspired the Denis Villeneuve films), Dune: Prophecy chronicles the origins of the Bene Gesserit the mysterious society who manipulates events to set humanity on a more enlightened path. Mother Valya Harkonnen (played by Emily Watson in the present and Jessica Barden in the past) starts a grand plan to cement the Imperial's control of the planet Arrakis; that plan is soon threatened by soldier Desmond Hart (Travis Fimmel), who seeks to lessen the Bene Gesserit's influence on the Empire.