There is some promising news on the development status of Dune: The Sisterhood. The show serves as a prequel spinoff to Denis Villeneuve's 2021 sci-fi epic, Dune, which starred Timothée Chalamet as the leading Paul Atreides. The series will reportedly track the history of the Bene Gesserit, the pseudo-religious all-women organization whose agenda is to ascend the human race with the advent of their chosen one, the Kwisatz Haderach. Details on Dune: The Sisterhood have been slim of late. Last year it was announced that Diane Ademu-John would serve as the showrunner with screenwriter Jon Spaihts and Villeneuve executive producing. But there has been no movement since then, causing many to wonder if the show has encountered some production roadblock.

However, a new report by Deadline now confirms that Dune: The Sisterhood remains on firm ground and is moving forward smoothly. In fact, the series has already begun the casting process.


The news comes as an encouraging update in the wake of the Warner Bros. Discovery merger, which has led to some drastic strategy shifts that resulted in the cancellation of the nearly complete Batgirl movie, as well structural changes at HBO/ HBO Max that saw over 70 employees been laid off. Considering the developing situation, many would have expected progress on Dune: The Sisterhood to slow down. But fortunately, that is not the case and the show continues to remain on track. Earlier, Villeneuve didn't disclose if Rebecca Ferguson's Lady Jessica would be recast with a younger actress for the prequel show. But considering casting is now underway on Dune: The Sisterhood, perhaps more concrete details will be announced soon.