The "Dune" Universe is expanding on HBO. The latest installment in the sprawling sci-fi series - "Dune: Prophecy" - takes the story back 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides and looks at the early days of the Bene Gesserit and a galaxy still reeling from a war with the "thinking machines.

There’s a whole new generation of Atreides and Harkonnen families introduced in HBO’s prequel series “Dune: Prophecy,” set 10,000 years before the events of Denis Villeneuve’s two “Dune” movies. Since the show is set so far in the past,

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Dune: Prophecy, which is set around 10,000 years before the Dune films, is based on the novel Sisterhood of Dune, written by Brian Herbet and Kevin J. Anderson. Per HBO, the show "follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit."

"Dune: Prophecy," which premieres Sunday on HBO and Max, will follow the rise of the Bene Gesserit, the enigmatic group of women with supernatural power.

It dives into Bene Gesserit, the sci-fi epic's powerful and mysterious political force that have supernatural control over minds and bodies. Staring Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen, leader of the order and Olivia Williams as her sister Tula,

Beyond them, the show features a large ensemble that includes new Bridgerton lead, Yerin Ha. With so much fanfare surrounding Dune, the prequel series is sure to create some new loyal fans. To find out when new episodes will air,