Prophecy" episode 1 ahead! Screenwriters Schapker and Ademu-John keep a tight rein on the series' dour tone and bleak visuals that do present flashes of pure sci-fi geekiness, like the premiere episode's Butlerian Jihad clash with the thinking machines paired with Valya's passionate voice-over of how the Harkonnens were branded cowards and banished.

The following review contains spoilers for the first episode of Dune Prophecy, “The Hidden Hand.”

Dune: Prophecy episode 1 "The Hidden Hand" showcases everything that can go wrong when bringing Frank Herbert's world to the screen.

Dune: Prophecy Episode 1 is around the corner and here we reveal the release date and time for the show's premiere.

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 has officially landed at Max as of Sunday, Nov. 17 when the series premiered. The prequel show follows the establishment of the Bene Gesserit years before the events of Denis Villeneuve's two films starring Zendaya,

Prophecy has stepped into that Sunday night slot to keep us entertained. The show from Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker takes place years before the rule of Atreides, and critics say the new series "delivers twist after twist" in this tale,

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.