Emily Watson and Shirley Henderson to Lead “Dune” Prequel Collection at HBO Max

Scorching off rave opinions for her portrayal of a mom dwelling in a tight-knit fishing group who’s torn between loyalty to her son and her personal morals in “God’s Creatures,” Emily Watson’s subsequent mission will see her taking up a decidedly much less grounded story. Together with Shirley Henderson (“Harry Potter” franchise), she’ll topline HBO Max’s “Dune” prequel sequence, “Dune: The Sisterhood,” per Selection.

Set 10,000 years earlier than the occasions of “Dune,” the sequence is predicated on Brian Hebert and Kevin J. Anderson’s 2012 novel “Sisterhood of Dune.” The mission “follows the Harkonnen Sisters as they fight forces that threaten the way forward for humankind, and set up the fabled sect referred to as the Bene Gesserit.” Valya Harkonnen (Watson) and Tula Harkonnen (Henderson) “have risen to energy within the Sisterhood, a secret group of girls who will go on to change into the Bene Gesserit,” the supply particulars.

“Dune: The Sisterhood” was created by Diane Ademu-John (“The Haunting of Bly Manor”), who will function co-showrunner with Alison Schapker (“Westworld”).

“Dune” hit theaters in 2021 and landed six Oscar noms. The sci-fi epic’s sequel, “Dune: Half Two,” is slated for launch in 2023.

A two-time Oscar nominee, Watson has acquired nods for “Breaking the Waves” and “Hilary and Jackie.” She landed an Emmy nod for “Chernobyl.” Her newest pic, “God’s Creatures,” simply launched in theaters and on VOD. Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer directed the drama.

Moreover her function as Moaning Myrtle in “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and techniques” and “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fireplace,” Henderson’s different greatest identified credit embody the “Bridget Jones” trilogy and “Trainspotting.”