The initial reviews and the Rotten Tomatoes score for HBO’s upcoming series Dune: Prophecy are considerably subdued, compared to the Dune movies. The show, taking place 10,000 years before the events of Dune (2021),

Dune: Prophecy has a debut Rotten Tomatoes score that underwhelms in comparison to Denis Villeneuve's movies, but still maintains a fresh score.

Prophecy and while critics are mostly impressed with the HBO series, it sounds like the first four episodes struggle to live up to Denis Villeneuve's

HBO's Dune prequel series has debuted for critics, and they are decidedly split on the Bene Gesserit-focused adaptation.

Dune: Prophecy hits our screens this weekend, and critics are getting the first say on the series, which serves as a prequel to Denis Villeneuve's Dune universe and follows the lives of the Bene Gesserit.

The Bene Gesserit serve a critical role in Dune, with Lady Jessica influencing a number of pivotal turning points in the story. Dune: Prophecy takes it

A long-gestating prequel, about the women who seek to guide a galaxy, is splashy, somber and insufficiently spicy.

Prophecy is going to help ease the wait for Dune: Messiah. An acting deck absolutely stacked from top to bottom w/ talent, against the sort of gorgeously depicted world building you'd expect from an HBO show.