DUNE MINISERIES

2021
2.0
1 review
Eligible
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Season 1 episodes (3)

1 Episode 1.1
10/6/21
Season-only
On order of the emperor, Duke Leto Atreides moves his family from his home planet Caladan to another planet, Arrakis, also known as Dune. After an attack on their stronghold, his son Paul and his concubine flee into the desert.
2 Episode 1.2
10/6/21
Season-only
The Lady Jessica and her son, Paul Atreides, manage to contact the native Dune population, known as Fremen.
3 Episode 1.3
10/6/21
Season-only
Paul Atreides, who has become known as Paul Muad'Dib, leads a rebellion against the Harkonnen, who have the secret support of the emperor.

About this show

Frank Herbert's highly acclaimed 1974 sci-fi novel is stunningly realised in this four-and-a-half hour miniseries produced by the Sci-Fi Channel.William Hurt stars as Duke Leto Atreides, charged to rule the desolate planet Arrakis, the universe's only source of Melange, a spice that enhances mental performance and makes interstellar travel possible. But soon Leto's bitter enemy, the evil Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Ian McNeice), a former ruler, wins back Arrakis and hands power to his brutal nephew, Rabban. When the Atreides family escape into the inhospitable desert with the help of the Fremen - a race of displaced desert nomads - the strengthening power of Melange enables Paul (Alec Newman), the Duke's son, to organise the oppressed Fremen and wage war on the Empire.Unfolding over three compelling feature-length episodes, this sci-fi classic is brilliantly realised through powerful performances and stunning visuals from Oscar®-winning cinematographer Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now).

Ratings and reviews

2.0
1 review
E D (E)
April 7, 2022
It was a mixed effort but it is largely let down by a case of poor miscasting and a strange mix of modern and cheap effects. It has over the top costumes and stilted dailogue. Just a real missfire. Children of Dune was a slight improvement but I just remember finding the whole thing underwhelming when it first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel but it was typical of cheap sci-fi in the 90's.