Prophecy, the Bene Gesserit organization is under the leadership of Mother Superior Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson), its second leader, following the passing of Raquella Berto-Anirul. Valya is a conflicted individual - she is loyal to the Sisterhood but still feels some tie to her exiled and disgraced family.

Giving space-witch vibes without space-witch powers… yet The premise of Dune: Prophecy, the latest sci-fi/fantasy lit juggernaut to hit the Max streaming service, is that it’s a show about the rise of the Bene Gesserit order.

The biggest problem is the problem that plagues seemingly all prequels: the fact that no matter how far back in the past the story might go, imaginations can only stretch so far. Once again there is a conflict between the Harkonnen and the Atreides families (the novelty here being the Harkonnens get more screentime),

Prophecy centers entirely around the origins of the Bene Gesserit, known only as "the Sisterhood" in the show. However, there's a very simple reason for that. "The Sisterhood at its inception is not called the Bene Gesserit,