Dune fans have been as satisfied as fans of any sci-fi franchise in the last few years. Back in 2021, Denis Villeneuve launched the official reboot of the franchise with Dune, which has since been retitled Dune: Part One following the release of Dune: Part Two. The film was a smash hit by every metric, winning six Oscars and grossing over $400 million at the box office against a $165 million budget. The momentum continued into 2024 with the highly anticipated premiere of Dune: Part Two, which was pushed back slightly due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Dune: Part Two earned even better review scores and made more money than its predecessors, but the film didn’t find the same success at the Academy Awards. The Dune trilogy will be complete at the end of this year, following the premiere of Dune: Part Three on December 18.

Season 2 ofDune: Prophecy is in the middle of production and has added a handful of actors to its already sprawling cast, including Indira Varma, Tom Hollander, and Ashley Walters — so now marks the perfect time to catch up on the HBO Max series, especially while you’re waiting for Dune: Part Three to hit theaters this winter. In an interview last month with Collider, star JoshHeuston teased that Season 2 will be bigger in scale with grander fights and storylines.