The showrunner of HBO's sci-fi series discusses the tumultuous episode, getting a just-announced second season and how her career in TV prepared her for this moment.

Fans of HBO/Max's absorbing "Dune" prequel spinoff, " Dune: Prophecy " just got an early holiday gift with word that HBO has ordered a second season after streaming numbers made it one of their biggest hits of the year, with 15 million views for its debut episode that launched Nov. 17.

No, the Rock was nowhere to be found on the season finale of HBO ’s Dune: Prophecy. Instead, it’s a different rock taking center stage: Arrakis, the desert planet at the heart of Frank Herbert’s novels on which the show is based.

Prophecy wrapped up last night with "The High-Handed Enemy," an eventful episode that left many of our characters in new and unexpected places. On Wallach IX, Dorotea — a Bene Gesserit sister killed decades ago — took over the body of her granddaughter Lila (Chloe Lea) and is now trying to steer the Sisterhood in a whole new direction.

Dune: Prophecy is coming back for another season. Warner Bros. announced that the show would return for season 2 on Thursday, just a few days before the season 1 finale. It was not announced how many episodes this new season would be.

There's a disturbingly sinister presence peering from a dark nebulous realm in the season finale of HBO's "Dune: Prophecy," which ended its short-but-satisfying debut season this past Sunday night with a multitude of revelations,

It took six episodes, dozens of burning bodies, some Spice snorting, and too many betrayals to count, but Dune: Prophecy’sfirst season has finally come to an end. And, as did much of the first season,

Prophecy promises a conclusion packed with betrayals and shocking revelations when it airs on HBO. Valya faces a traitor within the Brotherhood as the presence of Shai-Hulud looms over the story. Can the Sisters reclaim their power in the Empire?