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Evgeny Harkonnen, portrayed by Mark Addy, is Valya and Tula's uncle and a once-powerful member of the banished House Harkonnen. [19] He blames Valya for their family's fall from grace. [12] In "Sisterhood Above All", young Valya Harkonnen calls for revenge against House Atreides.
Dune: Prophecy is an American science fiction television series developed by Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker for HBO.Set in Frank Herbert's Dune universe, the series focuses on the origins of the Bene Gesserit, a powerful social, religious, and political force whose members possess superhuman powers and abilities after undergoing years of intense physical and mental conditioning.
Dune: House Harkonnen is a 2000 science fiction novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, set in the fictional Dune universe created by Frank Herbert.It is the second book in the Prelude to Dune prequel trilogy, which takes place before the events of Frank Herbert's celebrated 1965 novel Dune. [1]
The Harkonnen family of this era is led by Baron Vladimir Harkonnen. Baron Harkonnen believes that he has no children and names Feyd-Rautha, the son of his half-brother as heir to the family legacy.
The fact that the Atreides-Harkonnen feud has persisted from the time of Dune: Prophecy to Dune suggests that the rivalry is essential to Herbert's universe. Yet the origins of the rift go largely ...
As Dune begins, Feyd-Rautha figures heavily in the Baron's plans to gain power for House Harkonnen. The Baron favors the handsome and charismatic Feyd over Feyd's older brother Glossu Rabban ("The Beast") because of Feyd's intelligence and his dedication to the Harkonnen culture of carefully planned and subtly executed sadism and cruelty, as opposed to Rabban's outright brutality.
Showrunner Alison Schapker's series centers on Harkonnen sisters Valya and Tula (played as adults by Emily Watson and Olivia Williams and in flashbacks by Jessica Barden and Emma Canning ...
Baron Vladimir Harkonnen is the ruthless and cunning head of House Harkonnen, centuries-old enemies of House Atreides. The Baron's intent to exterminate the Atreides line seems close to fruition as Duke Leto is lured to Arrakis on the pretense of taking over the lucrative spice mining operation there, previously controlled by the Harkonnens.