Dune

Dune is a science fiction miniseries that aired on SYFY, based on the classic novel by Frank Herbert. The story takes place in a distant future where noble families battle for control of the desert planet Arrakis, also known as Dune. This planet is the only source of “spice,” a valuable substance needed for space travel and power. The show follows Paul Atreides, whose family gets caught up in betrayal and political intrigue after being given control over Arrakis. With its impressive world-building, complex characters, and dramatic storyline, Dune brings to life one of science fiction’s most famous universes. The series has ended, but sign up for a reminder just in case it returns with more adventures or new adaptations from this epic saga.

In the 11th millennium Shaddam IV., ruler of the Galactic Empire, rids himself of his competitor Duke Leto by giving him control of the desert planet Dune also called Arrakis; fully aware that its present owner, Baron Harkonnen, will not give it up without a fight. The reason is that Arrakis is the source of the valuable spice, a substance produced by enormous and dangerous sand worms, which bestows special mental qualities on anyone who consumes it. A short while later Harkonnen does indeed succeed in ambushing and massacring Leto and his men. Leto's mistress Jessica, who is a member of the clairvoyant order of Bene Gesserit, manages to escape into the desert with her son Paul, and after a long and dangerous march they finally encounter the Fremen, the long suppressed desert tribe of Arrakis.