A number of castings were announced for the upcoming prequel series Dune: The Sisterhood.
As Dune: The Sisterhood continues to take shape, a number of casting announcements were just made for the prequel series that takes place 10,000 years before the first Dune movie. According to the announcement, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina (The Colony), Shalom Brune-Franklin (The Tourist), Faoileann Cunningham (The Northman), Aoife Hinds (Normal People) and Chloe Lea (Foundation) have all joined the series, joining previously announced leads Indira Varma, Emily Watson and Shirley Henderson.
The announcement also included a brief summary of the role that each actor would be playing:
Boussnina plays Princess Ynez, an independent young princess dealing with the pressures of her responsibility as heir to the Golden Lion Throne.
Brune-Franklin portrays Mikaela, a strong-willed Fremen woman who serves the royal family while longing for a home planet she’s never known.
Cunningham is Sister Jen, a fierce, unpredictable acolyte in training at the Sisterhood School who rarely reveals her emotional core.
Hinds plays Sister Emeline, a zealous acolyte descended from a long line of martyrs, who carries fervent religion to her training at the Sisterhood.
Lea portrays Lila, the youngest acolyte at the Sisterhood School with a deep empathy beyond her years.
What do you think of these casting additions to Dune: The Sisterhood?
