HBO seems to be running Dune on the House of the Dragon OS, washing Frank Herbert’s universe in the network’s signature blend ...

For example, Valya Harkonnen (Emily Watson) briefly tells about the Butlerian Jihad (humanity's war against thinking machines ...

The fact that it has persisted for 10,000 years highlights its fundamental importance to Frank Herbert's universe.

Shaddam fears Duke Leto Atreides' popularity and helps Baron Vladimir Harkonnen kill Leto by lending the Harkonnens the royal family's elite military force, the Sarduakar. Paul Atreides eventually ...

The poison in [Baron Harkonnen], deep in his mind, is the knowledge that an Atreides had a Harkonnen banished for cowardice after, the Battle of Corrin.” A group of human rebels rose up against ...

They're doomed to sell smelly whale meat for a living. If the Atreides-Harkonnen feud sounds familiar, that's because it's a key plot point in the two Dune movies. Giant slug-man Baron Vladimir ...

While most viewers associate the name Harkonnen with the scheming Baron, Valya insists that her family was unfairly shamed by duplicitous Atreides during the war against “Thinking Machines ...

The first episode introduced the character of Desmond Hart and the trailer teased him coming face-to-face with Valya Harkonnen. He aims to replace the Sisterhood for reasons that are still unknown ...

Showrunner Alison Schapker's series centers on Harkonnen sisters Valya and Tula ... the sisters are distant ancestors of the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, his nephews, Feyd-Rautha and Beast Rabban ...