The first two episodes of the HBO Max series, currently titled Dune: The Sisterhood, will be directed by Johan Renck, one of the directors behind HBO’s Chernobyl series from 2019.
Villeneuve was set to direct the pilot, but will be working on Dune 2 instead Dune director Denis Villeneuve will no longer direct the pilot of the series’ prequel spinoff show.
Dune: The Sisterhood will be written by executive producer Diane Ademu-John (The Haunting of Bly Manor), who will also serve as showrunner.
Renck directed all five episodes of HBO’s Chernobyl and won two Emmy Awards for his work on the series.