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Home > TV Shows > TV Reviews > Frank Herbert’s Dune (2000): All You Should Know Before Watching Dune miniseries

Frank Herbert’s Dune (2000): All You Should Know Before Watching Dune miniseries

Frank Herbert's Dune

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Lokesh Bhardwajby Lokesh Bhardwaj
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 09:09 IST

Based on the same name, the television miniseries Dune is Frank Herbert’s 1965 science fiction work. John Harrison composed and directed the series. Hallmark Entertainment, New Amsterdam Entertainment, and Blixa Film Produktion produced the series. Initially broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel on December 3, 2000, the show has been viewed more than 40 million times.

An extended director’s cut appeared in 2002 following its release on DVD in 2001. This related storyline was continued in a 2003 miniseries adaptation of the sequel to Dune Messiah and its 1976 sequel, Children of Dune. Sci-Fi Channel has aired the miniseries twice in the past year, and they are two of its highest-rated programs.

Dune won two of them among several Emmy awards, one for Outstanding Cinematography and another for Outstanding Visual Effects in a miniseries or movie. It was nominated for another for Outstanding Sound effects. Numerous critics, including Kim Newman, have also praised the show.

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Where can You Watch the Dune Miniseries?

Frank Herbert's Dune
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There are no streaming services or VOD platforms that offer the Dune miniseries. If anyone is interested, both the DVD and director’s cut of Frank Herbert’s Dune were released by Amazon in 2001 and 2002, respectively.

The Cast of Frank Herbert’s Dune (2000)

As Duke Leto Atreides, William Hurt starred, while Alec Newman played Muad’Dib/Paul Atreides. Saskia Reeves played Lady Jessica. As Duncan Idaho, James Watson plays the Czech version of Jan Vlasák as Thufir Hawat, and Gurney Halleck played by P. H. Moriarty. In the role of Wellington Yueh, Robert Russell portrays

Adaptation

Frank Herbert's Dune
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There is intense debate over whether the miniseries more accurately represents the philosophical and thematic viewpoint of the original movie or not, as many book fans consider the 1984 adaptation of Dune to be an unfaithful adaptation. The majority of viewers may view it as a more accurate adaptation than Lynch’s 1984 movie. Still, dissenters argue that it departs from the novel at least as great as Lynch did and that the latter better captures Herbert’s nuances and subtleties.

Paul Atreides is an 18-year-old protagonist when Herbert’s story begins; he ages 15 through the novel. As this character has an important role to play, Harrison aged it to adulthood to improve the acting quality. In regards to Alec Newman’s portrayal of Paul Atreides (especially during the first third of the film), some critics have argued it contradicts Herbert’s portrayal of Atreides as a mature-beyond-his-years character.

Some critics, though, say Newman’s portrayal of a conflicted character in the series is more realistic. Baron Harkonnen shared Paul’s habit of rubbing his temples when he was frustrated, a hint at their potential relationship through a subtle but effective, back-and-forth action. A few stylistic changes were also evident in the miniseries. The miniseries’ ornithopters were, for example, more closely resembled insects rather than Herbert’s birds.

A further decision made by the miniseries was to emphasize the first syllable of Harkonnen’s name instead of the second. An alternative pronunciation to the Lynch film’s soft “a” for Chani is used here. Spice-addicted characters’ eyes sometimes offended fans because they lacked Herbert’s description that they were “blue within blue,” which happens to be light blue.

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