Last month, Warner Bros. Discovery moved three of its highest-profile Max original films – Harry Potter, Lanterns And HE prequel Welcome to Derry – to become HBO originals.
The company is now continuing this development with the move of The Penguin And Dune: Prophecy.
Both shows will now premiere on HBO and launch on its Max streaming service.
It’s part of a strategy to rebrand its most prominent titles as HBO Originals, giving them linear airplay on the premium cable network as well as streaming.
When the decision was initially announced in June, the company said it was unsure whether The Penguin, which is scheduled to premiere in September, and Dune: Prophecy would be covered by the new branding, but this has now been clarified.
The Penguin Colin Farrell stars as the title character. Developed by Lauren LeFranc, Farrell will reprise his role as the Gotham City gangster in Matt Reeves’ film The BatmanAlso starring are Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Theo Rossi, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown and Michael Zegen.
The series is produced by Keanu Reeves’ 6th & Idaho Productions and Dylan Clark Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television and DC Studios. Keanu Reeves, Farrell, LeFranc, Clark, Bill Carraro and Daniel Pipski serve as executive producers. LeFranc is the showrunner and Craig Zobel is directing the first three episodes.
Farrell said in March, just after filming wrapped, that the series was “really dark,” “heavy” and “incredibly violent.”
In the meantime, Dune: Prophecy was ordered five years ago and is expected to launch later this year.
From the expansive universe of Dunecreated by author Frank Herbert, and set 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, Dune: Prophecy (formerly Dune: The Brotherhood) is inspired by the novel The Brotherhood of DuneWritten by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, it follows two Harkonnen sisters as they battle forces that threaten the future of humanity and found the legendary sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.
The series, which underwent several major casting, writing and directing changes as it navigated the pandemic and strikes, stars Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Jihae, Tabu, Charithra Chandran, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning and Yerin Ha.
Alison Schapker is the showrunner and executive producer. Diane Ademu-John, who was among those who left early, co-developed the series and is an executive producer. Anna Foerster produced and directed several episodes, including the first. Jordan Goldberg, Mark Tobey, John Cameron, Matthew King, Scott Z. Burns and Jon Spaihts are executive producers with writer Brian Herbert, and Byron Merritt and Kim Herbert are executive producers for the Frank Herbert estate. Writer Kevin J. Anderson is a co-producer. Legendary is a co-producer.
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