‘Dune’ Prequel Series Loses Director and Star Amid Further ‘Creative Changes’
thewrap.comexit as co-showrunner last November.“As ‘Dune: The Sisterhood (wt)’ has entered a pre-scheduled hiatus, there are some creative changes being made to the production in an effort to create the best series possible and stay true to the source material,” an HBO Max spokesperson told TheWrap. “Johan Renck has completed his work on the series and a new director will be brought on; through mutual agreement, Johan is moving on to pursue other projects.
Additionally, Shirley Henderson will be exiting the series and will no longer be playing Tula Harkonnen.” The aforementioned hiatus had been pre-planned to avoid filming during the winter.Renck, who is a two-time Emmy winner for his work on HBO’s limited series “Chernobyl” as director and co-executive producer, was set to helm the first two episodes of “The Sisterhood,” in addition to serving as EP for the pilot.
Back in late November, he announced shooting had commenced in Budapest, but the Instagram post he made at the time has since been scrubbed.
It’s unclear, and up to the new director’s discretion, if his footage will ultimately be utilized in the final airing.While a search for a new director is underway, along with the recasting process for Henderson’s Tula Harkonnen, Deadline — which was first to break the news — reported that Ademu-John’s departure as co-showrunner put pressure on the series’ production, forcing singular showrunner Alison Schapker (“Lost”) to adapt quickly with major rewrites.
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