The courtly intrigue of the latter is reminiscent of another epic with all its talk of “houses” and betrayal – the Game of ...

The first Dune miniseries is especially good at conveying the scheming wickedness of Paul’s mortal enemies, House Harkonnen.

Dune: Prophecy doesn ... McNeice as the vile Baron Harkonnen to the mysterious Karel Dobrý as Dr Liet-Kynes. Both series were ...