There’s a whole new generation of Atreides and Harkonnen families introduced in HBO’s prequel series “Dune: Prophecy,” set 10,000 years before the events of Denis Villeneuve’s two “Dune” movies. Since the show is set so far in the past,

Give loads of credit to series lead Emily Watson, whose performance alone makes the splashy prequel series “Dune: Prophecy” worth watching.

Yes, Dune: Prophecy will be airing on television, though it still requires a subscription to HBO, which is often sold separately on many cable and live television packages.