The release of one of the grandest events in film and television history is right around the corner. Meanwhile, Dune: Prophecy stars Olivia Williams and Emily Watson recently opened up about how their HBO series stands out compared to the previously hit historical series Game of Thrones.

Dune: Prophecy debuts on HBO on November 17th and while the series is an expansion of author Frank Herbert’s Dune franchise set 10,000 years before Paul Atreides’ story, the upcoming series is already drawing comparisons to another HBO series,

Dune: Prophecy hits our screens this weekend, and critics are getting the first say on the series, which serves as a prequel to Denis Villeneuve's Dune universe and follows the lives of the Bene Gesserit.

“Dune: Prophecy”: Science fiction. Starring Emily Watson, Olivia Williams and Travis Fimmel. (TV-MA. Six hour-long episodes.) Starts Sunday, Nov. 17 on HBO and Max. One new episode debuts each Sunday through Dec. 22.

Dune: Prophecy episodes 1-4, reviewed by Tyler Robertson. Narrated by Erik Adams.Dune: Prophecy’s depiction of a fledgling Bene Gesserit gives fans of later Dune novels a lot to chew on. Many of the more character-focused elements of its story are thrilling,

HBO's Bene Gesserit origin story is strange and mysterious, except when it feels like Frank Herbert mapped onto George R.R. Martin.

Emily Watson, Olivia Williams and Mark Strong lead the cast of a sci-fi drama set over 10,000 years before the events of the Denis Villeneuve-directed movies.