He told The New York Times in 2003, "I have found there's a wonderful marriage to be had between long, complicated books and the television mini-series. Rubinstein envisioned the complex material adapted in a miniseries format, as he had done previously with Stephen King's The Stand and The Langoliers. Zuzana Geislerová as Reverend Mother Gaius Helen MohiamĪcquiring the television rights to Frank Herbert's original six Dune novels, executive producer Richard P.Miroslav Táborský as Count Hasimir Fenring.Giancarlo Giannini as Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV.Ian McNeice as Baron Vladimir Harkonnen.The miniseries was shot in Univisium (2.00:1) aspect ratio, although it was broadcast in 1.78:1.
Children of dune tv series series#
The series was also praised by several critics, including Kim Newman. The miniseries are two of the three highest-rated programs ever to be broadcast on the Sci Fi Channel.įrank Herbert's Dune won two Emmy Awards in 2001 for Outstanding Cinematography and Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a miniseries or movie, and was nominated for a third Emmy for Outstanding Sound Editing. Ī 2003 sequel miniseries titled Frank Herbert's Children of Dune continues the story, adapting the second and third novels in the series (1969's Dune Messiah and its 1976 sequel Children of Dune). It was released on DVD in 2001, with an extended director's cut appearing in 2002. It was first broadcast in the United States on December 3, 2000, on the Sci Fi Channel. The series was produced by New Amsterdam Entertainment, Blixa Film Produktion and Hallmark Entertainment. Moriarty, Ian McNeice and Giancarlo Giannini. The cast includes Alec Newman as Paul Atreides, William Hurt as Duke Leto, and Saskia Reeves as Lady Jessica, as well as James Watson, P. It was written and directed by John Harrison. Frank Herbert's Dune is a three-part science fiction television miniseries based on the 1965 novel by Frank Herbert.
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