The fact that it has persisted for 10,000 years highlights its fundamental importance to Frank Herbert's universe.

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,

"Dune: Prophecy" stars Jade Anouka, Jessica Barden, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, and Chris Mason visit WIRED to answer the 50 most googled questions about Dune. When does “Dune: Prophecy” take place? Which character is credited with the quote "He who controls the spice controls the universe"?