Prophecy.Set 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides and his rise as the prophesied messiah known as Lisan-al-Gaib, HBO's new Dune: Prophecy series chronicles the early evolution of the Bene Gesserit order from a fledgling school for gifted young women to the superpowered mystical sisterhood that's pulling the strings of the imperial government at the start of Dune.

Eight months after the premiere of the movie “Dune: Part 2,” it’s time to go 10,000 years into the story’s past with HBO’s prequel series “Dune: Prophecy.”

"Dune: Prophecy," which premieres Sunday on HBO and Max, will follow the rise of the Bene Gesserit, the enigmatic group of women with supernatural power.

"Dune: Prophecy" takes place thousands of years before the "Dune" movies, here's what to know about the prequel series and the Butlerian Jihad.

Prophecy has stepped into that Sunday night slot to keep us entertained. The show from Diane Ademu-John and Alison Schapker takes place years before the rule of Atreides, and critics say the new series "delivers twist after twist" in this tale,