Deadline reports that actress Shirley Henderson, one of Dune: The Brotherhood the lead actresses and director Johan Renck, who was scheduled to direct the first two episodes, decided to withdraw from Dune: The Brotherhood just as the show goes into a long production hiatus. In a statement to Deadlinean HBO Max spokesperson emphasized that the BrotherhoodThe hiatus had already been scheduled before two of the series’ key figures decided to part ways with the project, and that “some creative changes are being made to the production in an effort to create the best series possible and stay true to the material.” originally.
“Johan Renck has completed his work on the series and a new director will be joining; Through mutual agreement, Johan is moving forward to pursue other projects,” the streamer said.
Originally, Henderson was slated to play Tula Harkonnen, one of the founding members of DuneThe Bene Gesserit’s order stemming from another, older secret group of powerful women who operate in the shadows. Tula’s role will reportedly be recast, and current showrunner Alison Schapker’s team may have time to put more finishing touches on the series’ scripts. But from the outside looking in, she feels like Dune: The Brotherhood You could be in a pretty dire situation.
