Prophecy, an origin story of sorts about the Bene Gesserit sisterhood of mystics, is no Penguin, though it does strive to put the “intellectual” in IP (intellectual property). This handsome but lumbering production—none of the four episodes available for review are shorter than an hour—is closer in solemn tone and pretentious portentousness to the inert Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon,

Prophecy is here to close us out with a look at some of science fiction's greatest witchy figures: the Bene Gesserit from Frank Herbert's Dune. With their near-supernatural control over their minds and bodies,

Emily Watson, Olivia Williams and Mark Strong star in a visually grand six-part series, which takes place before the events of Denis Villeneuve’s blockbusters and focuses on a scheming drama surrounding the Bene Gesserit.