Will there be more Dune spin-offs after Prophecy? HBO boss speaks on franchise future

HBO boss Casey Bloys has addressed the future of the Dune TV universe, suggesting that while more spin-offs are possible, the network is taking a careful, quality-first approach.

Dune: Prophecy, a prequel to the Denis Villeneuve films Dune and Dune: Part Two, premiered on HBO in November 2024, with a second season now in the works.

Fans have already begun speculating about what other stories from the franchise could make it to screen, but Bloys (chairman and CEO of HBO and Max Content) made clear that nothing is being rushed into production.

"I think with all of these properties, you could see… I mean, putting aside that there are various constraints about what you can and can't do, show-by-show… but I think with any show, you can imagine various prequels, sequels, whatever," he told Radio Times.

"But even with that, I go back to… I look at it script-by-script. You know, just because something is big IP in terms of viewership or fan base, nothing guarantees that people are going to tune in… well, maybe they'll turn in initially, but nothing guarantees the show will be good or that the audience will be big and stay big."

Bloys added: "There's no guarantees to it at all. So [IP is] a nice thing to have, but you still have to develop. You still have to go through development and find shows that are worthy of investing your time and money in."

The comments echo HBO’s broader strategy with its biggest franchises, including the ever-growing world of Game of Thrones, where spin-offs are developed cautiously rather than commissioned en masse.

For now, the focus remains firmly on Dune: Prophecy, which explores the origins of the Bene Gesserit and expands on the universe created by Frank Herbert.

While further spin-offs have not been confirmed, Bloys’s remarks suggest HBO is open to exploring more stories from Arrakis – provided they meet the same high standards. Fans will have to wait and see whether Dune: Prophecy proves to be the beginning of a broader small-screen universe, or simply a standalone addition to one of sci-fi’s most iconic franchises.

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