Dune: The Sisterhood

 

RENCK AND HENDERSON Production on HBO Max's "Dune: The Sisterhood" is on hold while the show undergoes a creative overhaul.  Director and "Chernobyl" vet Johan Renck has exited the project, along with one of the lead actors, Shirley Henderson. Henderson's role as Tula Harkonnen will be recast; a search is also underway for a new director to take over the first two episodes. Creator Diane Ademu-John -- who wrote the show's pilot -- also stepped down as co-showrunner; Alison Schapker ("Lost") will now serve as the sole showrunner on the series. Deadline reported that Renck's approach to the material departed significantly from the look of director Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" theatrical films, displeasing HBO Max executives; it's unclear whether or not any footage Renck shot will appear in the finished series. The reasons for Henderson's departure are less clear, though it may be related to delays and scheduling conflicts.