Return to a time before sandworms and spice, to a period of galactic exploration and expansion that is nearly unknown in “Dune: Prophecy,” the new series that debuts on Max on Sunday, Nov. 17 at 9 p.m.

Giving space-witch vibes without space-witch powers… yet The premise of Dune: Prophecy, the latest sci-fi/fantasy lit juggernaut to hit the Max streaming service, is that it’s a show about the rise of the Bene Gesserit order.

W hen Denis Villeneuve made the first Dune movie with no guarantee of a second, he wasn’t just risking telling only part of the story. He risked telling the wrong one. In its en