Frank Herbert's Children of Dune
| Frank Herbert's Children of Dune | |
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| Based on |
Dune Messiah and Children of Dune by Frank Herbert |
| Screenplay by | John Harrison |
| Story by | Frank Herbert |
| Directed by | Greg Yaitanes |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Brian Tyler |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Arthur Reinhart |
| Running time | 266 minutes |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Release | |
| Original network | Sci Fi Channel |
| Original release | March 16 – March 26, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Herbert's Dune |
Frank Herbert's Children of Dune is a three-part science fiction miniseries written by John Harrison and directed by Greg Yaitanes, based on Frank Herbert's novels Dune Messiah (1969) and Children of Dune (1976). First broadcast in the United States on March 16, 2003, Children of Dune is the sequel to the 2000 miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune (based on Herbert's 1965 novel Dune) and produced by the Sci Fi Channel. As of 2004, this miniseries and its predecessor were two of the three highest-rated programs ever to be broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel.
In 2003, the critically acclaimed miniseries won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects.
Twelve years have passed since Paul Atreides had become Emperor at the end of Frank Herbert's Dune by seizing control of the planet Arrakis and forcing a union with the former Emperor's daughter, the Princess Irulan. Paul's Fremen armies have since launched several bloody jihads to solidify his position. Deposed Emperor Shaddam IV and the rest of his family are exiled to Salusa Secundus, where his other daughter Princess Wensicia plots to restore House Corrino to power. The Bene Gesserit, the Spacing Guild, and the Tleilaxu also plot to overthrow Paul's reign, aided even by rebel Fremen, who hate how Paul's terraforming project is changing Arrakis and the traditional Fremen way of life. The Tleilaxu present Paul with a ghola in the likeness of his friend Duncan Idaho, killed during the events of Dune, but secretly conditioned to assassinate Paul when triggered by certain words.
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