TVLine Items: Thrones Vet Joins Dune Series, The L Word Trailer and More

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Dune: The Sisterhood is expanding: Indira Varma (aka Game Of Thrones‘ Ellaria Sand) has joined HBO Max’s forthcoming prequel series, our sister site Deadline reports.

The female-led spinoff of the film franchise is intended to act as a companion series to the new Dune films as it portrays the events of the Frank Herbert novels through the eyes of the Bene Gesserit, a mysterious order of women. As previously reported, Emily Watson (Chernobyl) will play Valya Harkonnen, while Shirley Henderson (Happy Valley) will play Tula Harkonnen — two sisters who “have risen to power in the Sisterhood, a secret organization of women who will go on to become the Bene Gesserit.”

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Varma will portray Empress Natalya, “a formidable royal who united thousands of worlds in her marriage to Emperor Corrino.” In addition to her arc on Game of Thrones, the actress’ previous TV credits include Obi-Wan Kenobi, The Capture, For Life, Carnival Row, Human Target and Rome.

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