To prepare for her starring role in “Dune Prophecy,” a sci-fi series set thousands of years in the future, Emily Watson turned to the Tudor dynasty. She spent hours at London’s National Portrait Gallery looking at paintings of Queen Elizabeth I,

Prophecy, Emily Watson sought inspiration from Alec Guinness and his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. How did Star Wars inspire Emily Watson in Dune: Prophecy? In an interview with Variety, Watson explained how she leaned on her theatrical roots with the Royal Shakespeare Company to deliver Valya’s

Dune: Prophecy Stars Emily Watson and Olivia Williams, who play Valya and Tula Harkonnen, discuss their powerful family and forming a sibling dynamic.