This article contains spoilers for the premiere of “Dune: Prophecy,” titled “The Hidden Hand,“ now streaming on Max. Eight months after the premiere of the movie “Dune: Part 2,” it’s time to go 10,000 years into the story’s past with HBO’s prequel series “Dune: Prophecy.

The first installment of HBO’s “Dune” prequel series suggests there is a “burning truth” very few are capable of seeing. It may be too hot to handle.

On the heels of "The Penguin" season finale, "Dune: Prophecy" is the next big-budget, IP-driven HBO drama the network is banking on. The prequel series is set 10,000 years before the events of Denis Villeneuve's "Dune" movies starring Timothée Chalamet ...