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Dune Watch Order

Three adaptations, and a prequel set ten thousand years earlier.

The complete Dune watch order. Villeneuve's trilogy, Lynch's 1984 film, the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries and Dune: Prophecy, in release or chronological order.

How many Dune movies are there?

There are 3 films, plus 3 series and specials out so far, and 1 more announced.

Where each title sits in the story

Chronological order, grouped by era. The number on each is its release position. Where those jump around, release order and story order disagree.

  1. Ten Millennia Earlier

    1 title

    1. Dune: Prophecy, released 4 of 7

  2. The Villeneuve Films

    3 titles

    1. Dune: Part One, released 1 of 7
    2. Dune: Part Two, released 2 of 7
    3. Dune: Part Three, released 3 of 7soon

  3. Earlier Adaptations

    3 titles

    1. Dune (1984), released 5 of 7
    2. Frank Herbert's Dune, released 6 of 7
    3. Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, released 7 of 7

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7 titles across 3 adaptations7h 38m · 3 of 7 timed
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The Villeneuve Trilogy

2021 – 2026 · Modern · Three films, 2021 to 2026.

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Dune: Part One

22 Oct 2021

House Atreides takes control of Arrakis, and it goes exactly as badly as intended.

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02

Dune: Part Two

1 Mar 2024

Paul joins the Fremen and becomes the thing he was trying to avoid becoming.

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03

Dune: Part Three

18 Dec 2026

Adapting Dune Messiah. Paul as emperor, and the cost of the war fought in his name.

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02

Television

2024 · Modern · A prequel, millennia earlier.

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04

Dune: Prophecy

17 Nov 2024

Set roughly ten thousand years before Paul, on the sisterhood that becomes the Bene Gesserit.

Series
03

Earlier Adaptations

1984 – 2003 · Separate · Lynch, and the miniseries.

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05

Dune (1984)

14 Dec 1984

David Lynch's version, disowned by its director and beloved by a stubborn minority.

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06

Frank Herbert's Dune

3 Dec 2000

A three-part Sci-Fi Channel miniseries, far more faithful to the novel than either film.

Series
07

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune

16 Mar 2003

The miniseries sequel, covering Dune Messiah and Children of Dune together.

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