Premiered Mar. 16, 2003 in the Sci-Fi Channel.

At head of title: Frank Herbert's

Adapted from the novels Dune messiah and Children of Dune written by Frank Herbert.

Widescreen format.

Director of photography, Arthur Reinhart ; editor, Harry B. Miller, III ; music, Brian Tyler ; costume supervisor, Theodor Pistek ; production designer, Ondřej Nekvasil ; visual effects supervisor, Ernest Farino.

Alec Newman, Julie Cox, Edward Atterton, Ian McNeice, Barbara Kodetová, Steven Berkoff, Daniela Amavia, P.H. Moriarty, Alice Krige, Susan Sarandon.

Twelve years afte the events in Frank Herbert's Dune, Maud'Dib--Arrakis emperor Paul Atreides--has become the unintended figurehead of a violent dictatorship, and his enemies are multiplying. Vanishing into the desert, he waits as destiny shapes his twin heirs Leto II and Ghanima, who must contend with their scheming aunt Alia while Princess Wensicia, of the enemy House Corrino, plots her own attack on Maud'Dib's familial empire. Exiled Atreides matriarch Lady Jessica returns to Arrakis, where the enormous, desert-dwelling sandworms face an uncertain future. As always, the spice must flow, and the universe's most coveted commodity remains at the center of this epic story.

MPAA rating: Not rated.

DVD, Region 1 encoding; widescreen presentation.

Closed-captioned.