History Series / FrankHerbertsChildrenOfDune

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, Korba was TheFundamentalist and a fanatical believer in the religion built around Paul. He aided the conspiracy to assassinate him out of a sincere belief that killing Paul would make him a martyr and strengthen the religion across the empire. Here, Korba, while alone, recites the anti-Atreides chant as other Fremen part of the conspiracy do, suggesting that he simply hates Paul for being a tyrant like the others.

* AdaptationalVillainy: In the book, Korba was TheFundimentalist and a fanatical believer in the religion built around Paul. He aided the conspiracy to assassinate him out of a sincere belief that killing Paul would make him a martyr and strengthen the religion across the empire. Here, Korba, while alone, recites the anti-Atreides chant as other Fremen part of the conspiracy do, suggesting that he simply hates Paul for being a tyrant like the others.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Irulan already had a HeelFaceTurn in the original books after Chani's death and Paul's disappearance, but this series (taking its cue from the first) gives her more to do; while she was still drugging Chani, she isn't involved in the plot against Paul, Leto and Ghanima actually trust her, as does Jessica, and Irulan conspires with the latter to get the twins away from Alia and to safety.

* OhCrap: Edric as he helplessly sees the Fremen coming with the sledgehammers.

* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Korba is executed using the Fremen water sarcophagus, something meant for extracting ''all'' the water from ''dead bodies''.

* FishPeople: ''Barlowe's Guild To Extraterrestrials'' depicts a Guild Steersman as looking like this. This depiction has become standard in adaptations since. The Lynch movie did its own drastically different design, while the design in the Dune miniseries didn't look quite like this one, but the design used here is exactly like artwork from the books.
* FlashStep: How "the weirding way of fighting" is depicted.
* InadequateInheritor: What everything thinks of Farad'n Corrino, grandson of deposed Emperor Shaddam IV. Particularly his mother Wensicia, who is disappointed that he is neither a great fighter nor ruthless, but a shy and bookish scholar. Deconstructed, however, in that Farad'n is actually a reflective character, pointing out that maybe the Corrinos ''should'' have been deposed if they got that decadent, and that simply overthrowing the Atreides to put a Corrino back on the throne won't really change the fundamental problems within the Imperium as a whole that got them into this situation in the first place.

''Frank Herbert's Children of Dune'' is a [[Creator/{{Syfy}} Sci-Fi Channel]] three-part mini-series originally aired in 2003. ''Frank Herbert's Children of Dune'' is the sequel to the 2000 miniseries ''[[Series/{{Dune}} Frank Herbert's Dune]]''. While the 2000 miniseries adapted the novel of the same name, ''Children of Dune'' adapts both the second book in the series ''Literature/DuneMessiah'' and the third book and namesake ''Literature/ChildrenOfDune''. The first part covers the former and the second and third parts cover the latter (''Dune Messiah'' is a relatively short book).

* FemaleGaze: The Adonis-like (and often shirtless) Leto Atreides II is presented in a very sensual manner by the director. There are lots of close-ups of his PrettyBoy face and certain parts of his body, and the camera sometimes "lingers" on him like a woman's (or a gay man's) eyes would when staring at someone who is extremely attractive.

* MrFanservice: Leto II spends a large amount of his screen time looking like a shirtless Adonis.

* FaceDeathWithDignity: When [[spoiler:Reverend Mother Mohiam]] predicts her own death and looks up to see Stilgar, sword in hand, she has a minor OhCrap moment before closing her eyes in acceptance.

* Retraux: This miniseries aims for a different stylistic appearance from its predecessor. There is a noticeable lack of outer space scenes as the action is confined to one planet (the titular Dune). The music score and the RealIsBrown art direction give this series a style very similar to Biblical films from TheSixties.
* RuleOfSexy: The director goes to ridiculous lengths to remind the audience what a gorgeous youth Leto II is (e.g. numerous close-ups, lots of bare skin, etc.).

''History is written on the sands of Arrakis. A chapter has ended. Swept away by the whirlwind.''

''One door has closed - but another has opened. And on the other side...our future.''

--> ''History is written on the sands of Arrakis. A chapter has ended, swept away by the whirlwind. One door has closed, but another has opened. And on the other side... our future...''

!! Children of Dune contains examples of:

* NotableOriginalMusic: Brian Tyler's score for ''Children of Dune'' also joined Lux Aeterna and Music/TwoStepsFromHell as standard trailer music.

Part one takes place with Paul now secured on this throne and his jihad across the Imperium underway. Secretly a conspiracy is formed against the Emperor consisting of Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam of the Bene Gesserit; Irulan, Paul's wife, Bene Gesserit, and daughter of the deposed Emperor Shaddam IV; The Spacing Guild Ambassador Edric, a Guild Steersman and the Tleilaxu Face Dancer Scytale. The Spacing Guild introduces the ghola of Atreides Swordmaster Duncan Idaho, who has been secretly programmed by the Tleilaxu. Irulan, on instructions from Mohiam, introduces contraceptives into Chani's diet to stop her from conceiving an heir for Paul, a role she feels belongs to her as his wife. This causes Chani to pursue a ritual Fremen high spice diet to help her fertility. Paul is blinded by the explosion of an atomic Stoneburner, but is able to see via his oracular vision. Chani is pregnant but the trap continues to close on Paul. Because of the difficult pregnancy, Chani dies in childbirth, triggering the Duncan Idaho ghola's programming to kill Paul, but Paul overcomes him with the help of the recently born Leto II, who is pre-born due to the high spice diet. Paul can no longer see, so per Fremen tradition, walks off into the desert.

Parts two and three TimeSkip to when Paul's twins are teenagers. Paul's sister Alia rules as Regent, but she is becoming ever more paranoid and her high spice intake is making her prone to possession by her ancestrial memories. The Lady Jessica comes back to Arrakis as an agent of the Bene Gesserit to assess the condition of both Alia and the twins, all three of whom are pre-born and therefore more prone to possession. The Corrinos are planning a plot to assassinate the twins using trained tigers. As Alia descends into madness, Leto uses the Corrino threat to fake his own death in order to follow what he sees as the Golden Path. He falls into the hands of Fremen from Jacarutu who wanted him to go mad like his aunt Alia by feeding him saturated spice. Gurney Halleck, acting on Jessica's behalf, goes looking for clues about Jacurutu via his smuggler contacts from the days when Arrakis was under Harkonnen control. Jessica in the meantime has escaped to Selusa Secundas after Alia tries to have her killed, and is training the Corrino heir Farad'n who will be wed to Ghanima. Leto, having survived the spice trial, merges with the sand trout to become a demigod-like being, augmenting his speed and strength. He returns to take his rightful throne from the now fully possessed (by the Baron Harkonnen no less) Alia and leads humanity down the Golden Path.