Denis Villeneuve’s successful films, Dune and Dune: Part Two, inspired Max to expand the Dune universe in what’s set to become one of the biggest shows currently airing on the platform, Dune: Prophecy. Whenever a film prompts a spin-off TV series, it’s difficult for the tone to translate from the big to the small screen without losing some of the quality seen in a film. However, the same tone isn’t impossible to achieve, as The Batman spin-off series The Penguin proved most recently. The series managed to expand Matt Reeves’ Batman universe with the same tone as the film but was still able to stand on its own as a television show. The Dune spin-off has received mixed reviews on this front, with critics wanting the series to feel exactly like the film while others appreciate the differentiation.