The first 20 minutes of “Dune: Prophecy” certainly leaned into the dense lore and history of the universe.
The series begins by recounting the humans’ long and bloody war against the “thinking machines” that held the galaxy in its grip. The show only dips a toe into the tail end of the war and how the loss of machines continues to affect the people of the galaxy.
The war against the machines lasted for 100 years but how they got there – and even what constitutes a “thinking machine” – isn’t really explained. Below, we break down the history of how humanity grew to hate machines and AI and how the ensuing war changed the entire shape of the galaxy.