Indira Varma
Although HBO has not yet released details about the storyline for season two or the roles of Varma, Walters, and Hollander, many actors from the first season are returning, including Emily Watson, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel, Jodhi May, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Josh Heuston, Chloe Lea, Jade Anouka, Faoileann Cunningham, Edward Davis, Aoife Hinds, Chris Mason, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Jessica Barden, Emma Canning, Yerin Ha, Barbara Marten, and Tessa Bonham Jones.
The series takes place in the expansive universe of Dune, created by author Frank Herbert, and is set 10,000 years before the rise of Paul Atreides. Dune: Prophecy is inspired by the novel Sisterhood of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson, and tells the story of two Harkonnen sisters who fight against forces threatening the future of humanity. Their struggle leads to the founding of the legendary order later known as the Bene Gesserit.
Ashley Walters
The first season of Dune: Prophecy was critically acclaimed and received four Emmy nominations, including for Outstanding Fantasy/Sci-Fi Costumes, Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music, Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program, and Outstanding Special Visual Effects.
Indira Varma is known for her television roles as Niobe in the historical drama series Rome (HBO), Zoe Luther in Luther (BBC), Ellaria Sand in Game of Thrones (HBO), and Lady Piety Breakspear in Carnival Row (Prime Video).
Ashley Walters was seen earlier this year as DI Luke Bascombe in the Netflix series Adolescence. Previously, he played and was an executive producer for the crime series Top Boy (Channel 4/Netflix) and had roles in Safe House (ITV), A Thousand Blows (Hulu), and the Harlan Coben series Missing You (Netflix).
Tom Hollander
Tom Hollander received a BAFTA award for his role as Mayor Lance 'Corky' Corkoran in The Night Manager. He has also appeared in Taboo (2017) (BBC), The White Lotus (HBO), Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, and recently as Alfred Hitchcock in Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Netflix).
The cast shared a first look at season two in the video below.
