Casting a character’s younger self in a movie or TV show is no easy feat.

The safest bet, quality-wise, remains to be casting good young performers.

However, it is not rare for these would-be-kids to steal the show.

Milly Alcock and Jessica Barden as their characters in House of the Dragon and Dune Prophecy

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It feels as if we have just witnessed someone’sjoie de vivrefade away.

The truth of Valya’s greatest power has yet to be revealed.

in other, smaller shows or movies, their claim to fame becomes even stronger.

Rhaenyra (Milly Alcock) and Laenor (Theo Nate) at their wedding in season 1, episode 5.

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The show hasn’t exactly made waves, but, hey, it’s something.

Dune: Prophecyis available to stream on Max in the U.S. New episodes stream every Sunday night.

Emily Watson as Valya Harkonnen in Dune: Prophecy Episode 3

Jessica Barden as young Valya Harkonnen

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Set in the universe of Frank Herbert’s Dune series, this sci-fi epic follows the political and spiritual struggles on the desert planet of Arrakis. As factions vie for control of the prized spice melange, a prophesied hero emerges, challenging the balance of power and the fate of the galaxy.

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Dune: Prophecy

House of the Dragon