Spoiler Specials: Dune

Published: Oct. 29, 2021, 4 p.m.

b"On the Spoiler Specials podcast, Slate critics discuss movies, the occasional TV show, and, once in a blue moon, another podcast, in full spoiler-filled detail. This week, Slate movie critic Dana Stevens is joined by Slate senior editor Sam Adams to spoil the new adaptation of the 1965 sci-fi novel Dune.\\n\\nIn the year 10,191, Paul Atreides, along with his family and people, must travel to a dangerous planet at the behest of the emperor of the universe. Once there, violence explodes and Paul must test his training and power to survive.\\n\\nNote: As the title indicates, this podcast contains spoilers galore.\\n\\nTo listen to Spoiler Specials and other Slate podcasts with zero ads, read unlimited articles on Slate.com, and support Slate's journalism,\\xa0sign up for Slate Plus now. For a limited\\xa0time only, you can get $25 off your first year.\\n\\nEmail us at spoilers@slate.com.\\n\\nPodcast production by Cleo Levin.\\n\\nHosts\\nDana Stevens is Slate\\u2019s movie critic. You can read her review here.\\xa0\\nSam Adams is a Slate senior editor. You can read his breakdown of the ways to see the movie here.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"