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Brian Herbert

Brian Herbert

Producer · Born June 29, 1947 (79) · Seattle, Washington, USA

Brian Patrick Herbert is an American author, known for his work on the Dune franchise, which was created by his father, Frank Herbert.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 29, 1947 (79)
From
Seattle, Washington, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 3% in 30 days

What are Brian Herbert's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Power and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Power
44%
Self
17%
Ideas
17%
Morality
12%
Society
10%
Power2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 0 · Relentless 1

Full focus: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their full focus movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Dread
1
Melancholic
1
Contemplative
1
Triumphant
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Brian Herbert's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Brian Herbert's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

5 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Dune: Part Three(2026)

    Executive Producer

  • Dune: Prophecy(2024)

    Show 14 episodes · Executive Producer · Novel

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Dune: Part Two(2024)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Dune(2021)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Angus(1995)

    Assistant Location Manager

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles, 4 of them dated from 1995 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Dune: Part Two (2024)

$715M worldwide

Highest rated

Dune: Part Two (2024)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Dune: Part Three (2026)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Writing1 of 5: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing4 of 5: 3 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 5: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

Who does Brian Herbert work with?

People who share at least 2 of Brian Herbert's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Denis Villeneuve shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers