The "Predator" franchise has seen many reinventions—from the dense jungles of Guatemala to the gritty streets of Los Angeles. But with the announcement of Predator: Badlands , director Dan Trachtenberg (fresh off the massive success of Prey ) is taking the iconic hunter somewhere it has never gone before: the future.
Set in the far future on a remote, hostile planet, the story follows (played by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), a young and exiled Yautja. Deemed a "runt" by his clan, Dek is sent to the "Death Planet" to prove his worth by hunting an apex predator. Along the way, he forms an unlikely alliance with Thia (Elle Fanning), a Weyland-Yutani synthetic android. Predator: Badlands (2025) - IMDb predator: badlands mp4
As the group explores the Badlands, they begin to notice strange, unexplained occurrences. Their communications devices are hacked, and they start receiving eerie messages from an unknown source. The group soon discovers that they're being stalked by a Predator, who's been awakened by their presence. Deemed a "runt" by his clan, Dek is
Historically, Prey skipped theaters and went straight to Hulu/Star+. Their communications devices are hacked, and they start
And let’s be honest — a Predator movie feels right when you can pause, rewind, and rewatch the skull-spine removal in slo-mo.
The "Badlands" themselves are beautifully shot vistas that feel ancient and alien, moving the franchise beyond the jungle and into a sci-fi grit world What Misses: The "Slow Burn" Start: