Predator: Badlands (2025) - Everything we know!

Predator: Badlands is the sixth Predator film installment in the iconic 20th Century Studios movie franchise. This latest entry in the iconic sci-fi series will flip the script and feature a Predator being the one who's hunted for once, instead of the hunter! Dan Trachtenberg's alternative take on the Predator story will position a young Yautja as the film's primary protagonist for once! The film is not the sequel to Prey - that's still in the works.

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Predator: Badlands Teaser Trailer

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Predator: Badlands Runtime

The official runtime for Predator: Badlands is 1 hour and 46 minutes. 

What is Predator: Badlands about?

Predator: Badlands takes place on a hostile alien planet called Genna, where a teenage Predator named Dek is left abandoned by his clan to fight for his survival. Dek is the runt of his litter, an outcast within his own clan. He is fighting to prove himself to his peers and gain the approval of his unsupportive father. 

While on Genna he will find Thia, a Weyland-Yutani synthetic played by Elle Fanning. Thia will aid the young Predator on his mission to survive this hostile planet and his pursuit of neutralizing a massive Kaiju-sized alien creature, which Thia warns is an unbeatable adversary.

Cool facts about Predator: Badlands

• Predator: Badlands will introduce Yautja Prime - a Predator home world
• The hostile Death Planet Dek lands on is called Genna.
• The protagonist Predator is named Dek.
• Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi is the suit actor who will play the role of Dek.
• Dek's Yautja brother is named Kwei and is saved by him after Kwei refuses to kill Dek after a trial fight. A fight ensues between Kwei and their father before Kwei programs a nearby ship to take Dek to Kalisk for his right to hunt.
• Elle Fanning plays two roles - one is Thia and one is her twin sister Tessa. Both Weyland-Yutani synthetics with polarizing personalities.

• There are no Human characters in Predator: Badlands.
• Badlands draws heavy inspiration from expanded lore in games, novels and comic books!
• An entire Yautja language known as the Yautja Codex was created for Predator: Badlands.
• While the Predator suit is practical, the face will be purely digital with visual effects being handled by Weta Workshop.

• During filming, Predator: Badlands was codenamed Backpack!

Is Predator: Badlands a sequel to Prey?

Despite Predator: Badlands being directed by Dan Trachtenberg, who also directed Prey, the new film is NOT a sequel, no. Not only is it not a sequel, but it has no notable connections to the Prey storyline whatsoever. Instead, Predator: Badlands acts as another stand-alone Predator film set in an entirely different time period, featuring entirely new characters.

What does the Predator look like in this movie?

The Predators in Badlands look a bit different compared to other incarnations. While Dek, the main protagonist Yautja in the film sports a different style compared to other Predators we've seen, the film also sports other, more familiar Yautja:

Official plot synopsis for Predator: Badlands

When a young warrior is outcast from his clan on a [indistinguishable] planet, he discovers he must fight to the top of the food chain but he’s not alone on this journey…

Predator: Badlands CinemaCon Trailer

The first glimpse of Predator: Badlands was shown at CinemaCon 2025 and while the footage remains unavailable, descriptions of what was shown did make their way online. Below are a compiled recollection by DiscussingFilm:

The footage sees a Predator crash-landing on what could either be an alien planet or a post-apocalyptic Earth. For the first time in franchise history, the Predator is truly outnumbered, with alternating shots of human gangs hunting down the Predator with laser rifles. Elle Fanning plays a mysterious and possibly cybernetic human, since we see her eyes roll to all white, who is trying to help the Predator. We see a new variant of a Predator chief with long white braids performing some sort of ritual. 

The teaser ends with Elle Fanning telling the young Yautja protagonist that what he’s hunting is unbeatable, only to briefly see a massive kaiju-like creature that the Predator is going up against. The main Predator, without his helmet, lets out a mighty yell at the giant beast before he takes it on. 

What is the Predator: Badlands release date?

Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands will officially arrive in theaters on November 7th, 2025!

New information is constantly being added as we approach the film's release date, so check back often for updates!

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