The hunt intensifies in Predator: Badlands, the new chapter in the iconic sci-fi series. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (Prey), it transports us to an alien planet where survival is a matter of breaking the rules.
Predator: Badlands will reach cinemas on November 7, 2025.
Synopsis
Dek, an outcast young Predator, is exiled and pursued by his kind as part of a vicious coming-of-age ritual. On a deadly alien world, Dek forms an unlikely bond with Thia, a human-like android created by Weyland-Yutani. They battle ferocious beasts, ancient technology, and a common fate that might change the course of both their worlds.
Watch the Trailer | Predator: Badlands
The teaser trailer promises intense action, creepy world-building, and visual Easter eggs—like Weyland-Yutani branding, an Aliens-esque mechanical loader, and a trophy wall that suggests greater sci-fi crossover.
Alien Franchise Connections
Weyland-Yutani Android: Thia (Elle Fanning) is an obvious Alien reference, tying the two franchises together with shared technology and artificial life themes.
Shared Universe Teases: The movie features easter eggs about Colonial Marines, corporate weaponization, and creature trophies that look like Xenomorphs—laying the groundwork, perhaps, for the revitalization of the AVP universe, although director Dan Trachtenberg assures us this is still a standalone tale.
Credits | Predator: Badlands
Director: Dan Trachtenberg
Writers: Patrick Aison, Dan Trachtenberg
Cast: Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, Elle Fanning
Studio: 20th Century Studios
Release Date: November 7, 2025
Predator & Alien Franchise Breakdown
Here is where Predator: Badlands fits into the bigger picture.
Predator Films (Standalone)
- Predator (1987)
- Predator 2 (1990)
- Predators (2010)
- The Predator (2018)
- Prey (2022)
- Predator: Badlands (2025)
Alien vs. Predator Crossovers
- Alien vs. Predator (2004)
- Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)
Alien Films (Main Series)
- Alien (1979)
- Aliens (1986)
- Alien 3 (1992)
- Alien: Resurrection (1997)
- Prometheus (2012)
- Alien: Covenant (2017)
- Alien: Romulus (2025)
Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios. (L-R) Thia (Elle Fanning) and Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi) in 20th Century Studios’ PREDATOR: BADLANDS film.
