Predator: Badlands
2025 • TMDB 78% • 1h 47m • Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Where to Watch
For the latest US streaming, rental, and purchase options for Predator: Badlands, see Predator: Badlands on JustWatch US. In the US, the film streams on Hulu (also via bundles), is available to rent for $3.99 on Amazon Video and Fandango at Home ($5.99 on Apple TV), and to buy for $4.99 on Amazon Video ($19.99 on Apple TV and Fandango at Home).
Overview
For the first time, the Predator franchise tells its story from the hunter’s side of the hunt. Dek is a young Yautja cast out from his clan, a runt in a culture that prizes only strength. Exiled to Genna, the most dangerous planet in the galaxy, he must prove himself by taking down a creature no one has ever survived: the Kalisk. Along the way he finds an unlikely ally in Thia, a damaged Weyland-Yutani android whose body is broken but whose mind is sharp, funny, and stubbornly loyal. Together they cross a brutal wilderness of razor grass, acid rivers, and monsters that hunt in packs, learning that survival takes more than claws and plasma casters. Director Dan Trachtenberg, who revitalized the series with Prey, turns the tables on the franchise’s formula: this time the Predator is the underdog, and the audience roots for the monster. Elle Fanning brings warmth and wit to Thia, while newcomer Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi gives Dek a physical, expressive presence beneath the prosthetics. It is a lean, muscular sci-fi adventure with real heart.
Why Watch Predator: Badlands?
Because it flips the franchise on its head and makes the Predator the hero you actually care about. The action is big and inventive, the alien world is gorgeous and hostile in equal measure, and the Dek-Thia partnership gives the series its most human story yet. Fans of Prey will love the continuity of craft; newcomers can jump straight in.
Director and Cast
- Director: Dan Trachtenberg
- Elle Fanning as Thia / Tessa
- Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek / Father
- Ravi Narayan as Bud
- Michael Homick as Kwei (suit)
- Stefan Grube as Kwei (voice)
- Reuben De Jong as Father (suit)
- Cameron Brown as Drone Synth
- Alison Wright as MU/TH/UR (voice)
- Matt Duffer as Kwei’s Ship Computer (voice)
Official Trailer
Watch the official trailer on YouTube: Predator: Badlands | Official Trailer (20th Century Studios).
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Source for facts and images: TMDB. Streaming status checked on JustWatch US, October 30, 2026.
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