Predator: Badlands Turns The Hunt On Its Head

Explore the sci-fi movie’s unlikely alliance, cast, characters, and connections to the wider Predator saga

A young Yautja and a damaged synthetic join forces in Predator: Badlands, adding unexpected heart to the sci-fi movie series’ characteristic action. As prey and predator trade places, their fight for survival gives the saga a different point of view. Stream Predator: Badlands on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers.*

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What's the plot of Predator: Badlands?

Set on the deadly planet Genna, Predator: Badlands follows Dek, a young Yautja cast out by his clan. During his hunt, he meets Thia, a damaged Weyland-Yutani synthetic. The pair form an uneasy alliance as they cross the planet on an action-packed journey to confront an opponent capable of threatening them both. The movie is a fresh take on the franchise, where the Predator becomes the protagonist, and new Yautja lore is revealed.

Where can you stream Predator: Badlands?

You can watch it on Hulu and with Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers.*

Who are the characters in Predator: Badlands?

Dek is a young Yautja who has been cast out by his clan. Determined to prove himself, he takes on a dangerous hunt against a seemingly unbeatable opponent.

Thia is a Weyland-Yutani synthetic who joins Dek on his journey across Genna. Her knowledge and abilities, combined with Dek’s physical prowess, give the pair a better chance of surviving the planet.

Who’s in the Predator: Badlands cast and behind the camera?

Elle Fanning stars as Thia, Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi plays Dek, and Mike Homik plays Dek’s older brother, Kwei. Prey director Dan Trachtenberg returns to the franchise.

How does Predator: Badlands connect to Prey and the classic movies?

While Predator: Badlands introduces new characters and settings, it stays rooted in the franchise’s core themes: survival, tradition, and the hunter’s code. Chronologically, it’s set in the far future after the events of The Predator and Prey and expands on the mythology, exploring what happens when one of their own becomes the hunted.

Watch More From The Predator Saga

If you want to continue exploring the Predator saga, watch Prey (Hulu), which follows Comanche warrior Naru as she faces a Yautja hunter in 1719. Then check out Predator: Killer of Killers (Hulu), an animated anthology that pits the franchise’s hunters against warriors from different periods in history.

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